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How Norway Contributes to Global Imbalances

How Norway Contributes to Global Imbalances

Stefan Karlsson
Today is May 17th, Norway’s national day, celebrating its independence from Sweden in 1905.
The Rust Belt v. Taxes

The Rust Belt v. Taxes

Jim Fedako
The Rust Belt state of Ohio is hemorrhaging jobs.
The Fat Tax Fraud

The Fat Tax Fraud

Tags: Taxes and Spending
Benjamin Marks

I cannot tell the difference between a joke and a policy proposal.

Anarchy in 1896

Anarchy in 1896

Roderick T. Long

Francis Tandy’s essay “Defence of Person and Property,” from his 1896 book Volun

Efficiency demands that you be spied on

Efficiency demands that you be spied on

Walter Block
Here is Richard Posner on why we need domestic spying.

New Working Paper: Smith’s Invisible Hand

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RatesRise, Lines Lengthen at the ol’ PO

RatesRise, Lines Lengthen at the ol’ PO

Tags: Monopoly and Competition, Philosophy and Methodology, Big Government
Ted Roberts

I don’t mean to pick on the US Postal Service, but I must admit to a strong (but not yet clinical) obsession with monopolies — especially tho

The Blessings of Economic Sanctions

The Blessings of Economic Sanctions

Laurence M. Vance

Iran has been concerned about threats of economic sanctions since the

A Fair Wage

A Fair Wage

Tags: Calculation and Knowledge, Education, Taxes and Spending
Jim Fedako

You hear it from them all the time; teachers just want a fair wage. Oh, well who doesn’t?

Every Breath You Take, Every Call You Make

Every Breath You Take, Every Call You Make

Tags: Big Government
Stephen Carson

USA Today has broken the story that, with the cooperation of AT&T, V