How the Patent-Troll Wright Brothers Fought to Stifle Innovation
The Wright brothers spent most of their post-1903 careers suing other inventors who were doing the much-needed work of improving airplane technology.
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What the FBI/FISA Memo Really Tells Us About Our Government
Both parties suppressed evidence of FBI abuse of the FISA process until after the FISA Amendments Act could be re-authorized.
Dehomogenizing Austrian Economics: The Revival of Wieser
The dehomogenization debate shows the diversity of views that Austrian economists, old and new, have on issues that lay at the heart of economic theory.
Wieser and the Austrians
Wieser is an Austrian, but his version of Austrian economics is unique.
A Worrisome Assessment of Economic Freedom in India
Indians are enormously successful when they emigrate to the United States. Yet Indians in India remain comparatively poor. Why the difference?
Algorithms Are Fine — Until Governments Use Them Against Us
We're now seeing the rise of new AI tech that will be used to justify more government intervention in our lives.
Is the Marketplace What’s Really Killing Coal?
Coal Country usually blames government regulations for its decline, but consumers have been choosing other less-expensive products for a long time.
The NFL and the Problem with Government Safety Mandates
No government regulator can ever be sure that the new device or rule they are trying to impose will have a positive effect on safety.
Trump’s Solar Tariffs Are Bad, but so Are Solar Subsidies
The U.S. firms that are the direct “losers” of the new solar tariffs have benefited for years from favorable tax treatment.
Toxic Masculinity, 1920s-Style
The 20th-century prohibition movement and its related crusades were often driven by an early version of "toxic masculinity."
