Frédéric Bastiat’s The Bastiat Collection compiles his writings on economics, focusing on free trade and refuting protectionist arguments. The collection explores economic principles, using examples and metaphors to illustrate concepts like the unseen consequences of actions, the nature of value, and the role of capital and interest. Bastiat critiques government intervention, advocating for individual liberty and the harmony of interests in a free market. He also addresses prevalent economic sophisms of his time, including those related to money, taxation, and labor.