Author: Eric Lumpkins

Patriotism used to mean to disobey the state in support of individual freedom. Nowadays if you criticize the actions of the federal government there are groups of people that will call you un-American and unpatriotic. The sad and ironic part is that the values espoused by many of today’s “patriots” are almost completely the opposite […]

The fastest way to lose fat is to build muscle. The reason is because muscle consumes much more energy and thus as you build more muscle your metabolism speeds up. So as you build more muscle you will actually lose size and fat, which is why muscle building should be one of your top priorities. […]

The 2008 housing bubble and ensuing financial crisis and Great Recession of 2009 were unprecedented global events that completely changed the world, yet despite this most people do not understand what caused the housing bubble and financial crisis. If another economic catastrophe takes place (and one will) the government, media, and special interest groups will […]

Everyone is afraid, even just a little bit, but usually far more than we admit. We’re afraid of the unknown, of death, of failure, of realizing that we’ve been living incongruent to our deepest needs and wants in life. At our core we all have people we admire and wish to emulate, we all imagine […]

One of the most underappreciated and miraculous discoveries of humanity has been the price system. Because of it everyone eats better, resources are conserved, and large-scale economic coordination and planning takes place without any individual in charge. Prices Are Signals Every day people negotiate, conditions change, supply shocks happen, people’s preferences change. And every day […]

Raising the minimum wage is a popular course of action for many people, as it sounds desirable. Whether it be a living wage or an increase to $12 an hour, many imagine minimum wage increases to have positive effects on the quality of life of workers. Those that believe this are wrong and they misdiagnose […]