Discrimination Against Discrimination: Why We Don’t Need Anti-Discrimination Laws
Allow discrimination for anybody for any reason so that those who discriminate for the "wrong" reasons are naturally removed from the market.
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Why a “Dollar” Should Only Be a Name for a Unit of Gold
No one prints dollars on the purely free market because there are, in fact, no dollars; there are only commodities, such as wheat, cars, and gold.
Are Advertising “Bribes” Unethical?
If the FTC really cared about the harmful effects of hidden sponsorships and fraudulent goods, it would spend all its time investigating government.
Did Debt Exist Before Money? It Doesn’t Matter
We should rewrite our textbook accounts to include the possibility of credit preceding a common medium of exchange and call it inter-temporal barter.
Our Monetary System Favors the Rich and Hurts the Poor
Our monetary system encourages debt and punishes saving. It also benefits those who already have money at the expense of those who do not.
The Consequences of Militarized Police Forces
When police are trained to regard the citizens as military opponents, bad things happen.
The Week in Review: July 23, 2016
As expected, this week's political convention failed to offer any real solutions to the problems we face.
FTC Cracks Down on Sponsored Content
Even if consumer protection regulation is motivated by good intentions, it inevitably undermines competition and consumer welfare.
America Needs a Good, Old-Fashioned Economic Depression
Central bankers are moving heedlessly toward what Ludwig von Mises called "crack-up boom."
NBC’s The Blacklist: Why Reddington Is Better than the State
The Blacklist's Raymond Reddington illustrates how private-sector criminals are often better than the public-sector kind.
