Congressman Ron Paul on Professor Paul Krugman’s views: “[Krugman] believes in big government, from what I read and hear, and I believe in very small government. I emphasize personal liberties. I don’t like a managed economy, whether it’s through central
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We live in an age defined by unprecedented abundance. As long as you don’t live in the sticks, a McDonald’s or Walmart is typically within a 15 minute driving distance of your residence. This means cheap, calorie-rich food is just
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If we have to summarize what drove the action last week, we will say it was the speculation over an upcoming (perhaps in June) Growth Pact in the Euro-zone. That was all. That did the trick. There is really nothing,
Last week, the total amount of debt emanating from student loans in the U.S. reached $1 trillion. With the Great Recession still present in the daily lives of the middle class, salaried jobs for college graduates are tough to come
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This really is quite remarkable. Once in a while, an enforcer for the law-passing goons of the state, who are too cowardly to carry out their own decrees, is caught off guard admitting the real impetus behind thrusting his jackboot
Just as the winds of socialism blew-in from our southern border in the early 20th century [1], the War on Salt (WOS) is about to do the same. You may not know that in 2010 the New York government went
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) is a quasi-judicial federal body. It arbitrates disputes related to trade, customs and procurement at the request of the government of Canada. It also provides the government with advice on tariffs, trade, commercial and
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The internet is becoming a dangerous place. What once was a virtual system that facilitated the free flow of information has become a constant target for Leviathan’s iron tentacle. Just think back to January when the U.S. Congress was considering
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While the motto of private enterprise is “the customer is always right,” the slogan of government is “the public be damned!” -Murray Rothbard Within the modern election cycle, it has become typical for political candidates, usually those quick to label
Hilarious sketch from Stephen Colbert on the rumors of Iceland adopting the Canadian Dollar. You can watch it here Redmond is the director of the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada.
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This following is an excerpt from Julian Simon’s book, The Ultimate Resource II A professor giving a lecture on energy declares that  the world will perish in seven billion years’ time  because the sun will then burn out. One of
Like those who were of age the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated, most people can remember intimate details of what they were doing when they first heard that the space shuttle Challenger had exploded. To compound the tragedy, millions
State interference stalls progress. Both in the economy and in traffic. The speed limit on Ontario’s 400-series highways was 70 miles per hour (112 kilometres per hour) in the late 1960s. Pressured to ration gasoline during the energy crisis of
Leading neoconservative (read “closet Trotskyite“) commentator Charles Krauthammer’s latest Washington Post editorial pays homage to the glory days of NASA and the retirement of the space shuttle Discovery. Titled “Farewell, the New Frontier,” the piece evokes mental images of Uncle
Because simplicity is a virtue, we decided to skip a week and write our comments today. Why? There had really not been any developments during the past two weeks that would have made us change our views. To be certain,
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Walter Block speaking at the Railway Club in Vancouver BC, April 3rd, 2012. Dr. Block is a professor of economics at Loyola University New Orleans, and a senior fellow of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He is the author of
Human action is not predictable behavior. The existence of an ability to make choices makes human behavior impossible to model and recreate. This is why econometrics is a flawed as a science and rarely applicable to reality. As Murray Rothbard
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Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon in the sense that it is and can be produced only by a more rapid increase in the quantity of money than in output… -Milton Friedman Arguably one of the quotes used
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Water is the fundamental pillar of Life. All life requires water, thus making its demand extraordinary high. All living things are in constant competition for fresh, drinkable, healthy water. Humans are no different. Most of our access to this necessity
