Emile Phaneuf

Emile is a Research Associate for the Center for Market Education. He holds a Master’s (double degree) in Economics from OMMA Business School Madrid and from Universidad Francisco Marroquín as well as an MA in Political Science and a BA in International Relations from the University of Arkansas.

Before focusing on writing, Emile spent over a decade working in international business development around the world, first for the World Trade Center Arkansas, then in senior-level export management roles based in the United States and New Zealand for manufacturers in both the mining and food and beverage industries. As a younger man, Emile served as a Security Forces member in the United States Air Force, stationed in the United States and Japan.

Among other outlets, Emile’s articles and essays have been published by Bitcoin Magazine, Nasdaq, MSN, Independent Institute, Center for Market Education (CME), Zero Hedge, Quoth the Raven, Procesos de Mercado, Instituto Mises Brasil, and have been featured in RealClearPolicy, RealClearMarkets, RealClearHealth, and The Future of Freedom Foundation (FFF). He is a member of the Mont Pelerin Society.

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Jurisdiction Shopping: The Forgotten Logic Behind Flag Theory

Governments claim monopoly, but we can choose between them. Flag theory explains how mobility, diversification, and “exit” create a real marketplace for governance.

Jurisdiction Shopping: The Forgotten Logic Behind Flag Theory

How Money Laundering Became a Catch-All Excuse to Bully and Surveil

Crypto-related prosecutions illustrate how allegations of crime are used to target privacy-enhancing tools and the people who build them.

How Money Laundering Became a Catch-All Excuse to Bully and Surveil

Why Trump’s $5M ‘Gold Card’ Visa Is Way Overpriced

Last month, President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that the United States government would be “selling a gold card,” with permanent residency status and a pathway toward…

Why Trump’s $5M ‘Gold Card’ Visa Is Way Overpriced

Why Trump’s $5M ‘Gold Card’ Visa Is Way Overpriced

Residence-by-investment is common, but present laws make American citizenship a permanent tax and regulatory trap.

Why Trump’s $5M ‘Gold Card’ Visa Is Way Overpriced

The Future of Bitcoin in Light of a Spot ETF

"While the SEC’s long-overdue approval of a Bitcoin spot ETF deserves a bit of celebration, watch out for what’s next. The state apparatus will increasingly treat Bitcoin as a regulated…

The Future of Bitcoin in Light of a Spot ETF

The Economic Organization of a Military Training Scenario

"Nobody ever planned MRE cheese spread as the preferred medium of exchange between military service members. Cheese spontaneously emerged, again and again, in a process of competition between goods." ~Emile…

The Economic Organization of a Military Training Scenario

Degrowth Kills People – Yes, Literally

"The primary obstacle to continuous improvement in the human condition is human (political or ideological) interference with the liberty of others." ~Emile Phaneuf III & Christopher Lingle

Degrowth Kills People – Yes, Literally

AI, Critical Thinking, and the Future of Freedom

"Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them." ~Emile Phaneuf III

AI, Critical Thinking, and the Future of Freedom

Utopia and Parallels of History

"History is full of instructive examples that reveal the conditions that allow for both human flourishing and those that end catastrophically." ~ Emile Phaneuf III

Utopia and Parallels of History

The Mating of Economic Ideas and Bitcoin

"As Bitcoin is a highly decentralized and antifragile system with no real-world backed assets that can be seized to shut it down, appears to be the only realistic candidate to…

The Mating of Economic Ideas and Bitcoin