Bureaucracy and Regulation

The State of California, unable to unionize fast food workers, now is trying to create workers councils that will set labor policies for fast food restaurants. This will not end well.

Political leaders of the so-called liberal Western regimes are engaging in authoritarian tactics to quell legitimate dissent. But leftists who riot and burn get a free pass.

With each iteration of the banking crisis, the Federal Reserve System and federal regulators gain in power and authority. Maybe the banking crisis isn’t an accident.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho are joined by Mises Senior Editor Bill Anderson to discuss his recent article, "David French Gets to Sit with the Cool Kids at the NYT Lunch Table."

All too often, when we see a new technology we don't understand, our natural inclination is to condemn it. Artificial intelligence is no exception.

Rent control is all the rage with progressives, with several states and localities trying to impose it. However, when people have their property effectively—and legally—stolen, there are long-term consequences.

The current regime wants to use taxation not simply as a means to collect revenue for the government, but as a weapon against economic prosperity itself.

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation supposedly protects people from government data abuse. In reality, it empowers governments.

While the faux debt ceiling drama rages in Washington, DC, governments worldwide are defaulting on their debt via inflation.

South Africa is suffering from rolling blackouts and other power outages. These could be avoided if the government would permit competition in electricity markets.