“Each of us has a natural right – from God – to defend his person, his liberty, and his property. These are the three basic requirements of life!” – Frédéric Bastiat, The Law (1850) Today marks the birthday of pamphleteer, economist and journalist Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850). Even though the Frenchman passed away over a century-and-a-half…
Facts are important. No matter how we feel about a particular issue, it is important to weigh all available facts as objectively as possible. A black economist from Harvard decided to do just that; spending more than 3,000 hours combing through police reports and statistics with his team. However, the results surprised him. Professor Roland…
Guy Bentley Liberal economist and Hillary Clinton supporter Paul Krugman has taken sides in the battle over soda taxes between Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders. After Clinton voiced her support for the mayor of Philadelphia’s plan to slap a three cents tax on per ounce of soda, Sanders hit back, saying such a tax…
According to a new report from Business Pundit, acclaimed businessman and investor Jim Rogers is “100% sure” of an impending second recession within the year. “It’s been seven years, eight years since we had the last recession in the US, and normally, historically we have them every four to seven years for whatever reason—at least…