Blockstack: A New Internet That Brings Privacy & Property Rights to Cyberspace
Meet the developers behind Blockstack, who are using blockchain technology to reconfigure the web. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/reasontv […]
To Whom Does This Thing Belong? And How Do We Know?
What’s the single greatest invention in human history? I would argue that the answer is private property. If you understand […]
That Which Is Seen and that Which Is Not Seen
[This famous essay by Frederic Bastiat was first published in 1848. This translation was underwritten by the Foundation for Economic […]
We Could Have Had Cell Phones 40 Years Earlier
The basic idea of the cellphone was introduced to the public in 1945 – not in Popular Mechanics or Science, […]
How Deregulation Gave Us FM Radio, HBO, and the iPhone
The FCC is designed to protect incumbents, enrich politicians, and screw consumers, says economist Thomas Hazlett. Subscribe to our YouTube […]
Quitting Congress (Full Measure w/ Sharyl Attkisson)
June 18, 2017 – Just a couple of months ago, we profiled Congressman Jason Chaffetz, the Republican chairman of the […]
Stimulus Spending Doesn’t Work Down Under (Or in the US)
Time for an update on the perpetual motion machine of Keynesian economics. We’ll start with the good news. The Treasury […]
It’s Time to Legalize Sports Betting
The Oakland Raiders’ impending move to Las Vegas has reignited debate about the legality of betting on sports. Most states […]
Violent Extremism (Senate Hearing, Ayaan Hirsi Ali)
Violent Extremism The Senate Homeland Security Committee held a hearing examining the ideology behind violent extremism and what tools the […]
It Would Have Been a Massacre
The horrifying scene at a practice field in Alexandria, Virginia, at which Congressman Steve Scalise was shot in a shocking […]
Abolish the Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics employs 2,500 people at a cost of $640 million annually to produce its monthly unemployment […]
What Is “Neoliberalism” Anyway?
The term “neoliberalism” is being flung around everywhere these days, usually with a haughty sense of “everyone knows what this […]
Trade Deficits Don’t Matter – Unless Caused by Government
In 2016, the US exported goods and services equal to $2.209 trillion, and imported goods and services with a market […]
How Climate Forecasts Are Like Keynesian Models
The internet has been abuzz for the past few days with a new climate forecasting study by Terence Mills, a well-known statistician […]
Gold vs. Fluctuating Fiat Exchange Rates
mises.org Gold vs. Fluctuating Fiat Exchange Rates Murray N. Rothbard Originally appeared in Gold is Money, Hans F. Sennholz, ed. […]
You Graduated! Now Begins Your Rehabilitation
Congratulations, Class of 2016! You’ve completed your long formal schooling journey (unless you’re doing grad school) and graduated college. Sure, you may be […]