Tag Archives: Frédéric Bastiat

Quote of the Day

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Andy Frith

Upon observing an airplane fly, one doesn’t assume that apparently the law of gravity doesn’t apply to metal plane-shaped things. Rather, you intelligently realize instead that other forces must be in operation on the plane. Similarly, we should not assume … Continue reading →

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What If?

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Andy Frith

Ron Paul certainly asks the right questions:   And it inspired the following French video – YouTube has subtitles using the CC button. H/T Tom Woods

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Quote of the day

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Andy Frith

Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its … Continue reading →

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Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson: The Broken Window

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Andy Frith

This is the first in a series based on Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson, a book originally published in 1946 which beautifully explains so much of economics from one very simple idea: Therefore, the whole of economics can be reduced to … Continue reading →

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