Monopoly and Competition

In the early years, the pilgrims of Plymouth Colony had little to be thankful for until they gave up on dreams of utopia and turned to markets instead.

The polling booths of the market are ubiquitous, many are open 24 hours a day, and offer a daily plebiscite in which consumers express their values.

Monopolies and cartels are creations of government, not markets.

Alarmed by successful entrepreneurship and low prices for consumers, government seeks, yet again, to shut down small businesses.

A Polish politician's severe illness has suddenly put legalization of medical marijuana on the table.

For decades, governments have been manipulating our views of what medical schools are, and what they should be.

Free-trade deals — which are more about increasing government power than trade — are in retreat in the face of Brexit and Trump.

Coca-Cola still uses components of the cocaine-producing coca leaf in its production today in a partnership with big pharma and government cronies.

Recorded at Mises University 2016.

New FDA regulations — like most crony capitalist regs — will help large established businesses while hurting smaller ones.