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President Trump noted that a penny's minting costs exceed its face value.

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The 1896 National Democratic Party broke away from their party to defend sound money and limited government. Their story is worth remembering.

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Contents Introduction Recommended Readings Introduction Economists, going back to Adam Smith and David Ricardo, are virtually unanimous that free trade benefits consumers and the overall economy. B

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Given these realities of state power and economic intervention, the only reasonable position for those who cherish freedom and prosperity is the radical one: a pure market economy.

Public Choice, the economist James M. Buchanan explained, is built on the “homely” proposition that politicians are just like the rest of us. We call this “behavioral symmetry.” They have their own interests, and they try to satisfy those interests. Furthermore, we can understand people’s behavior in the voting booth and the bureau using the […]