Flood Subsidies Helped Harvey Do More Harm
Hurricane Harvey, which battered Texas over the past week, offers the clearest lesson why Congress should not perpetuate the federal […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
A Different Side of Mises
The writing temperament of Ludwig von Mises was precise, formal, and brilliant. Especially concerning economic theory, all the steps of […]
When Economists Are Enemies of Economic Growth
The great investor and writer Andy Kessler frequently points out that the failure rate among Silicon Valley start-ups is 90 […]
Let’s Ditch One-Size-Fits-All Schooling
It is high time that we ditch standardized curricula and lists of stuff that all kids are forced to learn. […]
The Middle Class Warms to Bitcoin
Thirty-five-year-old Ryan Williams may not be able to explain the intricacies of Bitcoin or tell you how the blockchain works. […]
This Is Where Brutalism Ends
Liberty-minded people are doing a lot of soul-searching these days. It’s probably needed. In case you haven’t heard, many academic […]
Why We Should Celebrate Profits
Different people and cultures throughout history have had different perceptions on the morality of profits. Professor Deirdre McCloskey deserves special […]
12 Venn Diagrams that Show the Intellectual Inconsistency of the Left
John Venn is most known for creating and introducing the Venn diagram in 1880, which has been used in the […]
Price Gougers Actually Help Solve the Problem of Scarcity
Whenever there is a natural disaster, we see two things: the best in human generosity, courage and resilience and the […]
To Fight Cronyism, We Need a Separation of Business and State
In my 30-plus years in Washington, I’ve lived through some very bad pieces of legislation. George H.W. Bush’s betrayal of […]
You Can’t Justify Violence Because You Don’t Like What Someone Says
The optics of the video are chilling: At the August 20 “America First” rally in Laguna Beach, California, a large white […]
Why It’s Useless for the Federal Reserve to Target Inflation
One of the leading policy guideposts for central banks and many monetary policy proponents nowadays is the idea of “inflation […]
The Private Sector is Coming to Texas’s Rescue
Because of a hurricane of claims of price gouging in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the private sector in Texas […]
Amazon Kills the Fed’s Inflation Target
Amazon’s purchase of high-end grocery retailer Whole Foods was approved last week. That the federal government had any role at […]
Krugman Discovers the Problem with Presidential Power
It’s always an occasion of note when Paul Krugman says a true thing. And it has happened. “Given the powers […]
Dark Projects (Full Measure w/ @SharylAttkisson)
Source Full Measure News Twitter @SharylAttkisson Twitter @FullMeasureNews Follow 2VNews on Twitter The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA […]