I am one of those people who has a seriously deficient sense of direction. In other words, I feel lost most of the time. …

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. …

There are some authors (I could count them on one hand) who have a transforming effect on the human mind. My list of people …

My inbox has been slammed with notes concerning the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. Given the accessibility of information, and the …

An old banking buddy of mine has been out of work for a full year. I met up with him yesterday, and he told …

Ben Bernanke began his press conference with a touching tribute to the unemployed. Oh, how he cares! And so deeply! His description of the …

Google bought YouTube in 2006 at the height of the infringement hysteria. The new owners got busy trying to get the platform up to …

Times are tough on Main Street. Still, cheap money flows to the top 1%, wherever they live. For example, the fall season for the …

People talk like capitalism is some strange foreign invader, a mechanical system that was imposed on the world a couple hundred years ago, fueled …

How secure are property rights if the police can take your stuff and keep it, citing no particular reason at all? Not very secure. …

Half of Americans think that government is their benefactor. The other half think it is a sworn enemy. Depending on the day and the …

In the Gilded Age of the late 19th century, the American rich walked tall. They dressed the part. Top hats, canes, tails, spats, you …

‘Tis the season to be jolly. But then there’s the TSA. No government agency inspires “Bah Humbug” like the Transportation Safety Administration. For those …

The antique car, specially ordered for the occasion, was waiting for the bride and groom to take them to the party after the wedding. …

I’m not a bettin’ man, probably because I’ve lost every time I’ve tried it. Still, I benefit from those who do. We all do. …