Laissez-Faire Today

The high priests of the civic religion are very worried that people no longer seem to trust government. The law stands discredited. Once-hallowed institutions …

Real estate, and the careers that depend upon it, is a boom-bust business in the age of inflation. The illusion of wealth is everywhere..until …

Those who take prosperity for granted — and all of us do whether we admit it or not — would do well to make …

Considering taking a job with the government? You might want to rethink that. The new survey from Partnership for Public Service paints an ugly …

Finally, after years of economic turmoil, of boom and bust in the global economy, the great Austrian Friedrich von Hayek (1899-1992) is making an …

One of the best features of the holidays is that many government offices are shut down. Peace on Earth, indeed. I’m travelling for the …

Interviewed by Louis James, Editor, International Speculator L: Doug, we’ve gotten a lot of follow-up questions to our conversation on currency controls. People want …

[Doug French is coauthor of this piece] A viral video from Australia, complete with a clever song and dance step, describes the many dumb …

The enormous tragedy for young people today is that so many are sealed off by law from any involvement in the commercial marketplace… until …

Gas in Vegas is a dollar cheaper a gallon than in the Golden State, or so a friend and recent LA transplant tells me. …