by Mark Monoscalco | Jul 26, 2013 | Research & Commentary, Socioeconomics
By Mark Monoscalco In a recent post on their Facebook Page the Ludwig von Mises Institute (see also http://mises.org/) has expressed my political outlook in words more eloquent than I ever could envision. Please read this article my friends and you may begin to...
by Mark Monoscalco | May 13, 2013 | Research & Commentary, Socioeconomics
This month marks the anniversary of the birth of F.A. Hayek, the renown economist whose writings were critical in opposing socialism and underlining the value of the free market.
by Mark Monoscalco | Oct 5, 2012 | Economy, Research & Commentary
The Fraser Institute a Canadian “think tank” publishes an annual report concerning the economic freedom of each country. The annual Economic Freedom of the World report is the premier measurement of economic freedom, using 42 distinct variables to create an index...
by Mark Monoscalco | Jul 24, 2012 | Regulation, Research & Commentary
by Mark A. Monoscalco “I, Pencil” is an incredible essay written by Leonard E. Read that was first published in 1958. Milton Friedman said this about “I, Pencil”: “I know of no other piece of literature that so succinctly, persuasively,...
by Mark Monoscalco | Jul 16, 2012 | Regulation, Research & Commentary
by Mark A. Monoscalco The Ludwig von Mises Institute recently published an article written by Henry Hazlitt. This is a brilliant article and the most amazing aspect is that it was written in 1956. The complete article is at this link: The Road to Totalitarianism...
by Mark Monoscalco | Jun 25, 2012 | Government Waste, Regulation
On 6/21/12 the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down a ruling on a labor law case involving department store workers in Spain. The workers originally won their case in a Spanish court. The National Association of Large Distribution Businesses appealed to...
by Mark Monoscalco | May 30, 2012 | Regulation, Research & Commentary
As you may remember Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his U.S. citizenship (see an earlier post in this blog The wretched refuse of our teeming shore). This has caused a reaction in Washington D.C. Senator Charles Schumer and Senator Bob Casey have...
by Mark Monoscalco | May 17, 2012 | Research & Commentary, Socioeconomics
by Mark A. Monoscalco The following article is written by Daniel James Sanchez editor of Mises.org and director of the Mises Academy: The 99 and the 1 The concept of the bottom 99% of society versus the top 1% has been promoted for the last year by the...
by Mark Monoscalco | May 16, 2012 | Regulation, Research & Commentary
by Mark A. Monoscalco In the 4/23/12 issue of Barron’s Gene Epstein interviews Stanford University economics professor John Taylor. The complete interview is at this link: Fiscal Follies, Monetary Mischief John Taylor is perhaps best-known as the creator...
by Mark Monoscalco | May 14, 2012 | Research & Commentary, Unions
by Mark A. Monoscalco The following article appears in the 5/10/12 issue of the Washington Times: Labor bosses demand their dues This article describes some of the battles workers are fighting to free themselves from the corruption of organized labor. Some of...