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Though ever-increasing retirement ages are met with howls of disapproval, they are a necessary correction to an anachronistic system.

Two separate studies examined two different restrictive opioid policies that fell victim to the Law of Unintended Consequences.

Facebook has the right to censor whoever they want, but this kind of clumsy, partisan censorship practice is just begging for government intervention.

Sorry, folks, but protectionism by any other name is still protectionism, and it still doesn't work.

People are joining an incipient movement to “walk away” from the division of identity politics.

For 16 long seconds, an unhinged individual stood completely unopposed by a roomful of unarmed victims.

Alfonso Maestro and his twin brother Gonzalo are entrepreneurs of a very interesting sort.

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Thank your lucky stars for inefficient law enforcement.

A rapidly growing global middle class means that the poorest among us are becoming less poor.

If President Trump were to impose a Section 232 national security tariff on Canadian vehicles, it would be passing on to American buyers a tax on the Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, Cadillac XTS, among other “Canadian” cars.

Unquestionably, the time to reinstate the language of capitalism for America’s young people is now.

Embrace your inner adult.

Parents shouldn’t forget that their kids are growing up in a far safer and gentler world than they would have been just a few generations ago.

Now that marijuana is legal in the state, California has passed a bill to give those convicted of cannabis-related crimes a chance to expunge them from their record.

When politicians make calls to have government control over something, like corporate charters, they don't always seem to understand that that power could also be wielded by people they don't agree with.

The data are on capitalism's side, but if research and statistics consistently changed peoples’ minds, society would be cured of much of what ails it.

"Money isn't everything." Well, no, but it certainly helps.

Far from being a "race to the bottom," incentives to lower taxes all over the world benefit the entire global economy, including Americans.

The mural violated no law, and there is no HOA to object to it, yet the city still fined the couple for their color scheme.

No single party gets to decide how much they, you, or anyone else is worth all by themselves.

Tagging food trucks with GPS monitoring is not only a purely protectionist move, it's a gross violation of privacy.

The bottom line is that there isa recipe for growth and prosperity.

The truth is this: outside of government-backed cartels like law, academia, and medicine, no company has ever actually required a degree.

Here are 3 tips that are simple, cost little to nothing, and work for kids of nearly any age.

Why legislate for something already being done by the market?

Spoiler: we're already doing all of these things.

Smart property is becoming ordinary.

It is up to us to take a stand against the increasing criminalization of parenthood.

We need to realize that this plan, if ever enacted, would be a potent recipe for corruption.

The band's effort proves that private action succeeds where government fails.

The "protectionist" view is that people are actually not individuals but part of a collective entity, a nation or state or people, that has a prior claim on them over and above their own interests and welfare.

Although the bill is only in effect for 12 months, it is unknown what will occur after this period.

Modest reductions in mandatory minimums and efforts to enable inmates to peacefully reenter society are not "soft on crime."

It turns out that most public-sector employees like their newly-acquired ability to opt out of paying union fees.

Kuhn and Feyerabend not only point us toward radical communication, their work implies polarization is inevitable without it.

As predicted, the ever-expanding trade wars are hurting far more people than they help.

The app industry is in a constant state of turnover as innovation happens at a rapid rate. This can happen in any market, if we simply let it.

When people are free to pursue what matters to them, economic activity goes up and is shown by economic growth.

Champions of markets should consider using stories like the parable of the long spoon which better reflect the cooperative nature of free enterprise.

Like so many politicians, Ocasio-Cortez supports increasing the minimum wage without fully appreciating the impact it would have one businesses.

Blakely's path to billions started with pantyhose and a pair of scissors.

Fertilizer runoff from subsidized sugar fields is causing massive Red Tide blooms, killing marine life and ruining beaches.

Denmark isn't prosperous because they have an extensive welfare state, but in spite of it.

The report recommends that pediatricians take a more active role in explaining to parents the value of childhood play.

Digital health care allows doctors to connect with their patients remotely, which in turn expands access to health care.

By taking away our means of self-defense and refusing to provide a suitable substitute, gun-free zones violate our right to life.

Senator Warren is proposing “the wholesale expropriation of private enterprise in the United States, and nothing less.”

How to "deschool" your writing.

Protectionist trade policies make life more expensive for everyone, but they hit the poor the hardest.