Lipton Matthews

Articles

10/20/2025 Mises Wire Lipton Matthews

Many Americans are convinced that only government can provide useful science since government is supposed to be “neutral,” not corrupted by profit seeking. However, politics corrupts science research more than anything else.

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt: The 2025 Nobel Winners in Economics

10/14/2025 Power & Market Lipton Matthews

By honoring Mokyr, Aghion, and Howitt, the Nobel Committee has recognized that the future of growth depends on innovation, and that innovation begins with an idea. Ideas drive progress, and progress defines civilization.

Constitutional Reform in Jamaica: Sentiment or Substance?

10/13/2025 Mises Wire Lipton Matthews

Jamaica’s constitutional reform will achieve nothing if it continues to indulge the politics of resentment rather than building the framework for liberty.

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Jamaica’s Beaches and Property Rights

08/11/2025 Lipton Matthews

Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/jamaicas-beaches-and-property-rights

Will Jamaica Become a Republic?

08/11/2025 Lipton Matthews

Long a constitutional monarchy with ties to Great Britain, many in Jamaica are looking to end the old relationship and become a republic. But is this movement simply a reaction to anti-colonialism, and what kind of constitution would the new republic create? So far, no answers.

Jeff Bezos’s Yacht: Driver of Economic Activity

08/05/2025 Lipton Matthews

A yacht—like any good exchanged on the free market—represents countless value-maximizing exchanges and represents an industry that employs thousands of people to provide goods and services to others.

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