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We've Had ATMs for 50 Years. What's Next?
Various banks have already rolled out many innovative initiatives for their ATMs.
Check Your Ideological Blind Spot
And maybe try a little empathy.
My Awesome and Cheap Medical Experience...in Lebanon
I paid one tenth of what this great service would have cost in the US
How Did Hamburgers Get So Darn Good?
How did burgers get so good? Simple, they had to in order to survive.
Could You Live 90 Days on Bitcoin?
Like most newlyweds, Austin and Beccy Craig were excited about returning home to Utah after their honeymoon and beginning their new life together.
Corruption Is Not All Bad
When governments impose bad laws, corruption that circumvents the laws can have beneficial effects.
What the "Summer Slide" Says about Mass Schooling
Maybe we should think about the problems this indicates about learning in a mass schooling environment.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution Is Now
Don't be scared, people aren't becoming obsolete.
The West Is a Portable Idea, Not Blood and Soil
Liberty is not about particular race or religion. It’s about the pursuit of happiness that is the right of all people.
Who Actually Holds Walmart's Wealth?
Here's a clue: It's not the stock holders.
Corporations Are Not People, But They Still Have Rights
We can do better than that tired old claim that “money is speech."
Our Own Fear Is Even Deadlier than Terrorism
Amnesty International has warned about the consequences of suspending civil rights during a state of emergency.
Without Government Regulation, Who Would Hassle Liquor Retailers?
Might be a good idea for the government's defense to actually read the documents involved.
The Radicalism of Reading
The modern obsession with reading is just that: a modern obsession.
The Attack on Hobby Lobby Is Incoherent and Unjust
This company stole nothing. It is being stolen from.
War with North Korea Would Be Sheer Madness
Attacking North Korea would be simply mad, even criminal.
Fast Fashion Has Changed the Industry and the Economy
The apparel market is growing faster than the global economy.
Why So Many Films are Shot in Georgia Rather than Hollywood
High wage minimums price out certain workers just as high rates of taxation increasingly price out certain idyllic states
Monopoly Money Should Give Way to Choice in Currency
How Western countries became "democracies in deficit."
The Man in the High Castle: How Individualism Saved the World
A Utopia that cannot respect the rights of the smallest minority is itself not worth respecting.
The Case for Cash
A dozen countries out of the 28 European Union (EU) members had legal limits on cash transactions in place at the end of 2015.
Why the Swiss Health Care Model Will Never Work in America
The Affordable Care Act was, as thinkers as different as Paul Krugman and Avik Roy both observed, an attempt to Swiss up the U.S. health-insurance and health-care markets.
Jean-Baptiste Say and His Timeless Law of Markets
He proved Keynes wrong a century in advance.
Cash for Clunkers Was a Complete Failure
Scholars confirmed that the program didn’t have any long-run impact.
Valerian and the City of Red Tape
Valerian expresses its ideas through the characters' adventures – and the audience experiences it with them.
It Makes No Sense to Vilify the Kochs While Venerating FDR
The Koch Brothers recently announced a $21 million anti-poverty program in Dallas, designed to reduce gang violence and encourage young entrepreneurs.
Obamacare's "People Will Die" Canard
This argument is premised on an easily-recognized logical fallacy.
The Three Stages of Ownership
You need the idea of property, a method to secure it, and the documentation to prove it is yours. Without the third, you are sunk
The Grenfell Tower Fire Had Nothing to Do with Capitalism
This particular example was one of “state failure.”
Let the Catalans Say Adios to Spain
Why shouldn't your relationship with your government be as consensual as possible?
Hong Kong's Example for the Rest of Us
The UK could serve as a beacon of freedom and prosperity for Europe the way Hong Kong did for mainland China.
Bitcoin Markets Compared with Fiat, Gold, and Famous Billionaires
A little perspective here. Bitcoin is nowhere near being a major player...yet
Let Amazon Play Monopoly
The Amazon-Whole Foods merger could take down the company that was once hated as much as Amazon: Wal-Mart.
Colorado to Criminalize Screen Time for Kids
Initiative 29 is meant to "preserve natural childhood" but fails to consider practicality
New Study Sparks Frenzy over This Country’s Tax Rate
The average Greek will have to work until July 22 in order to earn enough to pay for their 2017 taxes.
Jay-Z: The Great Modern American Capitalist
Jay-Z may have a reputation for his unapologetic support of the Democratic Party and his family’s cozy relationship with the former First Family.
The Myth of the Infrastructure Cure-All
America’s infrastructure is not crumbling, massive spending won’t create any permanent jobs, and productivity is not suffering because of our infrastructure.
Crowdfunding Can Solve More Problems than Social Scientists
We can't expect to create a civil society using the mechanisms which have contributed to its diminution.
The Fight for Freedom Begins in Culture
The founding of the United States is just one example of this process.
3 Reasons Why Homeschooling is Booming in the Middle East
Basically, they're the same reasons why more and more Americans are homeschooling.
Do You Know What a Nation Is?
Where your heart is, there is your nation.
This App is Helping African Farmers Secure Their Land Rights
Entrepreneurs are helping millions of rural Africans secure their property rights.
How to Create Value and Build a Successful Career
David Veksler has a fascinating life story that spans three continents and is an instructive example of how to build a great career.
British Courts Won't Let These Parents Try to Save Their Baby's Life
Their only hope is an experimental treatment in the US but the courts won't let them go.
Corporate Welfare Is Spreading to the Minor Leagues
Stadiums and arenas have no positive economic impacts.
Seattle's Minimum Wage Hurt Low-Income Workers the Most
An honest person can't defend this.
In Groundbreaking Decision, DC Court Orders IRS to Return Money to Victims
The judicial branch exists primarily to ensure that Constitutional principles are properly upheld and applied by the courts.
Social Democracy Didn't Spur Post-War Growth
In fact, a less socially democratic set of policies produced a better result elsewhere.
Governments Are Trapping Underbanked Populations in Perpetual Poverty
For those from poor countries who have left their families and communities behind in search of a more opportunity-rich life in America, sending large sums of money back home comes with a hefty price tag.
Hilariously Truthful Defense of Waffle House Goes Viral
As customers, we know what we are doing. We keep coming back because the food is cheap and good.
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