How Champions of the Poor Become Tyrants
The unintended consequences of government regulation lead to even more government coercion.
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The Fed Is Flying Blind
In its blind search for the "correct" interest-rate policy, the Fed can't succeed in extending the boom indefinitely.
Yet Another Way the Feds Make It Harder to Save for Retirement
The government wants you to save less and spend more. And the IRS wants a bigger piece of your wealth.
Money Supply Growth Moves Sideways as Growth Rate Swings Back to 5-Month High
Money supply growth rose in August, rising to the highest rate recorded since March of this year.
Relative Prices Matter: Why Cost-of-Living Indexes Don’t Tell Us Much
When people change cities, they are likely to change their consumption patterns — which means a simple cost-of-living index doesn't tell us what it should.
The Supreme Court: Why the Stakes Are So High
The Court’s betrayal of its constitutional role has vastly increased the stakes for the current and any future Justice nomination.
In a Blow to Media Gun Narrative, Homicides Down in 2017
Homicide rates in the US remain well below where they were 25 years ago, and stubbornly high homicide rates are a regional — and not a national — problem.
Romanticizing Reagan
Reagan's rhetoric on freedom and free markets was excellent. The policies he supported as president weren't nearly as great.
GDP Growth Is Not the Same Thing as Real Economic Growth
A strong GDP growth rate, in most cases, is likely to be associated with the intensive squandering of the pool of real wealth.
American Life Expectancy vs. European: It’s Not About “Socialized Medicine”
Those who think "more socialized medicine" is the key ingredient in higher life expectancy in the US miss some very important facts about American life.
