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Against All Enemies, Part III (Review) Brian Summers
Those Gasoline Lines and How They Got There, by H.A. Merklein and William P. Murchison,...
- Those Gasoline Lines and How They Got There by H.A. Merklein and William P. Murchison, Jr.

Are Successful Businessmen Just Lucky?Brian Summers
Not by pure chance, but by foresight of businessmen, are consumers served efficiently.

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Books in Brief (Review) Brian Summers
Case for Gold, by Ron Paul and Lewis Lehrman
- Case for Gold by Ron Paul and Lewis Lehrman

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Books in Brief (Review) Brian Summers
Antitrust and Monopoly, by Dominick T. Armentano
- Antitrust and Monopoly by Dominick T. Armentano

Capital Is in the Eye of the BeholderBrian Summers
The market method of production and use vs. socialism.

Cartels: Conspiracies in Restraint of TradeBrian Summers
Government-created cartels control large segments of the American economy.

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Casualties of the War on Poverty (Review) Brian Summers
The Mystery of Banking, by Murray N. Rothbard
- The Mystery of Banking by Murray N. Rothbard

Charity and the Welfare StateBrian Summers
Why not relinquish to the individual the responsibility and opportunity to be charitable?

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Church People, Socialism, and Capitalism (Review) Brian Summers
Pieces of Eight, by Edwin Vieira, Jr.
- Pieces of Eight by Edwin Vieira, Jr.

ComplicationsBrian Summers
Change is inevitable, and the market enables men to adjust if not hampered by coercive ...

The Cost of StatismBrian Summers
The costs of intervention are real, though they cannot be measured.

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The Dangers of Collectivism (2 Reviews) Brian Summers
Liberalism: A Socio-Economic Exposition, by Ludwig von Mises
- Liberalism: A Socio-Economic Exposition by Ludwig von Mises
- The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science by Ludwig von Mises

The Division of KnowledgeBrian Summers
How the market most efficiently uses the knowledge dispersed among individuals.

Easy Money: Prelude to RecessionBrian Summers
Government credit expansion leads businessmen into malinvestment, waste of resources, a...

Economic CalculationBrian Summers
Socialism cannot function without a means for economic calculation.

Economic RecoveryBrian Summers
There is a vital difference between real savings and credit expansion.

Economics and the PressBrian Summers
Why the press must be free of subsidies.

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The End of Schooling (Review) Brian Summers
Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the United States, by Donald H. Kagin
- Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the United States by Donald H. Kagin

The Ethics of Profit MarkingBrian Summers
Why punish those who profitably serve willing consumers?

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Foreign Investment (Review) Brian Summers
Perception, Opportunity, and Profit, by Israel M. Kirzner
- Perception, Opportunity, and Profit by Israel M. Kirzner

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Free Enterprise-For All (Review) Brian Summers
Power and Privilege, by Morgan O. Reynolds
- Power and Privilege by Morgan O. Reynolds

Freedom or Power?Brian Summers
The power to coerce others denies the options available through freedom.

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The Freeman: The Early Years (2 Reviews) Brian Summers
Free Market Energy, by S. Fred Singer
- Free Market Energy by S. Fred Singer
- The Resourceful Earth by Julian L. Simon and Herman Kahn

How Much Competition?Brian Summers
Let everyone compete as he chooses; a fair field and no favor

How Profits Reduce the Cost of LivingBrian Summers
Profits are a reward for efficiency.

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How Socialism Affects Charity (Review) Brian Summers
Antitrust and Monopoly, by Dominick T. Armentano
- Antitrust and Monopoly by Dominick T. Armentano

How to Deal with StrangersBrian Summers
We help one another through trade.

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In Pursuit of Happiness (Review) Brian Summers
Conceived in Liberty, by Murray N. Rothbard
- Conceived in Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard

Industrial HostagesBrian Summers
The seen and the unseen costs of prohibiting business mobility.

Joe's PaycheckBrian Summers
A friendly discussion of why wages rise.

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Law, Legislation, and Liberty: Hayek's Completed Trilogy (Review) Brian Summers
Cutting Back City Hall, by Robert W. Poole
- Cutting Back City Hall by Robert W. Poole

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Mandatory Vehicle Inspections Under Fire (Review) Brian Summers
Vehicle Safety Inspection Systems, by W. Mark. Crain
- Vehicle Safety Inspection Systems by W. Mark. Crain

The Moral Foundations of Property RightsBrian Summers
A preliminary discussion of the bases for private ownership.


The Planned Economy in Georgia: 1732-1752Brian Summers
Government planning and regulation was as disastrous then as it is today.

The Postal MonopolyBrian Summers
... the most outrageous tyranny ever imposed on a free people.


The Primacy of FreedomBrian Summers
Why work for freedom?

Private Coinage in AmericaBrian Summers
Some examples of private coinage in the united states, before it was outlawed in 1864.

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Private Coinage in America (Review) Brian Summers
The Economic Point of View, by Israel M. Kirzner
- The Economic Point of View by Israel M. Kirzner

Profit and LossBrian Summers
Toward an understanding of the formation and function of profits and losses in a free m...

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Reaffirming Freedom of the Seas (Review) Brian Summers
When We Are Free, by Lawrence W. Reed and Dale M. Haywood
- When We Are Free by Lawrence W. Reed and Dale M. Haywood

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A Reviewer's Notebook (Review) Brian Summers
The Incredible Bread Machine, by R.W. Grant
- The Incredible Bread Machine by R.W. Grant

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Supply Side Economics (Review) Brian Summers
Everything You Have, by Jerome Huyler
- Everything You Have by Jerome Huyler

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Character Education (Review) Brian Summers
Natural Resources, by Richard L. Stroup and John A. Baden
- Natural Resources by Richard L. Stroup and John A. Baden

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Liberalism (Review) Brian Summers
Discovery and the Capitalist Process, by Israel M. Kirzner
- Discovery and the Capitalist Process by Israel M. Kirzner

The Role of SavingsBrian Summers
Savings are discouraged by government intervention.

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The Siren of Partnership (Review) Brian Summers
Death and Taxes, by Hans F. Sennholz
- Death and Taxes by Hans F. Sennholz

The Social Responsibility of BusinessBrian Summers
Business profit comes from the efficient use of scarce resources to best serve consumers.

Social Responsibility-A Page on Freedom,No.5Brian Summers
Profits are earned through responsible business behavior.

Something Better---A Page on Freedom, No. 24Brian Summers
Individual free choice is the essence of the market.

They Solve Tomorrow's ProblemsBrian Summers
Preventive maintenance of the market economy.

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Time for Truth-Time to Act (Review) Brian Summers
Economics, by Tom Rose
- Economics by Tom Rose

Book Review
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Trends (Review) Brian Summers
Understanding the Dollar Crisis, by Percy L. Greaves
- Understanding the Dollar Crisis by Percy L. Greaves

Value and the Welfare StateBrian Summers
How are individual welfares to be measured in order to arrive at "The general welfare"?

What Government Officials Cannot KnowBrian Summers
Changing values and expectations of individuals are reflected in market, not government...

What Is Seen and What Is Not SeenBrian Summers
If one looks behind government spending, he finds that "You can't get something for not...

What's Your Problem?Brian Summers
The market solution is preferable to the use of political power

Who Is Efficient?Brian Summers
Competitive market pricing affords a way to measure cost and know what is wasteful.

Winners and Losers-A Page on Freedom, No. 18Brian Summers
In free trade, both parties win.
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