Christopher Paige

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Thanks to the Combination of the Fed and IP, Snow White 2024 Is a Terrible Movie

10/16/2023 Mises Wire Christopher Paige

Snow White (2024) is a terrible movie. Granted, I don’t have any particular insights into the film, but economics teaches me that everyone involved in that movie believes it’s a terrible movie, and I...

Civilian Control, Unicorns, and Other Bedtime Stories: The Military Does What It Wants

09/18/2023 Mises Wire Christopher Paige

The fundamental problem with purchasing protection from the boogeyman is that it’s impossible to assess the quality of your purchase: If the boogeyman doesn’t attack, it appears your protection...

Governments Cannot Effectively Regulate Vaccines

01/26/2023 Mises Wire Christopher Paige

It’s theoretically impossible for government to regulate vaccines effectively. To see why, consider the following thought experiment: Imagine you were an expert employed somewhere in the government’s...

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Thanks to the Combination of the Fed and IP, Snow White 2024 Is a Terrible Movie

11/01/2023 Christopher Paige

Because Federal Reserve policies distort the economy and create perverse incentives, Disney also must deal with intellectual property issues. The combination of the two will ruin the Snow White story.

Governments Cannot Effectively Regulate Vaccines

02/02/2023 Christopher Paige

Because government officials do not worry about the consequences of making mistakes, the government should not be permitted to regulate anything as important as vaccines.

An Economic Perspective on Accusing Political Opponents of Racism

10/13/2022 Christopher Paige

A winning political strategy, especially among Democrats, is to accuse their political opponents of racism, or at least "closet" racism. Yet simple economic analysis shows such accusations are illogical.

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