Free Markets

It all started on a bus heading from Madrid to Salamanca.

If you give government a job to do, even one that seems justified in the abstract, it will use its power to make a terrible mess in practice.

Milk in its natural state — raw milk — is consumed by very few Americans, because it is illegal in many states and thoroughly discouraged by federa

Milk in its natural state — raw milk — is consumed by very few Americans, because it is illegal in many states and thoroughly discouraged by federal health organizations, regulators, and the Big Dairy lobby. Its dangers are minimal, and those are due to its prohibition.

It's now considered too radical to believe that people should just throw unwanted items away. To allow people to do this is "going too far." But here is a fact: forcing people to spend time separating garbage turns the division of labor on its head.

They didn't listen then. But maybe they'll listen now. We need monetary freedom more than anything else.

[Excerpted from chapter 4 in part 1 of the The Turgot Collection

Here is an archetype of disgusting protectionism — benefiting special interests, pillaging consumers, and impoverishing foreigners.