Manufacturing Jobs Are Overrated
May 11, 2018 – Ryan McMaken …… It is a myth that “we don’t make things in America anymore.” Thanks to automation, we simply need fewer people to make more stuff. Continue reading →
Three Wheels Bad
April 14, 2018 – Eric Peters …… Keeping the size – and weight – of a car down is the key to getting the mileage up and the cost down. And better fuel economy makes environmentalists smile. So why does the government ban these cars? Continue reading →
Why Government-Mandated Benefits Are a Bad Deal for Workers
March 27, 2018 – James Agresti …… When governments force employers to provide benefits, the costs of those benefits mainly come out of workers’ paychecks. Continue reading →
End Space-Station Funding Right Now
February 22, 2018 – Laurence Vance …… If government funding of a space program is justified because it has “benefits,” then no argument can be made against government funding of anything. Continue reading →
Will Automation Kill our Jobs?
February 21, 2018 – Walter Williams …… In 1790, farmers were 90 percent of the U.S. labor force. Today less than 3 percent of Americans are employed in agriculture. If technology had not destroyed all of those agricultural jobs, we would be a much, much poorer nation. Continue reading →
Government Spending Thousands a Day to Guard Porta-Potties
February 8, 2018 – Craig Eyermann …… The government is always spending someone else’s (taxpayers) money, which means it has no incentive to spend wisely. Continue reading →
Frédéric Bastiat and the Hubble Telescope
January 21, 2018 – Patrick Barron …… It was wrong to build the Hubble Space Telescope with tax dollars. Continue reading →
The Best Thing India can do for Female Entrepreneurs is Leave Them Alone
December 9, 2017 – Jairaj Devadiga …… Government does not need to do more to promote female entrepreneurship. Continue reading →
Canada’s useless Competition Bureau
November 28, 2017 – Lee Friday …… As the Bureau pretends to be the consumers’ guardian angel, it wastes taxpayers’ dollars on counterproductive activities. Continue reading →
Why we love Farmers Markets
November 26, 2017 – Jeffrey Tucker …… They are relatively free of federal regulation, and that’s what makes them great. Continue reading →