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 February 3, 2020
Mises Institute

By Tyler Curtis

The State Owns You: The Problem with "National Service"

All arguments in favor of mandatory service rest on the idea that an individual's life belongs not to him- or herself, but to the state.

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By Frank Shostak

How Keynesian Ideas Weaken Economic Fundamentals

There is productive consumption and there is non-productive consumption. In the Keynesian mind, it's not necessary to produce anything, so long as people spend and consume endlessly, even to the point of destroying real wealth.

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By José Niño

Thanks to the Anti–Gig Economy Craze, Freelance Writers Are Getting Hurt

Libby Emmons and David Marcus at the New York Post put a spotlight on the ongoing crusade against the gig economy. They began by citing California Assembly Bill 5, which was designed to put the clamps on the gig economy.

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By Carlton M. Smith

Keynes’s General Theory: A Solution in Search of a Problem

Even on its own terms, the General Theory must considered a failure, for the problem it purports to solve, involuntary unemployment, does not exist.

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