Immigrants Receive Less Medicare and Medicaid Per Person
David J. Bier The Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS) released its latest data from 2022 last month. The MEPS is a set of large-scale government surveys that are “the most…
Why Interest Rates Are Not the Price of Money
Both economists and laypeople carelessly refer to interest rates as the “price” of money. As Austrian economists have pointed out, however, interest is what people are willing to pay to…
Milei Wants More Government Spending—For the Military, of Course
With this latest policy turn, the evidence continues to mount that Milei is more a typical conservative or “rightist” than he is a free-market libertarian in any meaningful sense.
An Unprecedented Monetary Destruction Is Coming
If the government really believed you would be better off and more prosperous with their policies, they would encourage free speech because everyone would value their welfare improvements. They need…
The Growing Popularity of DIY Prescription Drugs
Jeffrey A. Singer Axios reported on September 16 that a growing number of people are turning to do-it-yourself versions of prescription drugs, often sharing advice in online chat communities and listservs.…
70% Say Founders Would Disagree with How We Currently Follow the Constitution
Emily Ekins On this Constitution Day, 236 years after the US Constitution was ratified, Americans continue to express high regard for this monumental document. However, most worry about how it is…