Rent Control Makes for Good Politics and Bad Economics
Politicians see that rent control is an easy way to buy some votes from many voters. Sadly, the policy only ends up hurting renters in the long run.
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Jeff Bezos Got Rich By Giving His Customers What They Want
Jeff Bezos is now rivaling Bill Gates for the richest man in the world title, but only after decades of making everybody else a little bit richer first.
L.A. to Worsen Housing Shortage with New Rent Controls
Housing activists in Los Angeles hope to expand rent control there. This will make the city's housing crisis even worse.
Per Bylund: Who Built That?
Per Bylund discusses why the role of the entrepreneur is almost completely disregarded by most economists.
Don’t Confuse Immigration with Naturalization
Governments made a mess of immigration thanks to their naturalization and welfare policies. But the answer is not to further limit property rights.
Entrepreneurial Super-Intelligence: Praxeology in the Age of A.I.
Hunter Hastings outlines how artificial intelligence opens up a whole new era of spontaneous order.
How Ray Kroc of McDonald’s Built an Entrepreneurial Empire
The Founder, a recent movie about Ray Kroc and McDonald's, illustrates points about the free market made by Mises.
We Shouldn’t Have to Ask the State’s Permission to Work
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a magic bullet that would simultaneously raise wages and employment while also lowering prices for consumers?
Patrick Byrne: How Tech Can Thwart the State
Patrick Byrne discusses Austrian theory and the blockchain, and what it means for the eventual demise of government gatekeepers and middlemen.
Chasing Golden Dreams
The new movie Gold is a case study in entrepreneurship — and a lesson on how entrepreneurs often fail.
