End the State’s Monopoly on Policing
When a state possesses a monopoly on the use of force, this doesn't necessarily mean states must also monopolize police services.
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L.A. to Worsen Housing Shortage with New Rent Controls
Housing activists in Los Angeles hope to expand rent control there. This will make the city's housing crisis even worse.
Janet Yellen on Workforce Development
Yellen sees challenges to be solved in the labor market, but completely misses the Fed and government's hand in the problems.
Colonel House and Woodrow Wilson: Paving the Way for War
The alliance between Colonel Edward Mandell House and Woodrow Wilson would prove to be momentous indeed.
The Problem with Paid Parental Leave
Once again, good-intentioned policies that ignore the laws of economics only hurt those who they were originally intended to help.
Mises on Nationalism, the Right of Self-Determination, and the Problem of Immigration
Mises did not see immigration in terms of pure economics, but assessed it from the viewpoint of a classical liberal regime of private property.
Raiders Move to Vegas Gives Taxpayers Reason to Boo, Players Reason to Cheer
The NFL is coming to Vegas. This means higher hotel taxes for tourists, but lower tax rates for players.
Ludwig von Mises and Trash TV
Capitalism cannot give consumers taste, but it does give them choice.
Steve Bannon Dismisses Austrian Economics
Bannon's notion that the GOP conference is full of ideologues, much less libertarian ideologues, is just flat false.
Why Angela Merkel Hates Tax Competition
Europhiles like Angela Merkel are panicking over the idea that the UK and the US might reduce taxes and provide tax havens outside the EU.
