The End of Ultra-Easy Money?
At a recent public discussion, Yellen continued to claim she intends to end stimulative monetary policy.
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End Airline Protectionism: Allow Foreign Carriers on Domestic Routes
Thanks to federal bans on competition from foreign carriers, domestic airlines can get away with poorer service — at the expense of their customers.
United Airlines Violence Illustrates the Problem with Government Monopolies
If airlines had monopoly power like states do, they could abuse people a lot more and face far fewer consequences.
Inflation-Hawk Lacker Was the Fed’s Fall Guy
Whether the original source of the Medley leak is found, the episode shows more transparency is needed at the Fed.
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.
Capital Flows and Ricardo’s Law
Ricardo's law of comparative advantage is only part of the story when it comes to understanding the benefits of free trade.
Has Middle Class America Been Fleeced?
The government is the biggest fleecer of the middle class of all time.
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.
War is the Continuation of Trumpism by Other Means
Trump was never a peace candidate, and his protectionist ideology could only ever have led to war.
Nudges for Thee, But Not for Me
To most observers, nudging sounds like clever management techniques. The power to nudge by the state, however, is an entirely different matter.
