Frederic Bastiat, the best economist most people never heard of, was born on June 30, 1801, in Bayonne France. That was 210 years ago today. On the 200th anniversary of his birth, in 2001, I was ...

It's always good to see Frédéric Bastiat discussed outside of libertarian circles, because even when his views are misstated, the mere mention of his name might prompt curious readers to check him out ...

Over at The Dispatch, AEI Senior Fellow Jonah Goldberg recently praised Frédéric Bastiat’s classic essay, “That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen.” Goldberg cited the piece to critique the ...

The great French economist, Frédéric Bastiat, was born on June 29, 1801, 211 years ago today. He spent his advocating free markets, particularly free trade, and fighting the socialist policies of his ...

Journalists, bloggers and writers are invited to enter their work in the 2016 Bastiat Prize for Journalism. On November 16, Reason Foundation will award $16,000 in prizes to the entrants whose writing ...

The great French free-market economist Frederic Bastiat (pictured above) was considered by many to be the master of the reductio ad absurdum approach that he used quite effectively to expose the ...

“The more I study the history of intellectuals, the more they seem like a wrecking crew dismantling civilization bit by bit, replacing what works with what sounds good.” – Thomas Sowell “Every time we ...

MINOT, N.D. — The fight for control of the North Dakota Republican Party continues to play out in district party reorganizations across the state. Activists aligned with the Bastiat Caucus in the ...

IT IS not called the dismal science for nothing. Even the funniest jokes about economists usually elicit a titter, at best. If you laid all the economists in the world end to end, they still wouldn't ...