California's 2014 ban on “single-use” plastic bags was supposed to lead to less waste of plastic, which hasn't happened. Now environmentalists are demanding the state ban the same plastic bags mandated by the original legislation. One intervention begets another and another.
Remember when progressive governments outlawed church gatherings but sanctioned sex orgies? Yes, it really happened.
David R. Henderson joins Bob to critique a recent Brad DeLong essay, which argued that the US had tried an experiment in "neo-liberalism" and that it failed utterly.
Stung by political gains from Democrats over abortion and other issues, the Trump campaign tries to woo voters by promising to subsidize in vitro fertilization. What possibly could go wrong?
As AI continues to develop, so does the hysteria that AI will soon take over and relegate us to a dystopian future. We need to realize that, like so many other tools, AI can have good and bad uses, but it cannot control itself.
Combined with good ideas, we can find new and better ways to use technology to promote liberty, free markets, and overall societal well-being.
Joshua Mawhorter argues that slavery persisted largely due to government intervention rather than free-market mechanisms.
Despite opposition from government at every turn, homeschooling has developed into an industry with astounding resources and high-quality results. Contrast the individual educational tailoring of homeschooling versus the government's version of individual care: the IEP label.
While the Harris-Walz campaign doesn't publicize the candidates’ records on the Covid-19 lockdowns and mask mandates, voters should know what they did. Not only did the lockdowns create massive economic damage, but they led to many more deaths than lives saved.
Progressive and even many mainstream economists believe that cash is a relic from the past and should be replaced with digital money. There are many good reasons why not to follow this course, and no good reasons to replace cash.
