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What does the price of a good matter if you can't buy it because it's all gone?

Will a similar crisis come to America amid the "Fight for $15"?

What game theory can do is help us make sense of all these factors to find out when individuals are most likely to act in a way that goes against the best interests of the group.

California’s politicians seem to believe only some ideas are welcome—if those ideas have been “fact-checked” by the heavy hand of government-sponsored boards.

Addiction is not the same as dependence, yet politicians and many in the media use the two words interchangeably.

The state does awful things, yes, but blaming it for everything that's wrong in your life does no one any favors, least of all you.

If you want policies that help the poor, they must be policies that also help the middle class and the rich.

If you want policies that help the poor, they must be policies that also help the middle class and the rich.

Legislative punting has led to an increase in the use of executive power.

Running companies in the interests of shareholders produces the best economic outcome: all of us getting richer over time.

Am I suggesting boys are better at math and science than girls? No, I am suggesting they might be worse.

The Supreme Court Justice held nothing back when commenting on the current nomination process.

A restrained government means more economic freedom, and in turn, more innovation.

Although modern society tends to elevate certain jobs or careers above others—and garbage collection is typically not high on the list—these workers provide immense value to their communities.

Not only has Trump not been in office long enough for any of his environmental policies to have a real effect on global climate, hurricanes aren't actually any worse than they have been in the past.

The ratification of the Constitution would not have been possible without the peculiar circumstances of 1787.

Yet again, research shows tax rates should beas low as possibleto produce as much prosperity as possible

Instead of demanding more government intervention, they looked to actually solve the problems of poor supply and unpredictable prices.

The market is the real driver of better working conditions.

Protectionism is bad for America, even if other countries don't retaliate (which they generally do).

Five facts you should know about the German philosopher and co-author of'The Communist Manifesto.'

From the Middle East and Asia to the U.S. and Latin America, these crises helped shape the 20th century.

Tariffs and other trade barriers are not just bad economics—they are bad ethics.

The desire to bring more and more of human life under the purview of political control is inhumane.

The ironic intersection of the Democrats' delay strategy and the Anti-Federalist papers.

Rather than a failure of the free market, the federal government was directly complicit in the mortgage market’s spectacular ramp-up and eventual collapse.

This zone is approximately half an acre, or about 1 percent of the 100-acre campus.

Lower-cost imports allow domestic producers to be more productive, increasing GDP and domestic employment.

The bottom line is that Venezuela is in free-fall, but I don’t know where the bottom is.

"Price gouging" serves an important purpose, and it turns out that a fair number of people already understand that.

Americans are, by and large, more prosperous than they've ever been without being noticeably less equal.

If lower tuition is the goal, it is difficult to escape the conclusion that American colleges’ sky-high spending levels must come down.

Iran solved its kidney shortage, and we can too

The admirable freedom fighter deserves more recognition. Here's why.

Would you be willing to pay $2000 for a phone that costs only half that much today?

In addition to its landmark success in the world of tech, the company is now taking on a vital role in criminal justice reform.

Connecting the dots, imposing a tax on businesses that hire poor workers will reduce the number of poor workers they hire.

Born on the 12th of September, here are 12 quotes from the acerbic author.

Job crafters refuse to play the role of a miserable victim as they go about adding value to others. The job constraints they face are a starting point, not a barrier.

When politicians pick economic winners, we all lose.

It is not just Zimbabwe.

So long as the people in charge insist on governing the financial system through rules that no individual or group of individuals can hope to master, they will continue to overlook looming crashes.

Turns out, free lunches get really expensive.

Sometimes, you just need a good chuckle at the expense of statist ideology.

Feeding youngsters with our own convictions or giving them national platforms is problematic for several reasons.

The lack of freedom in African aviation costs the continent millions of jobs and billions of dollars are lost in investment every year.

To reduce waste, most governments run communication campaigns. Unfortunately, research shows that these campaigns cause consumers to waste more, not less.

Catherine Bernard is fighting the war on drugs one acquittal at a time.

Why the United States shouldn't follow in the footsteps of Japan's VAT.

The endemic rashness of political discourse can no longer be tolerated.