Birthday of a Bloodbath
As communism marks its centennial, we should remember it for what it did best: death.
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The Digital Revolution Has Empowered Central Banks
All the hype cannot hide the fact that this digital revolution has not delivered the increase in prosperity of previous technological revolutions.
The Christian Ethics Behind the Pilgrims’ Rejection of Communism
The Pilgrims' original communal property arrangements were foisted upon them by their colonial sponsors.
How to Beam Factories to Mars
Would the option of trading with Earth matter to the Martians? Of course it would — in spite of what Paul Krugman thinks.
Government Didn’t Save Us From Apple’s iPhone “Monopoly”
When new, high-priced products enter the market, it's the market process — and not government — that will bring prices down.
Do We Really Need a Federal Ban on Horse Meat?
The federal government has banned the slaughter of horses, although horse meat was commonly used in the US just a generation ago.
Thanksgiving: Celebrating the Birth of American Free Enterprise
In the wilderness of the New World, the Plymouth Pilgrims had progressed from the false dream of communism to the sound realism of capitalism.
Why Are People Buying Bonds with Negative Yields?
Is this really negative time preference or a central bank induced crack-up bond boom?
Are Markets Really as Calm as they Seem?
Given its track record, there is little reason to expect that the Fed won’t mess things up this time.
Freedom for Television and Radio
When the government essentially owns the airways, it also decides how those resources may be used.
