Gary M. Galles
Gary M. Galles is a professor of economics at Pepperdine University.
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Krugman Plays Pharaoh to Capital's Exodus
MARCH 27, 2013 by GARY M. GALLES
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has used Cyprus's crisis to endorse controls on international capital flows, arguing that "unrestricted movement of capital is looking more and more like a failed experiment." Unfortunately, his scapegoating of investors as the problem, while offering government control as the solution, confuses cause and effect.
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The Clenched Fist and the General Welfare
MARCH 20, 2013 by GARY M. GALLES
A clenched fist is effective for coercing, restraining, and penalizing others. But it cannot create.
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If You Like Wikipedia, You Should Love Markets
JANUARY 30, 2013 by GARY M. GALLES
Wikipedia's success illustrates all the benefits of free and voluntary association that free markets provide despite government obstacles.
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Unions: Freedom of Coercive Association?
JANUARY 08, 2013 by GARY M. GALLES
Labor law allows unions to impose themselves even on workers and employers who do not want to associate with them. That's not freedom of association, it's coercion and extortion, says Gary Galles.
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