Black Markets
The Case for Legalizing Organ Sales
People already legally sell blood, plasma, and bone marrow. Why not a kidney?
Stossel: Save Lives, Sell Organs
Critics say organ sales would hurt the poor. In fact, it would save lives.
The Debate Hecklers Were Right; the Officer Who Killed Eric Garner Should Be Punished
Chanters demand NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo's firing.
Under Venezuelan Socialism, There Is No Beer. (And No Democracy.)
Attempts to centrally plan an economy ruin both civic life and life's pleasures.
No Federal Charges in Eric Garner's Death at Hands of New York Police
Wednesday marks five years since an officer’s deadly chokehold was captured on video.
Is Nationwide Marijuana Legalization Just Around the Corner?
Erik Altieri of NORML sees a bright future for American pot.
Los Angeles Legalized Pot Sales. Now It May Launch a New War on Weed.
High taxes and slow bureaucracy keeps the black market alive.
Michigan's Legal Marijuana Market Will Be Uncompetitive With Illegal Dealers
The black market is how you get things done when government gets in the way.
Will New York's Recreational Marijuana Policies Be as Dumb as California's?
Gov. Cuomo throws his support behind a ban on home cultivation, possibly on behalf of already entrenched pot groups.
California Doesn't Need More Marijuana Regulation; It Needs Less
Governor Newsom wants to fight the black market. That's how we got the drug war in the first place.
'Drop Gangs' the Latest Evolution in Darknet's Avoidance of Law Enforcement
Online black markets shift faster than police can respond
Why Is N.Y. Mayor De Blasio Yelling at Corporations About Harms Caused by the City's War on Weed?
The government is the villain of this story, not wealthy industrialists.
All Over the World, People Love Bootleg Moonshine and Hate Taxes
If you don't want a black market in booze to develop, keep the tax man on a leash and regulators in check.
New Study Shows Drug War Sends Users to Dark Web
A new British study shows that rescheduling hydrocodone, a powerful opiate painkiller, just forced users onto the darknet to get their fix.
Australia Attempts to Fight Tobacco Black Markets by Banning Large Cash Transactions
This will hurt innocent people. It may harm legal businesses. And it won't actually work.
California's War on 'Economic Crimes' Sounds Like Something From Soviet Russia
A state senator wants to crack down on "economic crimes" in the state's underground economy.
FDA's Low-Nicotine Cigarette Scheme Is an Invitation to Black Market Vendors
People will find sources for what they want no matter what presumptuous regulators say.
Philly Tax Spurs Black Market Soda Smuggling
A beverage tax provokes a strange but predictable response.
Loving Animals to Death: Rules to 'Protect' Animals Often Put Them At Risk
The Humane Society even opposes artificial rhino horn, which would lower demand for poachers' fare.
How Washington Lost the War on Muscle
Steroid users hustle to stay one rep ahead of the law.
NYC Mayor Encourages Cigarette Smuggling with Plan to Massively Jack Up Prices
City with highest cost per pack also has highest bootlegging rate. Imagine that.
An Immigration Crackdown That Could Make Crime Problems Worse
When people aren't safe asking for protection from violence, bad consequences are sure to follow.
Which Countries' Shadow Economies Are Biggest?
Greece, Italy take the lead; the U.S. keeps it relatively small.
Taxes and Red Tape Keep Colorado's Marijuana Black Market Profitable
Meddling state officials have managed to make the legal pot market uncompetitive.
Ramen Noodles Replacing Cigarettes as Prison Currency
The rise of ramen noodles as prison currency can be blamed on cost-cutting that leaves prisoners hungry, says a new study.
Thank God Nobody Died From This Texas Woman's Illegal Tamales
Massive fines over a very common home-based business.
China's Other Cultural Revolution
Black markets, books, music, and sex in Mao's Middle Kingdom
After Winning Regulatory Battle Against Ride-Sharing Firms, Austin Turns to Black Market and Deregulation
The mess left in the wake of a battle with Uber and Lyft has city residents using illegal drivers to get around and officials considering dropping many rules
Trump's Plan for Making Financial Black Markets Great Again
The presidential wannabe's scheme will likely draw more illegal immigrants and fuel illegal evasion of capital controls.
How to Run a Drug Cartel
The black market is driven by the same forces as any other economic enterprise.
The Official Indictment of Rentboy.com's Founder Will Infuriate You
Human trafficking issues are raised to make site operators look bad, but the charges don't match.
El Chapo Got Caught. So What?
The flow of drugs will continue as long as there is a black market.
When Prohibitions Fail in Prison, How Can They Work in the World Outside?
Jailhouse black markets make a mockery of restrictions imposed in what are literally miniature police states.
When Governments Offer Empty Health Care Promises, Black Markets Deliver the Goods
From the Third World to the First World, officials can't exempt medicine from the laws of economics.
In the UK, Like America, Cash is King—of the Growing Shadow Economy
In an age of digital transactions, demand for British banknotes and coins continues to grow to satisfy off-the-books work.
A Nation of Smugglers and Protectionists
Americans have always limited trade-and always defied those limits.
A Rentboy.com John Speaks Out
'At this point, I would not be having sex, would not be engaging in any sexual release,' if there were no sex workers.
Millions of Americans Who Avoid Banks Offer a Peek at the Underground Economy
Much of the country buys, sells, and makes a living outside official scrutiny
After Silk Road, Online Illicit Marketplaces for Drugs and Weapons Grow, With More to Come
Anonymous sites do $500,000 per day in deals that make the powers-that-be twitch
Deep Web Director Alex Winter on Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, and Online Privacy
Q&A with Deep Web director Alex Winter.
Commercial Cannabis Cultivators in Colorado Move Outdoors
Using sunlight instead of electric lights could cut the price of pot in half.
