“Free Everything” and the First Law of Politics
August 19, 2019 – Dan Sanchez …… Entrepreneurs do a much better job than politicians at alleviating scarcity through efficient, value-creating production. Continue reading →
Why Private Roads Would Have Fewer Traffic Jams
July 3, 2019 – Gor Mkrtchian …… The regular occurrence of traffic jams in major cities is not an immutable fact of urban life. Continue reading →
Inequality Has Surged Since 1989, and Life Has Become Much Easier
June 26, 2019 – John Tamny …… We would all be better off if the wealth of the 1% was growing at an even faster rate. Continue reading →
Why Government Officials Must Routinely Fudge Basic Arithmetic
March 31, 2019 – Gary Galles …… Governmental choices are not sophisticated ones requiring insights far beyond those of mortal men. Continue reading →
The Robots are Coming. Don’t Panic.
February 3, 2019 – Jim Kelly …… When that day comes, there will be millions of individual answers, not a few simple ones. Continue reading →
Government Thrives by Keeping People Blind to Its True Costs
January 14, 2019 – Gary Galles …… When you see a political predator coming, bearing blinders to basic economic truths, run for your life, liberty, and happiness. Continue reading →
Sweatshops Today, Decent Work Tomorrow
January 11, 2019 – Nikhil Sridhar …… The ticket to the UN’s ideal of decent work is not regulation and legislation, but economic liberalization. Continue reading →
How ‘I, Pencil’ Changed My Life
December 29, 2018 – Tricia Beck-Peter …… My journey from central-planning statist to market-loving freedom-fighter, and how an essay titled “I, Pencil” was involved. Continue reading →
This Single Mom Was Told to Raise $10k for a Heart Transplant and People Are Outraged. They Shouldn’t Be.
December 12, 2018 – Jon Miltimore …… Using the market to fund your operation is not a failure of capitalism, but an example of its success. Continue reading →
Kanye West’s Private Firefighting Is a Force for Good
November 20, 2018 – Brittany Hunter …… There might be a better way of preventing further devastation from these seasonal southern California fires, one that is centered on market solutions for protecting private property. Continue reading →