The Swiss Franc and The Euro: What Now?
Although the Swiss central bank has ended its 2011-2016 experiment of pegging the franc to the euro, highly interventionist monetary policy continues.
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State of the Nation: Progressives, Conservatives, and Trump
One year into Trump’s term and one political constant remains: belief in and enforcement of intrusive government.
The Constitution Does What it Was Written To Do — Expand Government Power
The purposely open-ended Commerce Clause and deliberately nebulous phrases such as “general welfare” are in there for a reason.
No, We Don’t Need a Federal “Solution” to Infrastructure Problems
States and cities are plenty wealthy enough to build bridges and roads on their own. But there are political reasons to spend federal money instead.
College Athletes Aren’t What Make College Football Profitable
Tickets for tonight's championship game are selling for well over $2,000, but people aren't paying just to see 20-something athletes play football.
The Man Who Fought to Liberalize Communist Yugoslavia
Even during the Cold War, some Yugoslav leaders fought to liberalize the nation's economy and pull away from the model of Soviet central planning.
Class Conflict and The Last Jedi
You can talk about the Resistance all you want, but if you force others to die for your vision of galactic politics, you’re one of the bad guys.
Cannabis Tax Revenues Will be a Roadblock to Sessions’s Drug War
State tax collectors and local businesses are unlikely to go along quietly with new federal efforts to crack down on legalized marijuana.
The Hanseatic League: An “Empire” of Commerce
The prosperous League had no coherent political organization, and there was no clearly defined administrative center or a system for raising taxes.
School Vouchers Are Basically Food Stamps
Governments already use vouchers in many areas, including food and housing. Fortunately, those vouchers only go to a small portion of the population.
