How Should We Think About Public Policy Proposals? Government-By-Unicorn
In one of my favorite articles in recent years, my friend, mentor, and sometimes-internet troll Michael Munger pointed out that […]
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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 […]
The Myth that Central Banks Assure Economic Stability
The world has been plagued with periodic bouts of the economic rollercoaster of booms and busts, especially during the last […]
Why Unschoolers Grow Up to Be Entrepreneurs
Almost by definition, entrepreneurs are creative thinkers and experimental doers. They reject the status quo and devise new approaches and […]
No One Comes Out the Victor in a Trade War
The President is at it again, having made good on his promises to punish foreigners in the United States he […]
How Inflation Drinks Your Milkshake
In the denouement of the film There Will Be Blood, the antihero Daniel Plainview dramatically reveals to his nemesis that he […]
Government Is the Greatest Purveyor of Inequality
With June being celebrated as Gay Pride month, every year around this time we seem to experience an increase in […]
The U.S. Should Be More Like Hong Kong
While airports frequently have “Duty-Free” stores within them, Hong Kong is a Duty-Free city-state. It levies no taxes on incoming foreign […]
Masterpiece Cakeshop Ruling Tastes Good, But Is Empty Calories
Today’s exceedingly narrow decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop kicks all the big questions down the road. While it’s gratifying that, by a […]
This Supreme Court Case Could Change Online Shopping Overnight
Online commerce as we know it could soon radically change. In a case it recently heard, the Supreme Court could eliminate the […]
3 Myths of Socialism Debunked by Venezuela’s Nightmare
History provides endless examples of vicious despots ruling under various collectivist ideologies. Hitler, Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot, and-today-Kim Jong-un and […]
How Imperial Socialism Shattered the Roman Empire and Led to Feudalism
In years of peace, Diocletian, with his aides, faced the problems of economic decay. To overcome depression and prevent revolution, […]
The U.S. Starts a Trade War-With Its Allies
The temporary exemptions to the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum granted to Canada, Mexico, and the European Union […]
To Restrain Populism, Revive Federalism
Classical political theory was concerned to blend both popular and aristocratic (or elitist) elements in a regime. A balance of […]