35 Years Later, Antitrust Lawyers Are Making the Same Ma Bell Mistake
“The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun.” – Vito Corleone, The Godfather It […]
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Why the Prescription Drug Market Doesn’t Work for Patients
What does it take to get vital medical care in America? For Laura Matson, a type-1 diabetic, it took upending […]
A Tale of Two Bubbles: How the Fed Crashed the Tech and the Housing Markets
Since its founding, the Federal Reserve has had a hand in creating some of the largest bubbles in history. When […]
7 Reasons to Oppose Red Flag Guns Laws
The Associated Press reports Congress is seriously considering red flag gun laws. These laws, also called ‘extreme risk protection orders,’ […]
8 Revealing Numbers from the Social Security 2100 Act
Advocates of Social Security expansion have declared their intention to move the ‘Social Security 2100 Act’ through the House of […]
Competition Should Be Neither Restricted Nor Mandated
Imagine two different track races. In the first race, there are 100 competitors who are all Olympic athletes. In the […]
Mass Shootings Aren’t Becoming More Common–and Evidence Contradicts Stereotypes about the Shooters
When 22 people were killed in El Paso, Texas, and nine more were killed in Dayton, Ohio, roughly 12 hours […]
The Economic Cost of Cuban Socialism
Cuba has a very sad history. It traded a regular dictatorship for a communist dictatorship six decades ago, and the […]
An Open Letter to ‘Democratic Socialists’ Visiting Atlanta
Dear democratic socialists coming to town, The Democratic Socialists of America is holding its annual conference in Atlanta at the […]
Both the US and China Are Being Harmed by Trump’s Never-Ending Trade War
President Donald Trump recently escalated his trade war with China, threatening to impose a 10 percent tariff on the remaining […]
‘Free Everything’ and the First Law of Politics
The other night, a politician criticized Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren for offering voters ‘free everything and impossible promises.’ Remarkably, […]
No, Millions of Americans Are Not Living on Less Than $2 a Day
Over the past five years some welfare advocates have been promoting an eye-opening claim: more than 3 million U.S. households-including […]
Why You Never Hear Anyone Say “That Wasn’t Real Capitalism”
“Der heimliche Aufmarsch” (‘The Secret Deployment’) is an old socialist revolutionary song from the Weimar Republic. It calls upon the […]
The Case for Abolishing Minimum Wage Laws
Eighteen states impose minimum wages higher than the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour. Among the states, California’s $12 an […]
Stranger Things, Miller Lite, and the Power of Nostalgia in the Marketplace
If the success of the Netflix series Stranger Things has taught us anything, it’s that nostalgia can have a profound […]
Why Milton Friedman Saw School Choice as a First Step, Not a Final One
Libertarians and others are often torn about school choice. They may wish to see the government schooling monopoly weakened, but […]