Gold Is the Answer to Prohibition
The gold standard hampers the growth of government power, which helps people more effectively fight bad policy.
Disparate Impact Is a Legal Trick
By misusing statistics, the government claims that racial disparities are always caused by racial discrimination and that these disparities can only be rectified by state-directed outcomes. However, government programs have…
State Medicaid Reform May Become Both Possible and Necessary Under Trump
Marc Joffe and Krit Chanwong Federal reforms in 2025 may give states both the flexibility and incentives they need to rein in spiraling Medicaid costs. As we discussed in a…
Distress in Commercial Real Estate Bonds Hits All-Time High
Commercial real estate in the US faces major problems despite efforts by the Federal Reserve System to prop it up. Bonds used to finance commercial real estate markets are especially…
Draper on War: When Is War Just?
The week, David Gordon guides us through the thoughts of Kai Draper in his book, War and Individual Rights. Dr. Gordon praises a great deal of Draper’s argumentation, but has…
Should States Run Lotteries?
Jeffrey Miron For most goods and services, governments leave the production, distribution, sale, and consumption decisions to private individuals or groups. For gambling, however, US states are schizophrenic. Historically, state…
Taiwan Arms Backlog, October 2024 Update: New Air Defense Sales and Javelin Delivery
Eric Gomez and Benjamin Faber In October 2024, Congress received notification of two new arms sales for Taiwan, and the Ministry of National Defense (MND) confirmed the final delivery of…
Friday Feature: Rock by Rock
Colleen Hroncich Project-based learning sounds great … until you realize you have to find or create the projects for your learners. That’s where Rock by Rock comes in. Jeff Imrich…
Finding Shelter from Monetary Racketeers
We have reached this point: the government keepers of money do not even understand what money is or why inflation is harmful. To them, the real threat to the economy…