Public-Sector Unions Keep the Gravy Train Flowing to Fire Departments
Fire departments rarely fight fires anymore, but you wouldn't know it the way department salaries are soaring.
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Economists Are Not Plumbers
The American Economic Review has published Esther Duflo's Richart T. Ely Lecture, "The Economist as Plumber".
The States Are Revolting Against the War on Drugs
The Vermont state legislature has voted to legalize recreational marijuana use. This is a first, since other states have relied on statewide votes.
Brexit Has Put EU Politicians in Panic Mode
The UK is in a much better negotiating position than the EU, and the EU knows it.
Ditch Net Neutrality Now
The scarcity of internet bandwidth cannot be legislated away, and consumers would benefit most from market allocation — not state control.
What Do Governments Want from Bitcoin?
Governments are increasingly showing a willingness to work with cryptocurrencies. But what's the motivation behind this openness to the new tech?
Dismantle the FBI, and Give its Money Back to the States
The FBI has long claimed that the states are too small and the US needs a huge national police force. There's no evidence that this is true.
Trump’s Budget Explosion Will Bring Dire Monetary Shocks
It's not the early 80s, and Paul Volcker isn't Fed Chairman. Trump's deficits will have worse effects than the Reagan deficits.
Is Communist Speech Free Speech?
Howard Dean thinks un-PC ideas should be legally banned. But if he's looking for a truly deadly ideology, he might want to look elsewhere.
Milton Friedman Debunked — by Econometricians
Despite arbitrarily fudging the data, Friedman was unable to support one of his most central claims — that the demand for money is very stable.
