Bureaucracy and Regulation

No country needs the approval of others to adopt free trade. No harm and much benefit can accrue to the citizens of either country.

Much of the current debate on student higher education debt centers around the students as victims of rapacious capitalism. However, the government‘s student loan program has driven up education costs, impoverished student borrowers, and financed the leftist takeover of higher education.

The standard line for passenger rail travel in the US is that we need a government-subsidized entity like Amtrak because while there is a “need” for such service, it is impossible to provide it profitably. However, profitable travel is possible, but would require the end of Amtrak itself.

Americans wrongly believe that the best way to take care of our scenic lands is through government ownership and administration. The reality is that bureaucrats are not good land managers, and certainly not as good as private owners.

The hackneyed argument for government regulation of speech—yelling "fire!" in a crowded theater—has always been a red herring. As Murray Rothbard wrote, private property rights should be front-and-center when dealing with free speech issues.

The hackneyed argument for government regulation of speech -- yelling "FIRE" in a crowded theater -- has always been a red herring. As Murray Rothbard wrote, private property rights should be front-and-center when dealing with free speech issues.

Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/you-created-jobs-robots

Do we save human job roles at the expense of more deeply-efficient deliveries of products and services that we love so much?

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

Despite the success of Jamaica‘s tourism industry, international media outlets continue to mischaracterize it as exclusionary and racist.