Archive for Lawrence Fertig

The Political Costs of Price Inflation

Economic breakdown and loss of freedom inevitably follow monetary weakness.

1Mar1975 | Lawrence Fertig | 1 comment | Continued

Profits and Profit Makers: What Does the Public Think About Them?

How the distorted view of the innovator’s function disrupts the economy.

1Oct1970 | Lawrence Fertig | 0 comments | Continued

Progress Means Change

The equality, stability, security we seek from government, declares Lawrence Fertig, may mean an end to progress.

1Jan1968 | Lawrence Fertig | 0 comments | Continued

Labor Union Demands Mean More Inflation

One of those manifestations, of course, concerns labor union policies and practices; and these, as Lawrence Fertig shows, mean more inflation.

1Jul1967 | Lawrence Fertig | 0 comments | Continued

Right Premise

Though none can accurately time the economic crisis that inflation breeds, Lawrence Fertig predicts with certainty that freedom will be lost in the process.

1Jan1967 | Lawrence Fertig | 0 comments | Continued

The Government Veto System

Just how the market is prevented from functioning is spelled out in further detail as Lawrence Fertig describes “The Government Veto System.”

1Nov1966 | Lawrence Fertig | 0 comments | Continued

How Newspeak Changes Plains Words

Mr. Fertig is the author of the book, Prosperity Through Freedom, and economic columnist for Columbia Features, Inc. This article is from his column of February 24, 1963. In George Orwell’s famous novel, 1984—a frightening account of life under an ironfisted commu­nist tyranny—the historical rec­ord of the past is periodically re­written by the ruling commissars. [...]

1May1963 | Lawrence Fertig | 1 comment | Continued

Subsidies for Everyone–A New Way of Life

Mr. Fertig is economic columnist for the New York World Telegram and Sun and other Scripps-Howard newspapers, in which this ar­ticle first appeared October 9, 1961. He also is the author of the new book, Prosperity Through Freedom. You’ve probably heard the old story about the inhabitants of a fabled island who did not seem [...]

1Jan1962 | Lawrence Fertig | 2 comments | Continued

Do The Facts Justify A Higher Tarriff Wall?

Mr. Fertig is a columnist on economic affairs, New York World Telegram and Sun and other Scripps-Howard newspapers, in which this column first appeared, February 15, 1960. The decline of our export trade accompanied by a substantial in­crease in our imports over the past two years is certainly cause for concern. Two basic reasons for [...]

1May1960 | Lawrence Fertig | 19 comments | Continued

The Only Way To Sound Growth

Mr. Fertig is a columnist on economic affairs, New York World Telegram and Sun and other Scripps-Howard newspapers, in which this col­umn first appeared August 24, 1959. Warning! Inflationists (and those who fall under their influ­ence) are now operating under an effective disguise. Since they know that the word inflation is unpopu­lar, they do not [...]

1Oct1959 | Lawrence Fertig | 0 comments | Continued

The Dollar Will be on the Defensive

Mr. Fertig is a columnist on economic affairs, New York World-Telegram and Sun and other Scripps-Howard newspapers, in which this col­umn first appeared February 2, 1959. When ten leading nations of Europe extended the area of free­dom by unfreezing currencies earned by foreigners, and making them more freely convertible, the significance of this event was [...]

1Apr1959 | Lawrence Fertig | 0 comments | Continued

Readjustment Without Inflation

Though this article was written in early June, based on statistics then available, its point still holds that sounds economic policy requires–

1Aug1958 | Lawrence Fertig | 0 comments | Continued

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