Essence of Economics

Essence of Economics


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19. Tyler Cowen, “The Marshall Plan: Myths and Realities”
September 05, 2017

Tyler Cowen details 5 myths of the Marshall Plan that just won’t go away. Economic recovery across the countries that received aid tended to occur at times when aid and Marshall Plan restrictions were not in effect.

18. Immigration Symposium: Hans-Hermann Hoppe, “The Case for Free Trade and Restricted Immigration”
September 01, 2017

Hans-Hermann Hoppe persuasively makes the case for a libertarian justification for restricted immigration policies under the state. Download the article Hoppe, Hans-Hermann. “The Case for Free Trade and Restricted Immigration.

17. Immigration Symposium: Gary North, “The Sanctuary Society and its Enemies”
February 01, 2017

Gary North explores the history of sanctuary societies and details the threats to the United States as an immigration sanctuary. Download the article North, Gary. “The Sanctuary Society and its Enemies.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 13, No.

16. Immigration Symposium: Tibor Machan, “Immigration into a Free Society”
January 24, 2017

Tibor Machan asks the question, “What should be a free country’s policy toward foreigners who would wish to live there?” View in iTunes and Post a Review! Download a pdf of the article Absolutely free: Tibor Machan,

15. Immigration Symposium: Jesus Huerta de Soto, “A Libertarian Theory of Free Immigration”
January 04, 2017

Jesus Huerta de Soto explains that under a libertarian society where all resources, land, and property are owned privately, the problems of immigration and emigration essentially disappear. The problems that are related to immigration and emigration ar...

14. Immigration Symposium: Walter Block, “A Libertarian Case for Free Immigration”
December 22, 2016

Dr. Scott discusses economist Walter Block’s article, “A Libertarian Case for Free Immigration,” which analyzes laws limiting emigration, migration, and immigration from the libertarian perspective. Block defends the view that the totally free movement...

13. Immigration Symposium: John Hospers, A Libertarian Argument Against Open Borders
December 15, 2016

Not everyone who wishes to come to the United States should be permitted to do so, says John Hospers. View in iTunes and Post a Review! Download a pdf of the article Absolutely free: Hospers, A Libertarian Argument Against Open Borders Download Dr.

12. Immigration Symposium: Julian Simon, Are There Grounds for Limiting Immigration?
December 11, 2016

Is there any persuasive reason for a country to bar a healthy, law-abiding person from immigration? View in iTunes and Post a Review! Download a pdf of the article Absolutely free: Simon, Are There Grounds for Limiting Immigration? Download Dr.

11. Rothbard, Protectionism and the Destruction of Prosperity
December 08, 2016

Protectionism helps the privileged, inefficient producers at the expense of consumers and efficient producers. View in iTunes and Post a Review! Download a pdf of the article Absolutely free: Rothbard, Protectionism and the Destruction of Prosperity Do...

10. Economics in One Lesson (chs. 23-24)
December 04, 2016

Saving enables increased production, and Hazlitt restates the main point of the book: look at the economic effects of the whole economy over the long run! View in iTunes and Post a Review! Download a pdf of the book Absolutely free: Economics in One Le...