Lipton Matthews

Articles

President Joe Biden’s Decision to Posthumously Pardon Marcus Garvey

02/24/2025 Mises Wire Lipton Matthews

President Joe Biden’s decision to posthumously pardon Marcus Garvey has been met with widespread acclaim in the United States and across the global black diaspora. Garvey is revered as an iconic black...

Downsizing Government

02/19/2025 Power & Market Lipton Matthews

In a bold and transformative move, President Donald Trump announced his administration’s intention to downsize the federal government by offering compensation to federal workers who voluntarily resign...

The Technological Revolution

02/14/2025 Mises Wire Lipton Matthews

The technological revolution—spearheaded by advances in robotics and generative artificial intelligence (AI)—is poised to reshape industries, redefine job roles, and challenge traditional labor...

Media

From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship

01/02/2025 Lipton Matthews

Entrepreneurs come from all walks of life and from different social and ethnic groups. Lipton Matthews reviews Jean-Claude Escalante’s From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship, which chronicles the rise of a successful entrepreneur who came from humble beginnings.

Jamaica and the Failure of the Entrepreneurial State

12/26/2024 Lipton Matthews

As we see from Jamaica‘s experience, attempts by the government to be entrepreneurial misallocate resources, waste money, and achieve poor results.

Contrived Scarcity and Antitrust Lawsuits—“It’s Not a Bag, It’s a Birkin”

12/09/2024 Lipton Matthews

Birkin bags are pricey and the producer restricts its potential buyers. Unfortunately, disgruntled customers who don’t want to follow the company’s rules are now appealing to US antitrust law.

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