Let Us Eradicate Poverty, Not Demolish Wealth
We are living in a time when actual poverty reduction is ignored to focus on interventionist messages about "inequality."
Poverty
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Why California Has the Nation’s Worst Poverty Rate
Earlier this week, the 'LA Times' reminded its readers that California has the highest poverty rate in the nation.
Private Sponsorship of Immigrants Is a Viable Alternative
Private sponsorship regimes sidestep the public welfare issue by attaching liability to specific people rather than the state as a whole.
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.
How Socialism Ruined Venezuela
When Venezuela finally embraced democracy, it began to kill economic freedom.
Does Ethnic Heterogeneity Make Homicide Worse in the Americas?
"Social disorganization" — and thus higher crime rates — are often a result of interactions between different and competing cultural groups.
London Caves to the Black-Cab Monopolists — Blocks Uber
London's new ban on Uber removes Londoners’ freedom of choice — and makes them poorer.
Doesn’t Mexico Have Building Codes?
Politicians can pass building code laws all day long, but those laws won't make it so people can afford higher quality, safer housing.
Why Natural Disasters Are Worse For Poor Countries
Wealth-building and capital are the most important factors in weathering natural disasters — whether caused by global warming or not.
How Welfare States Make Us Less Civilized
The market’s informal, spontaneous cooperation for mutual benefit has been replaced by a statist mindset.
