The AIER classics that have stood the test of time. Contents
Section One: Capitalism and Socialism Henry George and the Reconstruction of Capitalism What Social Classes Owe to Each Other Book Review: Is Our Democracy Doomed?. “A Sophisticated Point”. Book Review: Old Socialists Never Die (And They Just Won’t Fade Away) Book Review: P.J.’s Treatise Moral Misunderstanding and the Justification of Markets Book Review: The Most Pernicious Form of an Old Fantasy: 20th Century Communism Capitalism and the Zero Book Review: Heaven on Earth I, Pencil
Section Two: Government and Taxes Half Slave, Half Security Nothing to Be Proud Of It’s April 17, Do You Know Where Your Taxes Are? Big Government Making “the Rich” Pay their “Fair Share” Original Intent and the Income Tax Entitled to Big Government Government by Default Why the Income Tax Will Always Need Reform and Why it is Beyond Reforming “I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Help You.” Section Three: Debt Red Ink Nation Stand Still, Little Lambs, To Be Shorn! Debt in the U.S. Economy The Deficit and the Debt: Some Questions and Answers Can the United States Go Broke? This Property Right Condemned Eminent Domain Abuse Private Property Rights, Economic Freedom, and Well-Being Property Rights: Origins and Theories Private Property and Human Nature The Philosopher Kings Section Four: Money, Banking and Gold Mo’ Money Monetary Policy Disasters of the Twentieth Century. A New Look at the History of Gold The Stability of the Gold Standard The Reserve-Requirements Tax Governments and the Value of Money Section Five: International Europe: Seven Years with the Euro And Still Trailing America Globalization Free Trade and the Squeaky Wheel Globalization Is Grrrreat! Globalization In Defense of Cheap Imports Is the U.S. Trade Deficit Dangerous? Rx for the Global Economy The U.S. and the World Economy Immigrationomics: A Discussion of Some Key Issues Section Six: Social Security “Privatizing” Social Security The Trust Fund FantasyThe Myth of the Social Security “Trust Fund” Social Security’s Illusory Guarantee Section Seven: Environmental On Global Warming Heresy Economists and Environmentalists Environmental Education: Turning Kids into Political Activists A Climate of Opinion: The Kyoto Protocols and Atmospheric Science Global Warming—Hot Problem or Hot Air? Not Like Chess Pieces: How Individuals Respond to the Endangered Species Act A Cool Trillion Section Eight: Economics of War Freedom and National Security After 9/11 The Long War of the 21st Century The Economics of War How War Amplified Federal Power inthe Twentieth CenturyOil and War Section Nine: Classics The Industrial Revolution: Past and Future Henry George’s Law of Human Progress Guidance from an Economics Classic: Henry George’s ‘Protection or Free Trade’ Dewey and Democracy: A Critique Book Review: Prof. Sowell Gets Angry Ronald Reagan’s Legacy Theory? School Vouchers Turn 50 Book Review: Inside American Education Time Out of Mind |