Economics

Economic Ideas: Plato, Aristotle, and the Ancient Greeks, Part 2

by Richard M. Ebeling September 26, 2016

When we turn to the other most famous ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle (384 B.C. – 322 B.C.), we find little of the political regimentation that characterizes his teacher, Plato. For Aristotle, the appropriate behavior is the “golden mean,” that is, the avoidance of “extreme” or unrealistic goals or conduct in the affairs of men. While he hopes that wise policies ...

An Introduction to Austrian Economics, Part 5

by Richard M. Ebeling September 26, 2016

Economic Calculation and Profit and Loss Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Purchase Richard Ebeling's related ebook "Austrian Economics & Public Policy" at Amazon.com.

Economic Ideas: Plato, Aristotle, and the Ancient Greeks, Part 1

by Richard M. Ebeling September 20, 2016

The ancient Greeks left a wealth of knowledge through their surviving writings on a wide variety of themes, including science, logic, philosophy, literature, and the arts. In addition, the city-state of Athens is considered the birthplace of intellectual freedom and democracy – lasting legacies that helped to mold the ideas that have influenced the development of ...

An Introduction to Austrian Economics, Part 4

by Richard M. Ebeling September 19, 2016

We Are All Entrepreneurs: Some of Us Are Enterprisers Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Purchase Richard Ebeling's related ebook "Austrian Economics & Public ...

An Introduction to Austrian Economics, Part 3

by Richard M. Ebeling September 12, 2016

The Market Process: Competitive Cooperation Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Purchase Richard Ebeling's related ebook "Austrian Economics & Public Policy" at Amazon.com.

An Introduction to Austrian Economics, Part 2

by Richard M. Ebeling September 6, 2016

Economics Is Human Action Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Purchase Richard Ebeling's related ebook "Austrian Economics & Public Policy" at Amazon.com.

An Introduction to Austrian Economics, Part 1

by Richard M. Ebeling August 30, 2016

Who Are the Austrian Economists and Why Are They Important? Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Purchase Richard Ebeling's related ebook "Austrian Economics & ...

Austrian Economics & Public Policy

by Richard M. Ebeling August 30, 2016

The following is the introduction to FFF’s newest ebook, Austrian Economics & Public Policy: Restoring Freedom and Prosperity by Richard Ebeling. (But it on Amazon for $4.99.) The ebook is being launched in conjunction with a new 9-part video series entitled An Introduction to Austrian Economics by Richard Ebeling. Watch part 1

Free Trade Is Fair Trade

by Laurence M. Vance June 1, 2016

As relayed by Harvard economics professor and chairman of George W. Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers, N. Gregory Mankiw, “The Princeton economist Alan Blinder once proposed Murphy’s Law of economic policy: ‘Economists have the least influence on policy where they know the most and are most agreed; they have the most influence on policy where they know the least ...

Praxeology and Hostile Action

by Joseph R. Stromberg June 1, 2016

Praxeology according to Mises Ludwig von Mises saw praxeology — “the general theory of human action” — as the foundation of proper economic reasoning. Starting from the self-evident fact that men “act” so as to substitute more satisfactory states of affairs for those now existing, he believed he could build the basic toolkit of economic science by working deductively from ...

Governments Create Monopolies and Cause Worker Exploitation, Not Free Markets

by Richard M. Ebeling May 16, 2016

The world is threatened with a renewed wave of anti-capitalism and anti-business sentiments and policies. Many who cheered the demise of Soviet communism in the early 1990s, presumed that this meant that, by default, the case for free markets and competitive enterprise had won in the battle of ideas. Over the last twenty-five years it has become clear that ...

The Libertarian Angle: Economic Fascism

by Future of Freedom Foundation March 15, 2016

In this segment, Richard Ebeling and Jacob Hornberger discuss the principles of fascism, the administration of FDR, and corporatism. Go to the podcast.