Donald J. Boudreaux

Economics

Beware of Mistaking Artifacts for Economic Realities

"Recognition that the size, or possibly even the very existence, of any measured US trade deficit depends heavily on the…

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Economics

I’m Tired of Being Presumed to Be an Uncivilized Brute

"The prevailing assumption, it seems, is that, but for these “training” sessions, campuses would be overrun with blackface-wearing homophobes who…

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Economics

Respectfully Disagreeing With George Will on the Drug War

"As long as the police are charged with enforcing drug prohibitions, they simply cannot be held accountable." ~ Donald J.…

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Economics

Beware Especially of Claims Made By Politicians

"The public’s inability to ‘see’ with the naked eye any but the most obvious consequences of government interventions ensures that…

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Economics

Further Thoughts on Industrial Policy

"The possibility is real that the subsidized mousetrap improvers displace unsubsidized mousetrap improvers who, absent the subsidies, would have given…

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Economics

The Great Enrichment Was Enriching From the Start

"Countless critics of the industrial revolution deny that Britain’s stupendous economic growth beginning in the mid-18th century produced benefits for…

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Economics

What ESGers Don’t Understand

"ESGers & Co., in short, want the power to free favored individuals or groups from having to play by the…

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Economics

What ESGers Don’t Understand

"ESGers & Co., in short, want the power to free favored individuals or groups from having to play by the…

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Economics

In Praise of Parking Lots

"There’s a good reason why Kansas’s wheat fields, Texas’s hunting reserves, New Jersey’s cranberry bogs, and Florida’s orange groves aren’t…

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Economics

In Defense of Allowing Collusion

"We understand that if markets are to serve consumers as well as possible, entrepreneurs and investors must enjoy wide freedom…

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