6 Lessons on the History and Economics of Taxation
Here are six observations derived from both the history and economics of taxes.
BY LAWRENCE W. REED
In the first century A.D., the Roman Emperor Nero...
Advice for Presidential Candidates from Bastiat
BY LAWRENCE W. REED
Whether conjured up by something I ate before bedtime, or by the cheesy horror flick I watched a few nights before,...
Are Recessions Inevitable?
BY RON PAUL
Stocks fell last week following news that the yield curve on Treasury notes had inverted. This means that a short-term Treasury note...
Leonard E. Read on Why Means Matter More Than Ends
GARY M. GALLES, FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
History has produced an almost endless supply of those who would remake society into the utopia they imagine....
Larry Reed – “The Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy”
Lawrence W. Reed is President of the Foundation for Economic Education and the author of the book Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage,...
The Free Market Beats Government Planning Every Time
BY WALTER WILLIAMS
One of the most challenging and important jobs for an economics professor is to teach students how little we know and can...
Benjamin Constant, Eloquent Defender of Freedom
DAVID BOAZ, CATO INSTITUTE
Today is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Constant, a prominent French liberal in the postrevolutionary era, whom Isaiah Berlin called “the most...