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  • Inflation Has Consequences

    Inflation Has Consequences0

    • August 24, 2015

    From the Austrian School economist who studied under Ludwig von Mises. The quote, often misattributed to Henry Hazlitt, is found in Sennholz’s article, “Indexing: New Version of an Old Myth,” in Inflation Survival Letter, July 1, 1974. Save this article to favorites

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  • 11 Painfully Accurate Quotes from Hazlitt’s “Economics in One Lesson”

    11 Painfully Accurate Quotes from Hazlitt’s “Economics in One Lesson”0

    • August 24, 2015

    1. “We cannot distribute more wealth than is created. We cannot in the long run pay labor as a whole more than it produces.”   2. “All credit is debt. Proposals for an increased volume of credit, therefore, are merely another name for proposals for an increased burden of debt.”   3. “The ideas which

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  • Should More Americans Return to Gardening?

    Should More Americans Return to Gardening?0

    • August 24, 2015

    Thriftiness is a highly admired quality… but have you ever noticed how hard it is to be thrifty in a grocery store? Food prices seem to be continually high and rose again in July for the sixth month in a row. According to the USDA, a moderate-cost meal plan for a family of four is

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  • Stillness Lost

    Stillness Lost0

    • August 24, 2015

    The frequent texting, the flipping back and forth between apps on your tablet, the intermittent glancing at notifications of social media updates. What these actions both cause and represent is a lack of stillness – that inner state of restfulness needed to focus on an activity for a significant amount of time. Chances are that

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  • Character Education: Should More Schools Be Providing It?

    Character Education: Should More Schools Be Providing It?0

    • August 24, 2015

    A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece which raised the idea of separating sports from school. Many of you agreed that uncoupling the two would be beneficial in boosting academic performance. According to a new poll from Education Next, Intellectual Takeout’s readers are not alone in wanting to see less emphasis on sports in

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  • Should We Switch New Year’s Day Back to September 1?

    Should We Switch New Year’s Day Back to September 1?0

    • August 24, 2015

    Let’s face it: January 1 is a lame day for celebrating the New Year. In our Northern hemisphere the weather is cold, and promises to get colder, and many people are still worn out after the celebrating Christmas for the past month. And with changes in the college football playoff system, sports enthusiasts are now

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