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To Be A Happy Person, Understand Marginal Utility
Thinking in absolutes is often wrong. People, including you, make choices on the margin.
Your Free Speech Is More Important Than My Feelings
Whether I like it or not.
An Eclipse Can End a War, but Not the Afghan War
Behind the president’s squint, anxiety for peace did not fill his mind, at least not enough for him to call for peace in midst of a blind war.
Inequality Is a Side Effect of Progress
And that's okay.
Are Smartphones Ruining Generation Z?
How is "iGen" doing?
Shaming is the Worst Way to Persuade Someone
Fortunately, there are persuasive ways to reduce prejudiced attitudes.
Child Labor Was Wiped Out by Markets, Not Government
The numbers prove it.
I Served My Time but I May Never Be Truly Free
How long should someone suffer for past indiscretions once their debt to society has been paid?
Afghanistan and the Sunk Cost Fallacy
When you're fighting a losing battle, it's best to cut your losses, not double down.
Should an Armed Nazi Horde Be Permitted to Invade Your Town?
The answer is yes, and it's because this produces the best social outcome in the long run.
The Frightening Rise of Slovakian National Socialism
Not all the enemies of your enemies are your friends.
A Cosmopolitan Case against World Government
There is no a priori reason to believe that a world government can act to solve global problems more effectively than a consortium of the world's major powers.
Removing Statues of Violent Bigots? Start with Che
The man responsible for Cuba's first concentration camp does not deserve statues.
Some Refreshing Honesty about the Purpose of Mass Schooling
Classroom posters extolling conformity are a frank reminder that schooling and learning are strikingly different.
How to Map Your Ambitions and Navigate Your Career
This strategy will work for people in all stages and all walks of life.
The Most Pervasive Bigotry Isn't What You Think
The bigotry that begets all others.
Amazon Destroys Jobs? Really?
Once again, Trump has made statements about Amazon that don't reflect reality.
How to Buy Great Suits on eBay for Nothing
Suits don't have to cost $2,000. There is another way.
The Great Recession, 10 Years Later
All about the recession, the recovery, and the impact of the regulatory state.
In Defense of "Eclipse Glasses" Price Gougers
Even bits of cardboard and plastic need to be rationally economized.
Wealth Redistribution is Not Economic Justice
If we truly wish to establish equality we must allow the market to distribute wealth as it will.
Dear Federal Government, Stop Trying to Fix the Infrastructure
Transportation should be handled by state or local government or the private sector.
The Real Scandal Is the EPA's Diesel Policy, Not Volkswagen
No matter how well-intentioned they may be, when bureaucrats create regulations the results are never are as positive as the government would have you believe.
Why the "Paradox of Tolerance" Is No Excuse for Attacking Free Speech
What did Popper actually believe about speech and tolerance in a liberal, pluralistic society?
Guess What? Donald Trump Has a Good Foreign Policy Idea
“Democracy promotion” is no longer trumpeted as a top U.S. foreign policy goal.
When the Eclipse Reaches Your Soul
The Long Dark Night of the Soul is the spiritual eclipse we fear the most.
School Is Not “the Real World”
Shutting yourself off from the real world is not the best way to learn about the real world.
3 Ways Deregulation Can Advance Social Justice
‘Deregulation’ is not antithetical to social justice, quite the contrary, in fact.
This is What Happpens When You Introduce 4-Year-Olds to an Old People's Home
Ten four-year-old children and 11 people in their late 80s were brought together for six weeks in a new nursery set within a retirement community in the city of Bristol.
13 Reasons Why You Should Watch 13 Reasons Why
13 Reasons Why tackles the darkest recesses of the human soul, but as a viewer, you will hopefully come out the other side feeling that much better and more appreciative of the wonderful gift that is existence.
Why You Can't Always Trust a 5 Star AirBnB
Why AirBnb's review process is pressuring guests to give positive reviews.
My Lunch with a Nazi
We ordered some small sandwiches and tea and began to talk.
More Patronizing European Advice Won't Make Africa Rich
Contrary to the advice of Europe's development elites, Africa needs freer trade.
Why You Vote for Corn Syrup Even Though It Might Be Killing You
How public choice theory helps us understand the problems with dispersed costs and concentrated benefits
Capitalism Should Play a Bigger Role in Protecting the Environment
Private ownership produces conservation.
The Best Anti-Nazi Strategy Is to Let Them Speak
It comes down to whether Americans are going to trust each other with freedom or not.
"Back to School" Is Not Inevitable
You can add curtains to the jail cells but it's no less a prison.
Herpes Cure Needs Free To Choose Medicine
Thanks to a remarkable man who passed away on June 22, 2017 at the untimely age of 48, relief from the scourge of herpes may soon be a reality.
Why the Rich Actually Love High Taxes
Only if the marginal tax rate were high would all those exemptions ever make it into the tax code.
Socialism – Not Oil Prices – Is to Blame for Venezuela's Woes
Venezuela's problems predate the drop in oil price.
Can You Handle Diversity in Ideas?
“Mom… are we right about everything?” “Uh….Yes.”
How to Help Indian Farmers
The huge farming population in India is hampering productivity and effecting small farms.
Even Shakespeare Knew that Kicking Out Immigrants Harms Us All
The famed playwright seems to be commenting on some of the issues that are most explosive today.
When Hippies Used Snickers As Currency
Snickers Bars: The Money of Peace, Love, and Rainbows
Greece Should Copy New Zealand's Dramatic Policy Reform
New Zealand: A feel-good story for economic liberalization, and a template for radical free-market reform.
The Regulatory State Is the Enemy of Economic Mobility
Why are Americans less likely to move to better opportunities than they used to be?
Capitalist Reforms Are Boosting Prosperity in the Baltics
The Baltic nations show how market-based reforms generate better lives for ordinary people.
Five Ways the Charlottesville Marches Backfired
Instead of fueling some kind of white revolution, the results will likely be the exact opposite.
Did You Know about the Great Hyperinflation of the 17th Century?
Kipper, Wipper and Kings Who Were Clippers
Lobbying Is a Waste of Valuable Resources
Resource expenditures are beneficial to the rent-seekers themselves but, from society’s perspective, these expenditures are a waste.
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