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The Velvet Shakedown

The Velvet Shakedown

Freedom means rejecting all violations of private property.  Many claim to support freedom, but in practice, they accept coercion … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on July 13, 2025July 13, 2025Categories Economics, Inflation, Law, Statism1 Comment on The Velvet Shakedown

Fiat Currency: The Engine of Exploitation

Fiat Currency: The Engine of Exploitation

A medium of exchange must emerge through voluntary market interaction.  Historically, people selected what worked best.  No decree birthed money—it … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on July 12, 2025July 12, 2025Categories Economics, Inflation, Money, Statism1 Comment on Fiat Currency: The Engine of Exploitation

Calculation or Collapse

Calculation or Collapse

Markets don’t function without prices.  Without prices, production collapses into chaos.  Prices convey the preferences, demands, and scarcities of society—without … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on July 2, 2025July 2, 2025Categories Economic Calculation, Economics, Statism1 Comment on Calculation or Collapse

Statism’s Foundation is Theft

Statism’s Foundation is Theft

Who decides what is his and what is yours?  Who claims the right to dictate how your life and labor … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on June 22, 2025June 22, 2025Categories Economics, Law, Statism1 Comment on Statism’s Foundation is Theft

Where Failure Gets a Promotion

Where Failure Gets a Promotion

Only capitalism holds people accountable.  Anything else is evasion, disguise, or brute force.  Capitalism requires no scapegoats, no apologies, no … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on June 7, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Economics, Statism1 Comment on Where Failure Gets a Promotion

The Illusion of Equal Exchange

The Illusion of Equal Exchange

All trade is unequal in value.  That’s why it happens.  Each person gives up something they value less to get … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on June 4, 2025June 4, 2025Categories Economics, Statism, Subjective Value1 Comment on The Illusion of Equal Exchange

The Fiction of Collective Ownership

The Fiction of Collective Ownership

Property is claimed by “society.” A term with no hands, no voice, no will.  A ghost can’t own.  The individual … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on May 26, 2025May 26, 2025Categories Economic Calculation, Economics, Ideology, Law, Statism1 Comment on The Fiction of Collective Ownership

The Error of the Equation

The Error of the Equation

The error begins when man is mistaken for a number, he isn’t.  He chooses.  He acts.  He changes his mind.  … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on May 25, 2025May 25, 2025Categories Economics, Statism, Subjective Value1 Comment on The Error of the Equation

The Mirage of Consumption

The Mirage of Consumption

There is no growth through consumption.  I repeat, there is no growth through consumption.  Growth happens through production.  You can’t … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on May 4, 2025May 4, 2025Categories Business Cycle, Economics1 Comment on The Mirage of Consumption

The Return of Anti-Economics

The Return of Anti-Economics

What’s being called “new” today isn’t new at all. It’s a repeat. A rerun. A reboot of ideas that failed … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on April 20, 2025April 20, 2025Categories Economics, Ideology, Statism1 Comment on The Return of Anti-Economics

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