Clarifying the Possibility of a Contingent Election under the Twelfth Amendment
Andy Craig As we get closer to the election, a number of articles have been published offering legal explainers for how the process under the new Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 would…
Yes, Car Seat Laws Reduce the Birth Rate
Thanks to increasingly broad car-seat laws, a third child often requires the purchase of a larger, more expensive vehicle. At the margins, this has an effect on fertility.
What is Old School Economics?
When people speak of “old school economics,” they generally mean the application of economic thinking that involves what we might call “common sense.” That would include permitting a price system…
Ctrl+Alt+Regulate: The DMA’s Misguided Reboot of Competition
Regulators with the European Union want people to believe that the “dead hand” of government regulation actually enhances competition. The only thing their actions enhance is more government power.
Hayek on the Welfare State
While F.A. Hayek contributed much to the Austrian School of Economics, he also supported the establishment of the welfare state, believing that it was compatible with the rule of law.…
Ten Lessons on Us Foreign Policy from Enough Already
In this review of Scott Horton’s new book, Enough Already, we see that the wars the US has raged for the past quarter century in the Middle East have been…
If Republicans Are Against Lawfare, They Shouldn’t Have Unleashed It
Republicans today are decrying the “lawfare” that Democrats are using against them, and rightly so. However, had Republicans not vastly expanded federal criminal law during the infamous Wall Street prosecutions…
Gresham’s Law: Why Bitcoin Will Save the World
Does bad money drive out good money? Mark Thornton discusses one of the most impactful principles of modern society.
The installed base of cellular IoT devices in the retail industry to reach 217.7 million by 2028
The number of cellular IoT connections in the retail industry reached 147.9 million worldwide in 2023, according to a new research report from Berg Insight. Cellular IoT technology enables devices…
No Central Bank Wants to Stop Price Inflation
No interventionist government or central bank wants lower prices because inflation allows the government to increase its power while slowly breaching its monetary commitments.