Articles
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From the ‘Banter Bill’ to Bias Hotlines: The Alarming Rise of Snitch Networks
A troubling new piece of legislation continues to make its way through the British parliament. Dubbed the “Banter Bill,” the Employment Rights Bill would criminalize any speech that might be […]
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William Jennings Bryan vs. Carl Schurz: Lessons from the Gilded Age Money Debate
Even though the COVID-era inflation surge is in the past, Americans are right to remain concerned about the state of our money. Contention over America’s monetary policy is nothing new, […]
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The Forgotten Soap Opera That Took on the New Deal
In December 1934, The American Family Robinson came to the radio airwaves. The new show, like many of its competitors, featured a combination of mystery, family life, romance, drama, adventure, […]
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HL Mencken Knew Politicians: ‘Merchants of Delusion’
Rare is the day that passes during which I don’t, at least once (and usually more than once), say to myself, “Omigosh, I do wish that HL Mencken were still […]
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From Gleaning to Growth: Ancient Lessons for Reducing Poverty
Care for the poor is an essential part of a virtuous life in the Jewish and Christian traditions, and other traditions as well. In the book of Deuteronomy, in the […]
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The UN is Costly and Corrupt: Should the US Pull Back?
Twenty years ago, a committee led by former Chair of the US Federal Reserve Paul Volcker released its report. The committee had investigated what had been known as the “oil-for-food” […]
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Foundations of Economics: It All Starts With Cooperation
It is by understanding the nature of cooperation that one can see how the evolution of all the other foundations of economics, and even the free market economy itself, was driven by the societal benefits from ever more effective cooperation.
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DC’s $4.4B RFK Stadium Boondoggle: A Gift to Interest Groups, a Burden on Taxpayers
Washington, DC’s subsidization of the renovation of RFK Stadium — the once and future home of the Washington Commanders — “is a BFD,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said, verging on an […]
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You Can Pay Your Friends on PayPal and Venmo Again—And Not Worry About the IRS
Since the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill in early July, Democrats have devoted their summer to campaigning against the bill’s cuts to various social programs. Some took to […]
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Health on the Shelf: How Markets Made Life-Saving Inhalers Accessible
A simple conversation sparked the idea for modern metered-dose inhalers, but markets made them iconic. George Maison, President of Riker Laboratories in 1955, was talking with his daughter Susie about […]
