Exchange is Not a Zero-Sum Game
One of the oldest and most harmful economic fallacies is the belief that, at best, economic exchange is a zero-sum activity. However, free exchange in an unhampered market is always positive.
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The Economic and Social Consequences of Rent Control
Rent control always results in housing shortages and deteriorating housing stock. Governments and activists, unfortunately, never learn any lessons.
Wealth and Income Inequality Are Essential for Social Cooperation
Murray Rothbard wrote that egalitarianism is a “revolt against nature.” Progressives claim that inequality harms society and is morally unacceptable, but in reality, it is necessary for division of labor, which enables social cooperation.
Contrived Scarcity and Antitrust Lawsuits—“It’s Not a Bag, It’s a Birkin”
Birkin bags are pricey and the producer restricts its potential buyers. Unfortunately, disgruntled customers who don’t want to follow the company’s rules are now appealing to US antitrust law.
Exchange is Not a Zero-Sum Game
One of the oldest and most harmful economic fallacies is the belief that, at best, economic exchange is a zero-sum activity. However, free exchange in an unhampered market is always positive.
Hurricanes Are Not Going Away; We Must Double Down on What’s Making Them More Survivable
Storms like Helene and Milton ought to drive us to recommit to and expand the very institutions that have made natural disasters more survivable for so many.
The Gradual Leftward Shift in US Politics and Economy
This year's presidential election is presented in stark terms of right and left, Trump on the right and Harris on the left. However, it is more realistic to say that both candidates are to the left of where electoral politics was located just a couple decades ago.
Can the State be Justified?
The common belief regarding state power is that it is always justified and there can be no questioning the state's existence. But is that true? Does state power conform to natural law or is it imposed upon subjected people?
The Gradual Leftward Shift in US Politics and Economy
This year's presidential election is presented in stark terms of right and left, Trump on the right and Harris on the left. However, it is more realistic to say that both candidates are to the left of where electoral politics was located just a couple decades ago.
Can Technology Make Us Free?
Combined with good ideas, we can find new and better ways to use technology to promote liberty, free markets, and overall societal well-being.
