Need More Public Parking? Privatize It!
Government parking policies create unnecessary shortages. Privatizing public parking not only would enable more efficient solutions, but also would make the system more fair.
When Proxy Wars Come Home
Contrary to what we're told by the regime's cheerleaders, America's proxy wars are very costly for Americans in terms of both wealth and freedom.
It’s Time to End Squatter’s Rights
In modern times, squatter's rights have little use beyond grinding an ideological axe or redistributing property to favored interest groups. It is time to end squatter's rights altogether.
Price Inflation Comes from Government, not from “Excuseflation” or “Greedflation”
In his recent State of the Union speech, President Biden called out private enterprise for what he calls “shrinkflation” and “greedflation.” If he wishes to know who is responsible for this phenomenon, he should look in the mirror.
States Pursue Alternative Licensing Pathways for Lawyers
Marc Joffe Jokes about the abundance of “ambulance chasers” aside, the fact is that some parts of America face a shortage of lawyers rather than the surplus that those critical of the profession might expect. Although New York City and Washington, DC,
No, the Brazilian Government Should Not Subsidize Carnival Festivities
Brazil’s carnival celebration is a huge event that also is heavily subsidized by government at all levels. Yet carnival would do very well by if the subsidies were replaced with entrepreneurial investment.
The Case Against Antitrust
Robert A. Levy Competition is an essential ingredient of capitalism. Accordingly, when a corporation appears to have acquired sufficient market dominance to discourage competitors, it’s tempting to ask the government to remedy the problem by enforcing antitrust laws. That temptation should be
Who You Calling Far Right?
David Boaz Ideological labels are challenging. They change over time. They often originate as terms of abuse for one’s opponents. The proto‐liberal Levellers in the mid‐1600s got their name from critics who accused them of wanting to “level” society, rather than
Foreign Aid and the Politicization of Economic Life
While progressives tout foreign aid to poor countries as socially and economically beneficial, in truth it makes poor nations even poorer. Foreign aid is a poor substitute for free trade and free markets.
South Royalton: Looking Back
A discussion of the 1972 South Royalton Conference on Austrian Economics by those who attended.