Why We’re Being Watched
Wikileaks has just published over 8,000 files they say were leaked from the CIA, explaining how the CIA developed the […]
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How the Black Market Is Saving Two Countries from Their Governments
Ever since governments began banning and licensing different parts of the economy, the black market has made sure people still have […]
DIY Biohacking Can Change The World, If the Government Allows It
Transcript: Josiah Zayner is a scientist and entrepreneur who quit his government job in a NASA lab to start The […]
Trump’s Voters Have Been Betrayed on Healthcare, Bigly
It’s now clear where this “repeal and replace” thing is headed. A small cadre of the GOP House leadership hammered […]
There Are No Tariffs on Coffee. Care to Guess Why?
Being a world-class economist, my colleague Walter Williams spends much of his time asking probing questions. Here’s one that he […]
Communism’s Legacy: Tyranny, Terror, and Torture
In August of 1993, I was invited to participate in a conference in Vilnius, Lithuania on “Liberty and Private Business.” […]
Why Americans Pay Triple the World Price for Sugar
Washington is once again massively screwing up the American sugar market. Because American farmers cannot compete with foreign sugar growers, […]
Bakers Accused of Hate Get Emotional Day in Court
The ongoing battle between gay rights and religious liberty escalated Thursday as husband-and-wife bakers in Oregon appealed their case after […]
Portugal Won the War on Drugs by Giving It Up
For more than 100 years the United States has looked to prohibition to curtail the use of drugs. Proponents argue […]
Greyball: Uber’s Super Cool App to Subvert Trolls
What can a company do about trolls who use their technology to hurt the company and other consumers? It’s a […]
The Ex-Im Bank Is the Heart of the Swamp
I’ve written many times that Washington is both a corrupt city and a corrupting city. My point is that decent […]
Repealing Obamacare Is Not Enough
American health care is not very effective in curing diseases. The National Center for Health Statistics projects over 1.6 million […]
The Minimum Wage Outlaws Work Experience
Getting a job requires experience; getting experience requires a job. This is one reason the trap of poverty can be […]
What If Grocery Stores Worked Like Public Schools?
One of the most important things to consider when buying a house is the quality of the grocery district. As […]
Unleash the Market’s Creative Destruction
A recent report by the Economic Policy Institute blamed trade with China for the loss of 3.4 million manufacturing jobs since 2001. […]
What Is Laissez-Faire?
The pronunciation in English is lay-say-fair. Its French origins date back to the late Renaissance. As the story goes, it […]