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Student Loan Forgiveness Is an Even Worse Use of Taxpayer Money Than You Thought
A new paper shows that loan forgiveness has no effect on default rates.
This Presbyterian Night Shelter Is Waging a War on Poverty that Is Actually Working
In the fight against homelessness, creative opportunities and honest hard work provide the most effective remedy.
'Resistance' Inside an Administration Is Not New or Special
Subversive behavior within an administration is nothing new.
Three Movies You Should Watch to Understand the Economic Collapse of 2008
These films are worth watching to be reminded of what happened, why it happened, and why it may not be over.
Americans Are Leaving States With High Tax Rates, Data Show
And taking themselves to states with lower tax-burdens.
South Africa’s Expropriation Plan Puts All Property in Danger, Not Just Farmland
Many South Africans and media are suffering from a misunderstanding of what the government’s expropriation would permit.
Government Is Behind the Cost of Living Spike in the U.S.
Student loan debt, housing costs, and healthcare bills can be crippling even for those on decent enough incomes.
Spending Restraint Is Key to Avoiding a Greek-Style Fiscal Meltdowns, IMF Study Shows
You cannot have both runaway government spending and a stable economy.
Why Bitcoin Is Technically an Inflationary Currency—Even Though Its Purchasing Power Is Increasing
The creators of Bitcoin designed its inflation rate to mimic gold’s stable inflation rate.
Political Polarization Is Breeding More Intolerance, But It Doesn't Have to
Instead of storming out or shouting down, maybe we could actually talk to each other.
Up from Niche Libertarianism
I've formulated some of my common criticisms of libertarians.
To Curb Police Violence, Progressives Must First Confront Their Allegiance to Unions
If one were to list the obstacles to police reform, it would be impossible to ignore the role thatpolice unionsplay.
Quit Rates Suggest Federal Bureaucrats Are Overpaid
Notwithstanding all this evidence, the unions representing bureaucrats nonetheless try to crank out numbers showing federal employees are underpaid.
Why WNBA Stars Make (Way) Less Than NBA Backups—and Why That's Okay
It's not about the amount of effort or the quantity of inputs. It's about the value of the outputs.
LinkedIn Reveals the Top 10 Startups of 2018
The business-focused social media platform shared these breakout young businesses.
Stop Job-Shaming ‘Cosby’ Actor Geoffrey Owens and Listen to What He Says About the Dignity of Work
Each role offers a unique contribution with unique civilizational value, and each ought to be celebrated, in turn.
Marxism Is Consuming My Beloved Africa
Many young Africans are quick to embrace Marxism as a solution to the many harms that imperialist colonialism has inflicted on them, but they are mistaken.
The Foreign War on Drugs Is Failing, Too
It's expensive, both in dollars and human lives, and it's emphatically not working.
All Taxes Undermine Prosperity, but Taxes on Personal and Corporate Income Do the Most Damage
The data are in, and they show that all taxes are not created equal.
EA's Failed In-Game Moneymaking Strategy Proves that Consumers Remain the Most Effective Regulators of Markets
What can we learn from EA’s experience? Ultimately, there’s no such thing as an “unregulated” market.
Amazon and Other Tech Giants Deserve Our Gratitude, Not Our Outrage
They haven’t just transformed their own industries; they’ve transformed life itself.
The Seen and the Unseen: Immigration Doesn't Decrease Native Employment, It Reorganizes It
Immigration restrictionists fall prey to the same fundamental misunderstanding of the allocation of labor as the Luddites of the 19th century.
A New Labor Dept. Report Reveals the Bulk of the Gender Earnings Gap Can Be Explained by Age, Hours Worked, and Marital Status
A recently released BLS report suggests the gender "wage gap" is better described as a gender earnings gap.
A Look at Pay for Federal Employees Compared to Their Private-Sector Counterparts
Once you include all forms of employee compensation, public-sector employees are extremely well-paid.
Governments Are Going After Airline and Credit Card Fees: Why That Will Cost Us More Than It Saves
You could think of add-on fees this way: they aren't fees, they're opt-outs.
Kaepernick Is Right that America Has a Policing Problem. But Condemning American Ideals and Police Isn't the Solution.
NFL players should adopt the strategy Martin Luther King used when fighting Jim Crow laws.
South Africa Staggers into Recession. Are Zimbabwe-Style Land Seizures to Blame?
As critics of the land seizure policy pointed out, we’ve seen this all before with Robert Mugabe’s disastrous rule in Zimbabwe.
Was Brazil's Tragic Museum Fire Lit by Rio's Olympic Torch?
Hopefully, Rio's terrible loss will stand as a warning to any politician who celebrates construction over maintenance and the seen over the unseen.
California Wants to Force Corporate Boards to Adopt Illegal Gender Quotas
Gender quotas are definitely illegal, but they also lead to negative outcomes.
When the Redemptive Power of Work Meets Criminal Justice Reform
This is an area where we not only see real redemptive fruit but where we can also begin to make changes immediately.
Trump's Trade War Forces US Cherry Growers to "Dump" Their Crops on China
American cherry farmers, among many other farmers, are being forced to sell their crops below cost due to retaliatory tariffs.
The Lyft or Uber Ride Is the New Marketplace for Ideas
Instead of starting the conversation from your Twitter app, start with a ridesharing app instead.
The In-N-Out Burger Boycott Shows that Under Socialism, Those Who Don’t Obey Won’t Eat
What kind of twisted mindset demands obedience from others? A mindset that loves power.
Venezuela's Nightmare Is a Tragedy, But Not a Surprise
It is the same old nightmare that repeats itself every time radical socialists take over a country.
How State Religion Made the Czechs the Least Religious People in Europe
The cautionary tale of recent history is: The Church that lives by the State shall die by the State.
Labor Unions Set Workers at War with Each Other
Auberon Herbert explained it long ago.
Learning the Fourth Amendment … from Mom
Understanding our rights under the law is tantamount in a free society, a lesson I learned from my mother.
Why a Nationwide Ban on Texting While Driving Is a Bad Idea
Cell phone use accounts for only a tiny fraction of fatal highway crashes.
White Nationalism Is a Sickness Still With Us
The unhappy persistence of racism remains a fact.
How Richard Branson’s Adventure Capitalism Disrupted the Music and Airline Industries
Branson wrote, “Life is much more fun when it is filled with adventure and saying yes to new experiences,” and nothing could more appropriately sum up his life.
Robots Won't Take Our Jobs—But They Will Make Us Like Our Jobs More
Precisely because “robots” will erase so much of its drudgery, work will be about humans showcasing their unique skills and intelligence.
Ideological Extremism Is on the Rise. Is there Room for Non-Partisans?
For those of us that are in the center or libertarian, it means the chance is strong that we will be labeled as the enemy.
Nudging: Should We Be Wary of the Latest Fad in Behavioral Economics?
But for all its popularity, the concept of nudging has its flaws which largely go unmentioned.
Why Americans Don't Need Federal Protection from Google, Amazon, or Facebook
Antitrust and regulatory interventionism in the name of consumer welfare should be employed only with far more caution and skepticism.
The UN Gets Poverty All Wrong
Inequality isn’t poverty and poverty ain’t inequality.
The Economic Benefits of Legalized Sports Betting in the U.S. Would Be Huge
An Oxford Universityreportfound that the legalization of sports betting would contribute as much as $14 billion to the U.S. GDP annually.
Tucker Carlson Feeling the Bern Illustrates Conservatism’s Hostility to Free Markets
Conservatism shares the same hostility to laissez-faire markets as modern liberalism.
Guilt-Based Giving Is False Philanthropy
If you truly want to help people become successful, then help yourself become the kind of person who’s genuinely excited about success.
California's Bail Reform Offers Hope for Broken Justice System
California’s new legislation brings a ray of hope to so many communities that have been negatively impacted by our bail system over the years.
Flickr Founder Steven Butterfield on the 3 Levels of Wealth
In a recent NPR interview, Steven Butterfield was asked how his enormous wealth has impacted his life.
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