Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion.
–Menander, Adelphoi [circa 300 B.C.]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
May 11, 2020 Businesses, Employees, and the Coronavirus Crisis
Throughout the long sordid history of socialism, socialists have decried the supposed conflict of interest between employers and employees. Employers exist just to exploit the workers, socialists claim. If it weren’t for government minimum-wage laws, employers would pay their employees no more than bare subsistence wages. Socialists have also long claimed that though their acquisition of profits, employers steal what rightfully belongs ...
The Profitability of Amtrak Is Not the Issue
by Laurence M. Vance
In addition to the federal government’s departments, such as Energy, Interior, and Education; and independent agencies, such as the CIA, FCC, and EPA; there ...
An "Austrian" Agenda for Post-Coronavirus Recovery
by Richard M. Ebeling
Everyone is hoping for the light at the end of the tunnel with the coronavirus crisis. There are few who are not exhausted with ...
Six Things the COVID-19 Panic Has Taught Us
by Michael Tennant
The responses of public officials and the American public to the COVID-19 pandemic have been highly instructive. Here are just a few of the ...
Austrian Economics and Coronavirus Crisis
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
Can Austrian Economics help extricate us from the coronavirus crisis? Join FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and ...