Government Declares War on Market Prices Just When We Need Them Most
Market prices are the foundation of civilization. They are the signal that tells producers how much of any one thing […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
Coronavirus May Lead to “Mass Homeschooling”
As fears of coronavirus mount around the globe, cities and countries are taking action to prevent the new respiratory virus […]
Families Today Have More Schooling Options Than Ever, But Nowhere Near Enough
I am a glass-half-full kind of person, so while we could focus on the criticisms and some of the setbacks […]
The Myth That the Rich Don’t Pay Their “Fair Share” of Taxes
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have led the charge to add many zeros to what some Americans should be given […]
“Miss Virginia” Shows the Dilemma Many Lower-Income Families Face on Schooling
Every once in awhile, a film comes along that you can’t stop thinking about long after the credits roll. Miss […]
Wickard v. Filburn: The Supreme Court Case That Gave the Federal Government Nearly Unlimited Power
Every presidential election in the United States follows a clear formula. First, many people with absolutely no chance of winning […]
Why Hong Kong’s Economy Has Grown 7x Faster Than Cuba’s Since the 1950s
Back in 2014, I compared Hong Kong’s amazing growth with Cuba’s pitiful stagnation and made the obvious point that free […]
Why Socialism Often Leads to Tyranny
There is plenty of anecdotal evidence that communism leads to tyranny. Mention the countries North Korea, Cuba, the Soviet Union, […]
93 Vermont Towns Have No Public Schools, But Great Education. How Do They Do It?
In just a couple of weeks, 50 boys with learning disabilities will take to a stage in Vermont, one after […]
How Democracy Is Undermining the Constitution and Civil Liberties
That Americans are in the throes of a crisis in democracy has become a commonplace refrain of late. I have […]
This Comic Book’s Persuasive Case for Open Borders
Economists tend to prefer trade to charity. Charity is fickle because it relies on the transient benevolence of donors or […]
The Palmer Raids: America’s Forgotten Reign of Terror
Exactly a hundred years ago this morning—on January 3, 1920—Americans woke up to discover just how little their own government […]
Enrico Fermi: The Man Who Built the World’s First Nuclear Reactor
Today marks the 35th installment in a series of articles by HumanProgress.org titled Heroes of Progress. This bi-weekly column provides […]
17 Benjamin Franklin Quotes on Tyranny, Liberty, and Rights
Americans remember Benjamin Franklin as one of our founders. That is fitting because he was not just our most famous […]
The Magna Carta Offered More Property Protection Than Modern US States
Eight dollars and 41 cents. About the cost of a Chipotle burrito. That’s how much Uri Rafaeli owed the treasury […]
6 Things We Learned from Prohibition
Just over 100 years ago (October 28, 1919), the National Prohibition Act became law. Better known as the Volstead Act, […]