Did The Free Market Kill Coal?
Leftists often blame "the free market" for the demise of the coal industry. "And good riddance," they say. But, markets had very little to do with it.
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What Trump Could Do
Today Donald Trump becomes president of the United States. Voters rejected the devil they know so well — Hillary Clinton — for the devil they don’t.
Week in Review: January 21, 2017
America has a new president, but will the new boss be the same as the old boss?
Spanish Courts Don’t Have Any Respect for Freedom of Contract
Spanish courts are voiding established contractual agreements to the cheers of "the people." This doesn't bode well for the future of the rule of law.
German Inflation Anxiety Could Bring an Election Shock in 2017
With German elections approaching, Germans may grow tired of monetary instability forced on them for the sake of saving the Italian economy.
The Failures of Obama’s Foreign Policy
Andrew Bacevich and John Mearsheimer, two leading foreign policy scholars, indict the interventionist foreign policy of the Obama administration.
Must Libertarians Be Individualists?
Contrary to the claim that they want for all a "self-sufficient" life in isolation, libertarians assume there is great value in voluntary cooperation.
Inequality Doesn’t Create Poverty
When egalitarians like Oxfam say some people are "worse off," they really mean those people are getting rich more slowly than some others.
The Money Myths Behind the Creation of the Federal Reserve
Roger Lowenstein's new book on the Federal Reserve relies on some well-worn myths about the monetary history of the United States.
Oxfam’s Hypocrisy on Private Wealth
By Oxfam's methods, anyone with a few bucks in the bank is causing poverty for the bottom 10%. Oxfam, of course, has much more than a few bucks.
