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Cats, Coffee, and Entrepreneurs
Sometimes entrepreneurship is combining things that already exist to make something new.
Hackers Have Better Customer Service Than Governments
The government could learn a thing or two about "consumer" relations from hackers.
Birth Rates are at Historic Lows and Here's a Major Reason
People love Anne of Green Gables. Is it any wonder that we are nostalgic?
Insider Trading Should Be Legal
It's wrong to lock someone in a cage for acting rationally.
Trade Deficits Don’t Matter – Unless Caused by Government
"What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom."
Fake News Is Old News
We give you 5 helpful tips on how to spot Fake News and use a skeptical eye to assess information.
Why Businessmen Fail at Government
Ludwig von Mises explains why an entrepreneur is a fish out of water as a government administrator
Can You Be Sued for Projecting Words onto Your Neighbor's Building?
Is light a trespass or a nuisance?
The ROI for Cronyism is Huge
Surprise! Cronyism is lucrative.
Uber Plans Its Triumphant Return to Austin
Texas is paving the way for Uber and Lyft to return to Austin.
The Palace Is in Turmoil but the Country Is Not
Trump once said that the nation-state “remains the true foundation for happiness and harmony.” Not really.
A Century Later, Mises Is Still Being Validated
When you're right, you're right.
The Chinese Only Export so They Can Buy Stuff Too
Free trade means raises for workers even if their paychecks don't actually change.
How Millennials Find Matches and Why It Matters
Is it possible that having a mate with good credit is the least of our worries?
The Progressives Took Away Our Right to Contract. It's Time to Reclaim It
Millennials want more independence than being an "employee" can offer.
You Can't Trust Unemployment Statistics
We're actually worse than we were before the Recession of 2008. But we won't stay this way.
The Handmaid's Tale Is a Collectivist Dystopia
The political left has claimed a monopoly on dystopian story-telling.
Eleven Big Problems with the New French President
From Le Pen's fire to Macron's frying pan.
What Is “Neoliberalism” Anyway?
We need a fix on what this term means. Is there a founding thinker, book, or meeting?
Tell Us What You See: Season 5 of "House of Cards"
It's creepy, and suggests rising dictatorship in time of crisis
Don't Thank the Government for Your iPhone
The very analysis which leads to us asking the government to tax-fund certain research is the very reason the government shouldn't be trying to own the results.
The Evidence Weighs in Favor of Immigration
A Haitian worker that were to relocate to the US would see her Place Premium-adjusted earnings automatically rise by 700%.
Will the Future See Our Boondoggles as Great Monuments?
It's naive to think that every ruin was a brilliant and valuable construction.
Why Environmentalists Need to Understand Economics
When it comes to the environment, activists would do well to take advice from market economists.
Government Agencies Don’t Offer “Customer Service”
What is a customer? It's really not that hard to figure out.
Are Moviemakers Pandering Too Much to Fans?
Where is the line between customer service and "fanservice?"
Your Team Would Win More in a Low-Tax State
There's an empirical relationship between productivity and increased wages.
Is School Driving Kids Literally Crazy?
The American Psychological Association found that teens are more stressed than adults.
What Is a Government Worker Worth without a Free Market?
Government pays higher wages to attract workers away from private employers.
Culpability for this Ransomware Belongs to the NSA
In all the coverage of the recent ransomware attack shutting down computer systems around the world, one point has been buried and obscured.
Poland Continues Its Rise from the Ashes of Communism
Since 1990, good economic policy has really turned things around for Poland.
The Ugly Truth about College Accreditation
When it comes to higher ed, this question inevitably surrounds the messy topic of “accreditation.”
Under Socialism, Morality Is Scarcer than Bread
Socialism is not only underpinned by force, it is also morally corrupting.
Taxi Unions Are Using Apartheid-Era Tactics to Crush Uber
Why would taxi-cab driver want to ensure a higher pay for their competitors?
Does Your Politics Determine Your View of Science?
Science is not a social club or a tribe. It is way to examine and understand the natural world and the organisms that live in it, including humans.
The Log Tax Is Harming Both Americans and Canadians
Protectionism: you slap me, I poke you in the eye.
Economic Theory Really Is Pro-Immigration
The economy is not a zero-sum game. The number of jobs is not finite.
What the Self-Esteem Movement Got Disastrously Wrong
And how it emotionally crippled today's young adults.
Be Wary of the Orwellian "Enlightened" Class
Can we identify an epistemology of tyranny?
Whatever You Call This Health Care Mess, It's Not Insurance
Pick one: Affordable care or coverage for pre-existing conditions.
Pixar Vanquishes the Monsters of Modern Creativity
"Creativity, Inc." is the book to read for everything from creative inspiration to straight economics.
Early American Government Ran on Lotteries, Not Taxes
When the colonies revolted, lotteries helped the new nation survive.
Occupational Licensing is a Scam
Good news, there’s a growing campaign to get rid of these foolish restrictions.
Peace Out, iPod, I'm Rocking Spotify
Creative destruction made my iPod obsolete, oh well.
Trump Defiles the Sanctity of Government, and It Drives the Center-Left Mad
This frenzy even has a name: Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Net Neutrality Is about Government Control of the Internet
Public utilities do not innovate. Nor do they seek to better their service for consumers.
Using Social Security to Punish the Rich Doesn't Help the Poor
Sadly, people are motivated by penalizing the rich rather than helping the poor.
Engineer Fined for Criticizing Traffic Light Policy without a License
"The definition of the practice of engineering is so broad according to the board, and the board has shown itself to be so aggressive."
Education Used to Happen Outside of School
Schooling as a forced societal construct is a fairly recent phenomenon.
Why Are So Many Poor Americans So Overweight?
Hint: it involves the government, because of course it does.
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