Tag: Bastiat
Why disasters should remind us of Bastiat’s wisdom
April 24, 2023 | Post
Disasters, such as the horrific earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February 2023, bring up a recurring myth — one that demands the wisdom of Frederic Bastiat.
How a 19th century French pamphleteer preempted two centuries of economic fallacies
October 18, 2016 | Post
Frederic Bastiat lived a prolific life and left an even grander legacy.
70 Years of Economics in One Lesson
February 11, 2016 | Post
Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson was written by Henry Hazlitt and first published 70 years ago, in 1946. The book is based on Frederic Bastiat’s famous essay, “What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen,” and details a number of economic fallacies. The whole book is available to read for free online, thanks to […]
The War on Drugs: Seen vs. the Unseen
October 26, 2015 | Post
We have lived in Providence, RI for almost four years. I still am not accustomed to the driving habits of Rhode Islanders. There are the ones I might have expected moving up here from Georgia: the honk when the light turns green but I don’t move fast enough, the infrequent use of turn signals when […]