Richard Ebeling
Contributor at Freelance
Richard Ebeling,, BB&T Free Enterprise Profesor at The Citadel; former president of Foundation for Economic Education. Interests: Free Markets, Austrian Econ
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1 month ago |
fff.org | Richard Ebeling
Washington, D.C., and the nation as a whole are in the midst of a combative chaos. On the one side is President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. On the other side is a large array of politicians, bureaucrats and special-interest groups opposing them.
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1 month ago |
fff.org | Richard Ebeling
One of the great persistent political myths is the illusion that governments have it in their power to manipulate and control the marketplace. One particularly common myth is the widely held belief that government legislation can make things and people worth whatever value those in political authority think they should be worth.
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2 months ago |
fff.org | Richard Ebeling
by George Orwell (1903–1950), the author of the anti-Utopian novels Animal Farm (1945) and 1984 (1949), has often been quoted as saying, “Some ideas are so absurd that only an intellectual can believe them.” Whether he, in fact, said it or not, it rings inescapably true.
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Jan 22, 2025 |
fff.org | Richard Ebeling
by Fifty years ago, on October 9, 1974, what has become known as the Nobel Prize in Economics was announced for that year in Stockholm, Sweden. It was a joint award to Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal (1898–1987) and Austrian economist Friedrich A. Hayek (1899–1992). Many in the economics profession would not have been particularly surprised by Myrdal being declared a recipient.
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Dec 11, 2024 |
fff.org | Richard Ebeling
by The idea of making a case for “open borders” arouses a great deal of disagreement and disapproval. Open borders, in the minds of some, implies no borders, it is argued and feared. There may be some who oppose the notion of political borders due to their disapproval of any form of government with a geographical area of responsible jurisdiction.
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21 states and 48 counties and cities have raised minimum wages as high as $20 per hr. In 2025. Minimum wage laws are disastrous for unskilled workers and minority groups, pricing the low valued out of the labor market and reduced opportunities. https://t.co/p35k4PCXsI
80 years this past February, in 1945, FDR and Stalin, along with Churchill, met in Yalta to decide the fate of the postwar world. Its legacy still remains with us, and highlights the dangerous hubris when those in political power plan people’s lives. https://t.co/Xn4NAzVCKi
Donald Trump has threatened to take back the Panama Canal Zone. What is forgotten is that Panama, itself, is the artificial result of American Imperialism under Teddy Roosevelt. Here is the history behind it: https://t.co/mOO9CT27aQ