Occupational Licensing — An Unnecessary Evil
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Occupational licensing comes under the guise of protecting the consumer from poor quality service. Professions that require licensing in the US include; nursing, law, dentistry, teaching, accounting, psychology, engineering, and architecture — among many others. This is to ensure that the service received is of a satisfactory standard.
Why Do Socialists Hate Families?
In Spain’s Elections, the Left Wins, but the Economy Loses
The center-left has been in decline all over Europe for several years. In countries like Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Italy, parties promoting “social democratic” policies have seen rapid declines in recent years. Indeed, the only party staying comparatively strong was the UK’s Labour, which on the way embraced full-on socialism under Jeremy Corbyn, though.
“Obstruction of Justice” Isn’t What People Think It Is
Holcombe on Political Capitalism
Political Capitalism: How Economic and Political Power is Made and Maintained. By Randall G. Holcombe. Cambridge University Press, 2018. X + 294 pages.
Forget “States’ Rights” — States Are Too Big, Too
As Justin Murray wrote last month, Washington was one of the first few states to spark a sheriff’s revolt against gun control. Now, sheriffs in other states have followed suit by refusing to enforce state gun control. At first glance, this appears to be a national nullification movement in the making.
The new Winter Issue of the ‘Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics’ Is Now Online!
Freedom or Government Control — There Is No True “Third Way”
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Every government intervention into the economy may not be socialism, but it is a step toward socialism.
Interventionists claim to advocate for a ‘third way’ of economic organization, one that preserves the productive nature of capitalism, while merely reining in some of its destructive excesses.
