Kai Weiss
Kai Weiss is a Research Fellow at the Austrian Economics Center and a board member of the Hayek Institute. His main research interests are political philosophy, European politics, and technology, and his works have been published in various outlets, including CityAM, CapX, The American Conservative, and the Mises Institute. Follow him on Twitter.
Articles
Central Banks Contribute to Inequality
Under a loose-money regime, the powerful get the new money first.
The End of the European Union and the Prospects for Liberty
Those who argue for a decentralized and free Europe, now overshadowed from the left and right, need to find a voice and make a positive change.
Put Freedom First
The real “America First” approach would be to just do the most American thing of all: to implement an agenda on individual liberty, personal responsibility, and a (very) limited government.
The Many Problems With the Ideology of Nationalism
Sorry, but it is historical fact that the German National Socialists was a nationalist party.
No Complex Society Can Be Socialist
“Tonight,” Trump said, “we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country.” Indeed no complex society can be.
The Real Problem Is the Politicization of Everything
To regain civility in human interactions and finally treat other human beings as human beings again, we would do well to get politics out of human affairs.
Italy “Abolishes Poverty” by Spending More Money
Economists have pondered for centuries, if not millennia, how to get rid of poverty, starvation, and all other kinds of social ills. Seemingly they did not think about asking Luigi di Maio, the 32-year-old deputy prime minister of Italy.
Europe Is Bringing Itself Down
The response by the EU has been mind boggling: instead of relaxing its tight rules, it has doubled down, and in recent years expanded its War on Innovation ever more.
How Travelling in Europe has Completely Changed
State-run or state-privileged companies have for many decades dominated European markets. But the moment the opportunity arose for others to enter the market, those very companies faltered, while others are currently prevailing. The benefits are immense.
