The Myth That People Work Harder Under Capitalism
December 29, 2019 – Barry Brownstein …… Capitalism has been the great engine of unimagined prosperity and unimagined improvements in worker conditions. Continue reading →
When the Quest for Education Equity Stifles Innovation
December 26, 2019 – Kerry McDonald …… The Powderhouse story is the latest example of why educational innovation must occur outside of the public schooling system. Continue reading →
How Cronyism Created New York City’s Taxi Medallion Bubble
December 23, 2019 – Daniel Kowalski …… The vast majority of those who find themselves underwater financially because of the burst of the taxi medallion bubble are the people who created that bubble in the first place. Continue reading →
Why We Should (Freely) Give to the Poor this Christmas Season
December 22, 2019 – Lawrence W. Reed …… True compassion is helping others out of a genuine sense of caring and brotherhood. It is not asking your legislator or congressman to do it for you. Continue reading →
About That Che T-Shirt
December 19, 2019 – Lawrence W. Reed …… Think twice about adding a Che Guevara T-shirt to your Christmas giving this year. Continue reading →
Why a “Billionaire” Wealth Tax Would Hurt the Working Poor and the Middle Class
December 18, 2019 – Mark Hornshaw …… Although the wealth tax was drafted with the poor in mind, its passing could cause them more harm than benefit. Continue reading →
Medicare and Medicaid Destroyed Healthcare
December 17, 2019 – Jacob G. Hornberger …… Medicare and Medicaid ended up destroying the finest healthcare system in history, and the healthcare crisis has become a permanent part of American life. Continue reading →
Embrace Unilateral Free Trade with the UK — Right Now
December 16, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Americans ought to begin thinking of trade between the US and the UK as something comparable to trade between California and Idaho. Continue reading →
I, Individual: Why the Individual Should Be Celebrated
December 15, 2019 – Lawrence W. Reed …… In keeping with my individuality, I seek to be as independent and self-reliant — a burden to no one — as my abilities allow. Continue reading →
How the Soviets Replaced Christmas with a Socialist Winter Holiday
December 13, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Father Frost (the Soviet Santa Claus) asks: “To whom do we owe all the good things in our socialist society?,” to which, it is said, the children chorus the reply, “Stalin.” Continue reading →