Feature

Politically Correct Lending

MAY 17, 2013 by DOUGLAS FRENCH

Lawmakers portray SBA lending as a boost for small businesses. The program is actually a form of corporate welfare for some of America's largest banks. While banks reap profits, taxpayers cover the losses.

Book Review

Risky Streaks and Naked Bankers

MAY 06, 2013 by DOUGLAS FRENCH

Though banks are raking in record profits, the banking business as a whole remains highly leveraged and highly risky, according to The Bankers' New Clothes.

Feature

The Dorm Boom: Higher Education’s Fellow Traveler

MARCH 06, 2013 by DOUGLAS FRENCH

Dorm room construction is booming even as people are realizing that college is overpriced--and taking more free and distance-learning courses. Douglas French sees another bubble.

Article

Book Review: Classical Economics: An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume II by Murray N. Rothbard

A Book Worth Its Hefty Price

MARCH 01, 1997 by DOUGLAS FRENCH