Tag: broken window
The Broken Window
August 8, 2024 | Post
The “Broken Window” parable by Frédéric Bastiat, from his 1850 essay “That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen,” reveals the fallacy of believing destruction boosts the economy.
How a 19th century French pamphleteer preempted two centuries of economic fallacies
October 18, 2016 | Post
Frederic Bastiat lived a prolific life and left an even grander legacy.