Rejoice: Fat Fucks Now Outnumber Starving People on Earth!
Predictably, historic triumph over poverty is seen as next big problem.
Economic Growth
Rising GDPs, Declining Work Hours
GDPs have continued to go up even as total hours work have gone down.
The Lost Generation of Millennial Entrepreneurs
The number of startups headed by the youngs is one-third of what it was in 1989!
Hong Kong and the Power of Economic Freedom
Hong Kong has surpassed its former colonial master in prosperity because it's had more economic freedom.
Healthy Economic Growth Is Our Missing Ingredient
Jeb Bush's 4 percent plan deserves more attention.
U.S. Falls Back Down the Economic Freedom Ranking
U.S. Economic Freedom Falls say Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom 2016
Political Freedom On the Rise Around the World Despite Naysayers
The next U.S. president doesn't need to try to set the world right.
So Far, the Stock Market is Having the Worst Year Ever
Fed's turned stock market into a "hall of mirrors," Jim Grant says.
Cost of Living vs. Wage Stagnation in the United States, 1979-2015
Inflation-adjusted wages haven't gone up, the cost of living has for the most part gone down.
Obama on the Economy: It's Awesome! It's Spectacular! It's Squeezing People to Death!
The income inequality obsession leads to whiplash.
Humans Innovate Their Way Out of Scarcity
Decline in commodities prices since the 1960s illustrates the enduring wisdom of Julian Simon
What Went Right in 2015
There may have been terrorism, crimes, storms, and Hillary Clinton, but 2015 was also full of good news.
Good Stuff Comes from the Bottom Up
How culture, economies, technology, and government evolve
Paris Climate Change Conference
Paris Climate Conference: State of Play as Week Two Begins
First dispatch: A final universal climate accord by the end of the week?
Ronald Bailey Outlines Solution to Climate Change Over at Scientific American
Richer is more climate-friendly, especially for developing countries.
Higher Populations, More Trade Leads to Progress, Higher Living Standards
Rationally optimistic.
Documenting Humanity's Great Escape from Abject Poverty: Angus Deaton
The Economics Nobel Laureate worries that crony capitalism will kill off economic growth
Angus Deaton: 2015 Economics Nobel Laureate
"We've seen a remarkable decrease over the past 20 years, and I do forecast that will continue."
Secret? Global Poverty Has Been Falling - The End of Doom
New York Times columnist reveals today the "secret" that my new book documents.
Crony Capitalists and Special Interests Dragging Down U.S. Economic Growth
Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson makes the case.
Joe Biden Entering Campaign Mode, Slams Economy
Even President Obama's number two is finding it comfortable running in part against the president's record, although he won't say as much.
Has Japan "Aged Out of Its Economic Miracle"?
Maybe, maybe not, but its immigration and economic policy are clearly to blame for much of its 25-year-long "Lost Decade."
Enlightened Chinese Industrial Planning Will Crush U.S. Free Markets, Said Pundits: Maybe Not
Reminding pundits Tom Friedman, Robert Reich and others of what they said.
What Makes a Billionaire Bad? Just Add Government.
Cronyism, not the free market, is what makes income inequality harmful.
The End is Nigh
A majority believes civilization could collapse and humans go extinct in the next 100 years.
Hillary Clinton Wants to Destroy the Sharing Economy. Here's Why That's a Terrible Idea.
Government should watch from the sidelines.
Is China Winning the Race for Resources?: Ronald Bailey at Cato Unbound
China Overpays: Still In Thrall to Failed Ideology of Central Planning, Argues Ronald Bailey
Pope Francis and Naomi Klein Both Hate Free Markets, Technological Progress, and Economic Growth
This coalition of the secular left and the religious left bodes ill for the poor and the climate.
Blood and Leviathan
A Stanford historian thinks war is the engine that drives civilization. Is he right?
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Says Global Greenhouse Gas Cuts Would Save U.S. Economy $1.5 Trillion in 2100
That amounts to 1.6 percent of the economy in 2100
Pope Francis Really Hates Modern Technology and Economic Progress
Which is unfortunate since only technological progress and economic growth can effectively address environmental problems
The U.S. Patent System is Broken: Derek Khanna on Trolling and Low-Quality Patents
Our current patent policy hurts our economy and hampers innovation.
Expect Declining Living Standards From Decaying Economic Freedom, Warn Researchers
The poor may be hit hardest, and it doesn't look good for civil liberties either
If You Want to Be Rich, Choose Your Country of Birth Wisely
"There is nothing more valuable than a U.S. passport."
The Government's Ten Thousand Commandments Cost $1.88 Trillion Per Year
Regulations now cost your family nearly $15,000 annually.
Good News! Ben Carson Is Campaigning Against the Debt. Bad News? Well….
Outsider could wage a Ross Perot-style crusade against the national debt, if only his tongue would get out of the way
So Why Exactly Does Baltimore Own a Money-Losing Hilton?
Current and former politicians prefer cutting real estate deals to doing the less sexy work of basic civic governance
The Ultimate Baltimore/Baseball Symbolism: Millionaires to Play in Empty, Taxpayer Financed Stadium
Camden Yards, long a symbol of downtown-development delusion, stretches a metaphor to the breaking point
The Big Coffee Table Book of Doom!
Neo-Malthusians again predict doom to celebrate Earth Day 45
Imposing Energy Poverty on Poor Countries Is NOT Sustainable Development
You cannot solve climate change by denying the poor access to energy.
Mistaking Peak Prices for "Peak Everything"
Economic Super-cycles and Falling Commodity Prices
The Blockchain: A Supercomputer for Reality
"Everything that can be decentralized, will be decentralized."
