Nobody asked but … Sanford Ikeda deflates 18 of the anti-free-market balloons, here, here, and here. Here are some of the falsehoods he addresses: The free market creates scarcity and higher prices The free market encourages racism, homophobia, and other types of bigotry The free market is pro-war The free market is always efficient The…
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Episode 009 – Economics 101: Scarcity (0h39m)
Episode 009 is the first part of the sporadic Economics 101 mini-series, on the topic of Scarcity. Listen to Episode 009 (0h39m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Walter Williams, Economics for the Citizen, Part 1Thomas Sowell, Basic Economics, Chapter 1Robert Murphy, Lessons for the Young Economist, Part 1-1EconLib.org, “Scarcity“D. W. MacKenzie, “What Scarcity Implies“Dan Mahoney, “Scarcity and…
Superman and Freedom
Editor’s Pick. Written by Chris Brown in November 2008. If man is really free, how can we account for his inability to fly, to travel through time, to leap across the ocean, for not being omniscient or omnipotent? In short, wouldn’t man have to be more like Superman to actually be free? Man is constrained…
Why Do We Value Things?
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original column appearing sporadically on Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. My wife grew up relatively poor in Mexico City. She shared a bed with her three sisters and never went…
The Costs of Prohibition
The state destroys wealth and wastes human initiative by forcing individuals to spend time and money endeavoring to circumvent unnatural impediments to the market instituted by the state. Recently state enforcers seized a tunnel equipped with electricity, ventilation and a rail system that connected San Diego, California, to Tijuana, Mexico. This tunnel was allegedly built…
A Challenge to Liberals, Progressives, Socialists, and even Conservatives
Send him mail. “Food for Thought” is an original column appearing every other Tuesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Norman Imberman. Norman is a retired podiatrist who loves playing piano, writing music, lawn bowling, bridge, reading, classical music, going to movies, plays, concerts and traveling. He is not a member of any social network, nor does he…
Self-Ownership as Self-Determination
Send him mail. “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” is an original column appearing every other Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. That “self-ownership” is axiomatic or the bedrock of many a libertarian theory cannot be denied. However, there are many libertarians…
The Economics of Bitcoin
Editor’s Pick. Written by Robert Murphy. Bitcoin is an ingenious peer-to-peer “virtual” or “digital currency” that challenges the way economists have traditionally thought about money. Its inbuilt scarcity provides an assurance of purchasing power arguably safer than any other system yet conceived. But to understand these claims, one must first understand the basics of Bitcoin.…
The Market is Always Free and Fully Employed
Send him mail. “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” is an original bi-weekly column appearing every other Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. Those who adhere to the philosophy of liberty (libertarians, voluntaryists, etc.) are quick to point out that neither the…
Do You Suffer From Free Lunch Syndrome?
Send him mail. “Insight for the Young and Unrestrained” is an original weekly column appearing every Thursday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Gregory V. Diehl. Gregory is a writer, musician, educator, and coach for young people at EnabledYouth.com. Archived columns can be found here. IYU-only RSS feed available here. Most people suffer from a debilitating psychological parasite…