The Book: Milton Friedman: A concise guide to the ideas and influence of the free-market economist by Eamonn Butler
The Gist: As the subtitle suggests, this short book provides a concise overview of the ideas and influence of the late economist, Milton Friedman
The Quote: “[T]he supporters of tariffs treat it as self-evident that the creation of jobs is a desirable end, in and of itself, regardless of what the persons employed do. Continue Reading...
Latest Posts
August 16, 2019
Book review: ‘Reason, faith, and the struggle for Western civilization’ by Samuel Gregg
August 15, 2019
The EU shuts citizens out of abortion funding policy
When nations rejected the European Union out of fear it would not be accountable to EU citizens, politicians unveiled a new proposal: a citizens’ initiative known as the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI). Continue Reading...
August 15, 2019
The cultural mandate and the final frontier
“Space,” proclaimed the memorable opening to the original Star Trek series, is “the final frontier.”
The image of the frontier, and its historic importance to Americans especially, has been part of our national discourse since at least historian Frederick J. Continue Reading...
August 15, 2019
Mass shootings and the vocation of hero
August 14, 2019
Daniel Hannan addresses Greta Thunberg’s ‘Manichaean’ views
The sight of teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg setting sail today for the United States has dominated global headlines. The 16-year-old, who is taking a year off school to demand a radical reorganization of the global economy, plans to attend the UN’s climate action summit in New York on September 23. Continue Reading...
August 14, 2019
Acton Line podcast: Prince Harry’s population bomb; A doctor diagnoses Medicare for All
In a recent interview for Vogue, Prince Harry declared to British anthropologist Jane Goodall that he and Meghan plan on having only two children, due to environmental concerns. Alarmist predictions about the results of overpopulation is nothing new, of course. Continue Reading...
August 14, 2019
Europe is (again) in economic trouble
August 14, 2019
Trump backs off his decision to tax Bibles
August 14, 2019
Video: Lawrence Reed on modern parallels to the fall of Rome
It’s not unusual to hear modern-day America (and more broadly, the modern West) compared with the late stages of the Roman Republic, which crumbled and gave way to totalitarian rule by caesars. Continue Reading...