Happy 217th Birthday to French Classical Liberal Economist Frederic Bastiat!
Today, June 29, marks the 217th anniversary of the birth of the great French classical liberal economist Frédéric Bastiat (born June 29, […]
Business & Economics
Why “Permit Patty” Called the Cops on an 8-Year-Old Entrepreneur
On Saturday, July 23rd, Alison Ettel called police on a young girl selling water without a permit in Oakland, CA. […]
Seattle Strives to Be More Like Detroit
This article says “Seattle is struggling to find a path forward to deal with a crisis that’s exploded in recent years.” […]
Tariffs Are Harming the American Workers They’re Supposed to Protect
Back in January, I compared Reagan’s pro-trade views with Trump’s cramped protectionism. Well, here’s another video of the Gipper talking about trade. […]
Foreign Tariffs Are Just Domestic Taxes
In the aftermath of a “financial crisis” that wasn’t financial, various federal agencies levied all sorts of fines on banks […]
The US Tax Code Punishes Entrepreneurship
I wrote last month about a new book from the Fraser Institute about demographics and entrepreneurship. My contribution was a […]
Help Workers and the Economy with Lower Employment Taxes
One of the core principles of economics is that prices are determined by supply and demand. That includes the price […]
Google Should Tell Congress to Mind Its Own Business
In 2016, Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies shipped 140 million smartphones. More specifically, in 2016 Huawei Technologies shipped 140 million supercomputers that […]
Debt Doesn’t Matter, Because ‘We Owe It to Ourselves’? Why Krugman and Keynes Are Wrong about This
Creditors have better memories than debtors. This elegant line was coined by Benjamin Franklin-political philosopher, prolific writer, humorist and American […]
The Federal Government Is Bankrupt
It’s a well-established fact that Social Security and Medicare are in serious trouble and have been for a while. The […]
A Zero-Tariff G7 Area? Yes, Please!
In yet another stunning turn of events at the current G7 meeting in Canada, Donald Trump has argued for a […]
Without Government, Who Will Build the Roads? Domino’s Pizza, Apparently
Yesterday, Domino’s Pizza announced that rather than wait for government action, the company would take it upon itself to fix […]
The Federal Reserve’s Shell Game: Inflation, Wealth Redistribution, and the Subtle Art of Misdirection
The Federal Reserve is a key component of the US government’s wealth redistribution apparatus. Under the guise of “macroeconomic management,” […]
How Capitalism Could Save the World
In following the daily news events both in the United States and the rest of the world, it is easy […]
How Saving Grows the Economy-Explained with Comics
Back in the 1980s, Irwin Schiff, the late anti-tax activist, political prisoner, and father of free-market pundit Peter Schiff, wrote […]
California’s Misplaced Political Priorities Are to Blame for Water Rationing
California suffers from droughts, but the state’s government is an endless well of bad ideas. The latest absurd legislation, which […]