Month: November 2015

This week, I continue my series on the problems on contemporary economics, particularly the standard textbook version now taught to millions of economics students worldwide. […]

One reason I call myself a political economist, rather than simply an economist, is that I know what economists deny: that all prices are political. […]

Since economics was created during the 1870s as an offshoot of political economy, it has rested on a handful of bedrock propositions that unassailably define […]

My son, who is a high school senior, is currently taking Advanced Placement (AP) economics. His textbook reminds me of all that is wrong with […]