Politics
Is the state necessary? In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon follows Aeon J. Skoble’s argument that we can do without the state...
Connect with us
Hi, what are you looking for?
Brilliant Achievement
Editor's Pick
Stephen Slivinski Certificate-of-need (CON) laws accomplish exactly what they were created to do. That’s actually a big problem, especially for rural areas. Under these...
Editor's Pick
Walter Olson I’ve written more than once about why the proposed SAVE America Act deserves skepticism even if, like me, you’re fine with its...
Politics
When accusations of rape and assault were made against Duke University’s lacrosse team in 2006, both the Durham City Police and District Attorney Michael...
Editor's Pick
Solveig Singleton and Ryan Chan-Wei Merchants pay swipe fees to credit card networks (also called “interchange fees”) each time a consumer uses a card....
Politics
When accusations of rape and assault were made against Duke University’s lacrosse team in 2006, both the Durham City Police and District Attorney Michael...
Editor's Pick
Jai Kedia The Federal Reserve held rates steady at its March meeting, keeping the target for the federal funds rate at 3.5 to 3.75 percent....
Politics
Critics of capitalism claim that free markets funnel wealth unjustly to the top earners. Yet, as we observe the Cantillon Effects, we can see...
Editor's Pick
Norbert Michel In Washington, there’s no shortage of bad policy ideas that just won’t die. The latest example is the “Deadpool-esque” quest to lift...
Editor's Pick
Romina Boccia Each year, the Treasury Department quietly publishes the Financial Report of the United States Government, a comprehensive assessment of America’s long-term financial...
Politics
If the US carries through its plans of “regime change” in Iran (which at this time is highly doubtful), look for an attempt to...
Politics
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor talk about the historic waits thanks to DC’s monopoly on airport security, and...
Politics
“Wright’s use of the word “unlikely” was a veiled concession that a spike to $200 was possible, though he repeated that the price jump...
Politics
In commemoration of Murray Rothbard’s 100th birthday, Bob shares five “greatest hits” from Rothbard’s economics, covering deficits vs. inflation, monopoly theory, excess capacity, the...
Politics
Growth in gross domestic product was down sharply from 4.4% in last year’s Q3 and 3.8% in Q2. The fourth-quarter number was half the...
Politics
When someone argues in favor of state control of economic processes, they are, by definition, presenting an argument based upon the ad baculum fallacy,...