Housing: High Prices, Few New Units
We're in a boom period, but housing construction is scant — which is making housing less affordable.
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Argentina’s “Sudden Stop”: Risk of Emerging Markets Collapse
Argentina is a warning, and administrations should take this as a serious signal before the scare turns into a widespread emerging market crisis
How the IMF Keeps Sub-Sahara Africa in Poverty
The bureaucrats at the IMF and other international bureaucracies actually want people to believe that bigger government means more prosperity.
Central Bankers Won’t Tolerate Deflation — No Matter the Cost
The concluding phase of credit expansion before the credit crisis is now about to begin.
The Utter Failure of America’s System of Indian Reservations
On Indian reservations in America, there is a sickening lack of economic opportunity partly because of a lack of political autonomy and private property.
Did Lincoln Want War?
Civil war was inevitable — because Lincoln made sure it was inevitable.
Keynesism Crippled by Facts
Keynesism—the philosophy of big government spending, deficit financing, and continuous inflation—dominates nearly every government in the world.
Decentralization: Iowa Law Offers Real “Choice” in Abortion Laws
Iowa's new restrictions on abortion offer the federal courts a new chance to take federalism and decentralization seriously.
Anonymous Funding of the Academic Right: William Volker and Henry Earhart
Private foundations and philanthropists have been key factors in supporting free-market academic work.
The Solution to Canada’s Failed Universal Health Care System: Consumer and Physician Freedom
The most sure way to expand the supply of high quality health care is to defend the right of any consumer and any physician to enter into a voluntary exchange.
