Elon Musks’s Taxpayer-Funded Gravy Train
The government should put its cozy relationship with Musk on a long, if not permanent, hiatus.
Corporate Welfare
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Why Are the Feds Subsidizing Baby Formula Companies?
The "experts" are complaining about advertisements from formula companies. Meanwhile, the US government spends billions on subsidizing formula through welfare programs.
The Looming Threat of Video Game Regulation
Gaming faces threats from fear-mongering politicians, but also from developers eager to stifle competition in the industry.
Krugman Unwittingly Compliments Free Market Conservatives
Well look what happens if you actually call Krugman’s bluff and click on the link.
End Space-Station Funding Right Now
If government funding of a space program is justified because it has “benefits,” then no argument can be made against government funding of anything.
Decentralize Global Trade Policy
What if Chile subsidizes its wine production? That's too bad for Chile's taxpayers, but great for the rest of the world.
Corporations Can’t Oppress Us without the State’s Help
Fear of a corporate takeover of our lives is based on an incorrect conflation of political and economic power.
The Left/Right Crack-Up Over Seattle and the Minimum Wage
So while the left’s support of the minimum wage is offensive, the right’s fight against what’s offensive perhaps explains why we still have wage floors.
The Collapse of Penn Station: Another Failure of Government “Enterprise”
Without government, who would run the inefficient, crumbling, malfunctioning railroad "enterprise" that is Amtrak?
Venezuela: Forty Years of Economic Decline
By the 1970s, the Venezuelan economy was in deep trouble. The half-hearted reforms that followed, paved the way for the rise of Hugo Chávez.
