Bastiat emphasized that much of what goes on in the economy involves things we don’t see directly. Intermediaries often fall into Bastiat’s category of things “not seen.”

Travis Fisher The need for speed is more than just a cool line from the movie Top Gun (the original)—it’s the overwhelming focus of people in the electricity sector today.…

In a recession or a crisis, the right approach for individuals is to save. So too for the national economy. Saving does not cause the economy to fall into recession…

Romina Boccia and Tyler Turman US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins made headlines last week after proposing that all 41.7 million beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program…

The Trump-aligned lawfare group founded by White House aide Stephen Miller is petitioning two of the government’s top federal health agencies to immediately repeal a Biden-era regulation they claim promotes…

Jennifer Huddleston The college football season is hitting rival games, conference championships, and playoff season. Similar to many Alabamans, I may be a little too invested in the SEC football…

Jeffrey Miron New research reminds us that policies designed to improve national security have costs, even if the policies have good intentions: Although the US was already an industrial nation…

Democrats are seeking to put limits on private donations to foot the bill for President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom amid what they say are bribery concerns.  Trump announced…

No one can legitimately create a monopoly on ideas. The problems of freedom are solved with more freedom and worsened with less.

Some modern historians claim they are “doing science.” However, Ludwig von Mises in Theory and History decried what he saw as “scientism” instead of real scientific inquiry.