Rent Control Makes for Good Politics and Bad Economics
Politicians see that rent control is an easy way to buy some votes from many voters. Sadly, the policy only ends up hurting renters in the long run.
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Capital Flows and Ricardo’s Law
Ricardo's law of comparative advantage is only part of the story when it comes to understanding the benefits of free trade.
Has Middle Class America Been Fleeced?
The government is the biggest fleecer of the middle class of all time.
1917: How Woodrow Wilson Finally Got His War
On April 6 — a hundred years ago — the United States declared war on Germany.
Jeff Bezos Got Rich By Giving His Customers What They Want
Jeff Bezos is now rivaling Bill Gates for the richest man in the world title, but only after decades of making everybody else a little bit richer first.
War is the Continuation of Trumpism by Other Means
Trump was never a peace candidate, and his protectionist ideology could only ever have led to war.
Nudges for Thee, But Not for Me
To most observers, nudging sounds like clever management techniques. The power to nudge by the state, however, is an entirely different matter.
Week in Review: April 8, 2017
After months of calling for more trade wars and drug wars, the Trump administration now wants a full-blown war in Syria.
Two Common Objections to Unilateral Free Trade
Free trade is not an obstacle to either economic prosperity or military defense.
The Myth of the Constitution
Claims about the Constitution's "limited" power sound reassuring — except to those who have read the Constitution or the cases decided under it.
