U.S. Economy

Chris Westley explains that the only thing new about New Deal policies was their name and the people administering them.

Murray Rothbard, in this classic essay originally published in 1991, offers the most "pure" proposal of all: private mintage, 100 percent reserve banking, circulating coins, full convertibility.

Opponents of employment-at-will speak of defending an employee's "individual freedom." Arthur Foulkes argues that this isn't freedom at all.

We went from tariffs being the major source of federal government revenue to what we have today under the income tax and payroll taxes.

Although the FairTax would eliminate the filing of all individual tax returns, writes Laurence Vance, the FairTax turns every business into a tax collector.

Blaming OPEC has been in political fashion for over three decades, writes Chris Westley.

The rich find ways around the tax eaters, writes, Kirby Cundiff, by moving income and capital around and lobbying for loopholes.

What chain of events led to "free" Americans having less in the way of health choices under some circumstances than "unfree" socialist Europe? Dale Steinreich examines the FDA.

The Federal Reserve seems determined to deny the role they and President Bush has played in creating the hugh U.S. current account deficit.

Gene Callahan argues that despite vast research and erudition, Jared Diamond has little understanding of what history actually is.