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Why Bastiat Is Still Great

If we were to take the greatest economists from all ages and judge them on the basis of their theoretical rigor, their influence on economic education, and their impact in support of the free-market economy, then Frédéric Bastiat would be at the top of the list.
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The Budget Battle

The only reason this nonsense is sustainable is due to the promise of the Federal Reserve to back all this spending with money creation.Read More

The Bad Word

Fascism's roots are not indigenous to Italy but are to be found in all Western societies; the New Deal is but one example. Read More

The Social Function of Insurance

With insurance the client pays a small amount of money (the premium) in exchange for a more certain future, in which his wealth will not fluctuate as wildly in different possible scenarios.Read More


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