Public Labor Unions Are Getting Desperate
Unions' traditional arguments are increasingly seen as faulty, so unions are falling back on ever-sketchier claims about their alleged benefits.
Bureaucracy and Regulation
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Why Politicians so Often Fail to Protect the Property Rights of the Poor
Throughout US history, government agents have often discarded "pure" property rights in favor of "development."
Why Banking Is No Ordinary Industry
Special powers to inflate the money supply — granted by the state — make banking unlike other private industries.
Against Trump’s Tariffs
The verdict of sound economics is universal. Tariffs cripple economies, reduce the standard of living, and pit some groups against others.
Health Care: American Mania vs. Canadian Sclerosis
The Canadian medico-sclerosis would have been worse if it weren’t for the American medico-mania which has brought an unbelievable number of innovations.
For the Dreamers: No Deportation, No Citizenship
The federal government could elect to leave migrants alone, while also not offering citizenship. In other words, it could do nothing at all.
Get Ready for the War on Meat
Meat consumption is now being portrayed as a threat to the earth and all life — and thus attempts at a meat tax won't be far behind.
E-Verify Threatens Us All
E-Verify could be used to punish anyone who displeases the government, from immigrants to homeschoolers to gun owners.
The Scam That Is Urban “Land Use” Planning
Government planners admit they don't know how consumers actually want to use city land. But that doesn't stop them from regulating every lot in town.
Is the Marketplace What’s Really Killing Coal?
Coal Country usually blames government regulations for its decline, but consumers have been choosing other less-expensive products for a long time.
