For those schooled in economics, the gasoline shortage during Hurricane Sandy last November was no surprise. Demand for gas goes up. Supply lines are …

Most people today use technologies without a clue to the larger picture of what is really happening to the structure of the world because …

“Then they pop up and say, ‘Hello, surprise! Give us your money or we will shut you down!’ Screw them. Seriously, screw them. You …

For his U.S. economic history class at UNLV, Murray Rothbard gave us the assignment to write a 10-page paper. The paper could be on …

In 1881, Dakota Territory had never sold a bushel of wheat to anybody outside of Dakota. Six years later, it sold 62 million bushels. …

You remember when Hostess declared bankruptcy last November? There were outcries that the iconic snack pastry would be gone forever. Speculators began to stockpile …

For young people facing terrible job prospects and a generally bad economic environment going forward, starting a business sounds very appealing. It has advantages …

There’s a jewelry store in town with a long tradition, a devoted client list, and a good record of solid profitability. But during the …

World unemployment is on the verge of breaking new records. This trend will continue until 2017. That’s the news from the International Labour Organization …

Finally, my obsession comes to an end. For a full week, I’ve thought about not much else besides the economic concept of “marginal utility.” …

I’m at dinner and the hostess serves me pie for dessert. I gobble it up. Then the hostess says, “Would you like another piece?” …

That headline probably seems strange coming from me. I’ve been a champion of social media, and my book A Beautiful Anarchy has a chapter …

It began as a skirmish. Then it was a battle. It became a war. Now it is a bloody conflict that is global in …

In 2008, the American dream of homeownership turned into an incredible nightmare for millions. The government had been subsidizing this stuff for nearly a …

In 1894, a scraggly band of misfits made their way from Ohio to Washington, D.C. They had a plan to present to the political …

Where have all the workers gone? One of the most bizarre happenings in our current economic environment has been the surprising collapse of the …

My apologies for the sad tone of this piece, but a hero has fallen and we need to pay him tribute — and make …

AIG, the mega-insurer that was bailed out by the government in 2008, wants to sue the government. People’s automatic reaction: How terribly ungrateful! The …

The typical libertarian sees the world’s glass of water as half-empty. No wonder people avoid freedom lovers. While they tend to be smart and …

If you think of American wage-earners as swimmers, they were mostly underwater after 2008. Then last year, wages increased a bit. It was only …

It takes a shockingly long time for the masses of people to pick up on new realities. This is especially true if the new …

Less than 1% of the world’s gold is mined in India. The rest comes from somewhere else. Still, India can’t get enough. It is …

The great battle since 2008 has pitted the ghosts of F.A. Hayek against John Maynard Keynes. Team Keynes dictated the policies we know too …

What the home and mortgage market needs — and it will not recover until then — is a rebooting to current values. To do …