The Ugly Truth about College Accreditation
The appointment of Betsy DeVos to Secretary of Education has spurred renewed interest in federal regulation in education. Just how […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
What Does $200 Ether Mean?
Today, Ether hit $100 (update: it’s $200 now, two weeks later). I’m sure by the time you’re reading this it […]
Occupational Licensing is a Scam
What word best describes the actions of government? Would it be greed? How about thuggery? Or cronyism? Writing for Reason, […]
Using Social Security to Punish the Rich Doesn’t Help the Poor
I’ve repeatedly argued that there are two Social Security crises. The one most people know about is the fiscal crisis. […]
Trump Defiles the Sanctity of Government, and It Drives the Center-Left Mad
This frenzy even has a name: Trump Derangement Syndrome. Has the center-left ever been more apoplectic about a presidency? It can’t […]
The Log Tax Is Harming Both Americans and Canadians
In early May, Vancouver in Canada’s far western province of British Columbia is a beautiful place. Full-bloom dogwoods, rhododendron, and […]
Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story – Free To Choose Network
First pain, then gain… New Zealand is a place of great natural beauty and resources, of pioneering immigrants from the […]
Net Neutrality Is about Government Control of the Internet
The fight over the privacy rules passed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the latest brawl between advocates of […]
Palestinian Authority pays for murder – FULL MEASURE with Sharyl Attkisson
May 14, 2017 – Sen. Graham: The Taylor Force Act is named after a young man, Taylor Force, who was […]
You Can’t Deny that Venezuela is a Socialist Calamity
As Venezuela descends into a nightmare of starvation and violence, the long-standing debate over the feasibility of socialism takes on […]
How Should President Trump Handle Immigration? Make It Easier.
Department of Homeland Security Chief John Kelly stated in a closed-door meeting about immigration policy with House Democrats last month: […]
Stop Calling Cronyism Protectionism
Here’s a letter to the Wall Street Journal: Uncle Sam’s scheme to punitively tax Americans who buy low-priced lumber from Canada is […]
Progressive Labor Policies Stymie Growth and Exacerbate Inequality
A few days ago, the former Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) during the Obama Administration wrote an […]
Why Computers Are Less Expensive Than Health Care
With last month’s release of AMD’s Ryzen 7 processors and the recent release of AMD’s Ryzen 5 processors, tech geeks […]
Negative Balance of Trade? So What?
The tendency of the USA to have a negative balance of trade (more accurately known as a negative balance on […]
Should Taxpayers Be Fleeced Forever Because of the Deficit?
As anyone could have predicted, after President Trump released his tax proposal last week the response from the left was […]