Governments Have Destroyed Housing Affordability in Many Places — But Some Refuges Remain
Although they're not stylish places according to wealthy coastal elites, many metro areas in the United States still contain a lot of affordable housing.
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The Blockchain Is a Tempting Target for Central Banks
The Bank of England apparently wants to incorporate blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies into the central bankers’ tool kit.
Big Tech Shows “Net Neutrality” Battle Was About Power, Not an “Open Internet”
Net neutrality was about control and regulatory capture, not online freedom.
Trump Should Scale Back Auto Mileage Regulations
Hikes to minimum mileage requirements make cars less affordable while doing little to improve air quality.
Defending the “Gentrifier”
Gentrification gets bad press. It would appear that the gentrifier (he who engages in gentrification) is a malign exploiter, a bully, someone who takes advantage of the weak and the poor. And these are the nice things said about him.
How Liberal Adoption Laws Helped Romania’s Orphans
People usually recoil at the idea of trading babies for money, but in the wake of Soviet deprivation, easy-adoption laws helped countless orphans in Romania.
The Key Word in “Democratic Socialism” is “Socialism”
All socialist states, including democratic ones, demand obedience and conformity in their economic and cultural diktats. And there is no kind and gentle way of snuffing out resistance.
Big Plans for the Jeddah Tower Continue as Asset Prices Boom
The Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia remains listed for “completion” in 2020. Will its completion trigger a new Skyscraper Curse?
The Difference Between Austrians and Everyone Else — In One Easy Chart
Here's how to tell the Austrian approach on money apart from the views of other schools of thought.
Italy’s Central Bank Admits Wealth Redistribution Leads to Corruption
“Corruption is a regular effect of interventionism,” Ludwig von Mises once wrote, and we see this principle at work today in the European Union.
