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Category: Method

Cause

Cause

There’s only one cause in the realm of man: choice.  The sciences of matter deal with forces outside themselves—gravity, inertia, … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on October 4, 2025October 4, 2025Categories Economics, Method1 Comment on Cause

The Fantasy of Economic Mastery

The Fantasy of Economic Mastery

The illusion of economic control is shattered by the simple fact that man acts.  The economy isn’t a machine to … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on March 29, 2025March 29, 2025Categories Economics, Business Cycle, Method, Statism1 Comment on The Fantasy of Economic Mastery

The Tyranny of Numbers

The Tyranny of Numbers

Economics isn’t physics.  It’s not chemistry.  It doesn’t belong to the realm of the natural sciences.  Yet, modern economists insist … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on March 23, 2025March 28, 2025Categories Economics, Method, Statism1 Comment on The Tyranny of Numbers

Public Property Is Nobody’s Property

Public Property Is Nobody’s Property

Who truly owns what is called “public property”?  Only the individual can own and control what is his, and property … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on March 17, 2025March 28, 2025Categories Economics, Law, Method, Statism1 Comment on Public Property Is Nobody’s Property

A Tale of Property

A Tale of Property

At the heart of any ideology lies a fundamental question: What role does property play?  When simplified, ideologies are … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on November 15, 2024April 11, 2025Categories Economics, Ideology, Method, Statism

The Fork in the Formula

The Fork in the Formula

The undeniable and timeless truth is that all humans act.  To fully grasp economics, you must first understand this fundamental … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on October 17, 2024October 17, 2024Categories Economics, Method, Statism1 Comment on The Fork in the Formula

How to Avoid Conflict

How to Avoid Conflict

The very institution of private property is about avoiding conflict.  Any deviation from private property promotes it.  This is not

… Read the rest
Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on November 9, 2022July 15, 2023Categories Economics, Ideology, Method, StatismTags capitalism, conflict, economics, education, fascism, logic, method, socialism, Statism1 Comment on How to Avoid Conflict

Making Variables into Constants

Making Variables into Constants

The problem of human action has been reduced to a formula.  Human action is always a variable.  Trying to … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on October 26, 2022December 3, 2022Categories Economics, Method, StatismTags capitalism, economics, education, fascism, logic, method, socialism, Statism1 Comment on Making Variables into Constants

The Objective Nature of Law

The Objective Nature of Law

Nothing is learned through the senses.  They are learned through the intellect with the aid of senses.  There must be … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on October 6, 2022October 6, 2022Categories Economics, Law, Logic, Method, StatismTags capitalism, economics, education, fascism, law, logic, socialism, Statism1 Comment on The Objective Nature of Law

Law to Avoid Devouring Ourselves

Law to Avoid Devouring Ourselves

Failure to understand natural law will result in aggression.  This could very well be unintentional.  You’ll end up inadvertently … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 29, 2022February 18, 2024Categories Statism, Economics, Law, Method, PsychologyTags capitalism, economics, education, fascism, logic, psychology, socialism, Statism2 Comments on Law to Avoid Devouring Ourselves

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