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Ode To Greedy Taxes
It has been quite a while since I picked up my keyboard for magellanique.com . Unfortunately, work and studies are quite challenging, thus the circumstances made it quite impossible for me to focus on this website. Recently, a good friend of mine asked me about potential arguments regarding the "greedy taxes". By “greedy taxes,” I mean taxes designed to take an unusually large share of private property, often through high rates, repeated layers of taxation, and complex rules

R. S. Koçyiğit
Mar 1613 min read


An Economy Addicted to Morphine
We had a cancer patient in 2001 with a small tumor, and he refused to go under surgery. But now, he definitely needs a surgery.

R. S. Koçyiğit
Dec 18, 20224 min read


What Inflation Is Not
Popular YouTube journalist Johnny Harris tries to explain inflation to laymen. Unfortunately, he does not do a good job.

Hakan İ.
Jul 1, 202211 min read


There Might Be A Crisis In the United States, and It Would Be A Severe One
The situation in the US is not looking good; we are faced with an economy with quickly overheating sectors.

R. S. Koçyiğit
Mar 6, 20226 min read


What The Situation In Turkey Can Teach Us? (Mises Submission on 15-Feb-2022)
This article was originally written and submitted to the Mises Institute on 15 February 2022, but it was not published later on. It is therefore best read as an older piece written in a specific macroeconomic context, when the inflation debate was still unfolding. In retrospect, its main argument concerning Turkey's low-interest-rate policy mix, rapid monetary expansion, and the risk of persistent inflation held up reasonably well in broad terms. Thus, in a way, I was able t

R. S. Koçyiğit
Feb 15, 20224 min read


On Turkish Libertarians
It is not always a good idea to label folks who desire a free market for themselves as liberals.

Faruk P.
Jan 31, 20224 min read


Keynesian Economics as an energy drink
A daily-life metaphor for Keynesian economics.

Faruk P.
Apr 15, 20213 min read


A Case Against Universal Basic Income
UBI is a unrealistic idea that we can not achieve.

Faruk P.
Apr 15, 20213 min read


Death Penalty One of Society's Brutal Aspects
No argument justifies the death penalty. It is not justice, but revenge.

Faruk P.
Apr 15, 20213 min read


A Case Against "Lockdownism"
"Lockdowns" seems like a reasonable and logical implementation against the coronavirus. However, it is not.

R. S. Koçyiğit
Apr 15, 20215 min read
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