Should Insider Trading Be Legal?
Jeffrey Miron Insider trading is the purchase or sale of securities—typically stocks or bonds—by someone with material non-public information (MNPI) about these companies. MNPI is corporate news or information that…
“Hate Symbols” and the Meaning of Liberty
Western governments are keen on pursuing “hate crimes” and criminalizing what it calls “hate symbols.” However, these governments reserve to themselves just how one defines “hate,” which is nothing more…
Overtime Tax Exemption: Pros and Cons
Pursuit of tax cuts without spending cuts leads to continuous debt accumulation, which is really just as bad as higher than necessary tax rates.
QJAE: Man of Action: Murray N. Rothbard’s Contributions to the Theory of Entrepreneurship
Fernando D’Andrea organizes Rothbard’s thinking on entrepreneurship, providing a comprehensive idea of the capitalist-entrepreneur in the causal-realist tradition of the Austrian school, and its differences from Kirzner’s and Schumpeter’s approaches.
“I Have Bills to Pay,” Or Why the Fed Really Cut Interest Rates
What if we could have eavesdropped on a conversation between Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen? It might have gone as follows….
Homeownership Is Not the American Dream
Home prices continue to rise as the government tries to further intervene into the housing markets, all in the name of the “American Dream.” However, remember that these massive increases…
There Are Not 13,099 Illegal Immigrant Murderers Roaming Free on American Streets
Alex Nowrasteh Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently responded to Rep. Tony Gonzalez’s (R‑TX) question on the number of noncitizen criminals on ICE’s docket for removal (deportation) from the United…
Avoiding digital transformation icebergs: Can industrial DataOps steer projects away from disaster?
Industrial DataOps is becoming a key solution for addressing the challenges of industrial digital transformation, according to a new research article from IoT Analytics. Based on the Industrial Connectivity Market…
The Present Monetary System Is Heading for a Breakdown
As monetary authorities continue to inflate the money supply, they inflict more and more damage upon the currency. Unfortunately, as the economy falters under the inflationary regime, the “solution” always…