Seattle's Minimum Wage Killed the 'Five-Dollar Footlong'
Unfortunately, that's not all it's doing.
Economics
Stossel: NY Strangles Small Business
Keeping up with New York regulations is enough to shut down some businesses.
Regulations at 'Lowest Count Since Records Began Being Kept in the Mid-1970s'
Economy advances while administrative state recedes; lefty commentators hardest hit.
'Economists Say' a Lot of Things. Many of Them Are Wrong
Appeals to what 'economists say' is used to coat liberal policy positions with a veneer of scientific certitude.
Don't Worry, Oregonians: Most of You Are Still Banned from Pumping Your Own Gas
A backwards, protectionist law mandating an obsolete job has been only slightly relaxed.
Memphis Privatizes Its Parks to Get Rid of Confederate Statues
Private spaces are a great way to minimize social conflict.
Is Bitcoin in a Bubble, or Is It Massively Undervalued?
Evaluating the current cycle of buzz
Report: California's $15 Minimum Wage Will Destroy 400,000 Jobs
A loss of opportunities equal to about four percent of the workforce.
Federal Labor Board Reverses Bad Decision that Made Corporations Responsible for Franchise Decisions
Union influence (and the pursuit of deep pockets) temporarily overruled economic literacy and common sense.
The Fourth Circle of Helvetica
Il Caffè, a Swiss newspaper, writes about American private prisons
Is Trump Really Trying to Steal Employees' Tips?
The latest hysterical overreaction to a regulatory rollback
There's No Such Thing as a Free Ride
Dynamic tolling is no more "price gouging" than any time prices go up because of a scarcity of supply.
The Nanny State vs. The Nanny Goat
Peak goat is finally achieved as goat yoga appears in a taxpayer-subsidized, goat-themed baseball stadium.
Treasury's Tax Reform Analysis Confirms Republicans Don't Give a Damn About the Deficit
Republicans will regret this the next time a budget-busting Democratic proposal comes along.
Supreme Court Won't Decide Whether Civil Rights Act Bans Anti-LGBT Discrimination
Lower courts are split on whether sex-based protections cover orientation.
Bitcoin Confuses Alan Greenspan
Mainstream economists were trained to believe that currencies need to be managed by central banks. So this new form of money is...hard to grasp.
Who's Ready for Some Trillion-Dollar Republican Deficits?
Fiscal hawks, from their perch in the wilderness, predict we may again see 13-digit deficits as soon as next year
Trump Just Made Two National Monuments Smaller. How Big a Deal Is That?
The feds still own the land.
Tax Bill Mixes Very Encouraging Developments With Very Disappointing Ones
The GOP would be on higher ground if it stood on principle for a tax code that treats everyone the same.
The Winners in the AT&T-Time Warner Merger Will Be Consumers
The DOJ fundamentally misunderstands the market for access and content.
Bitcoin Sends Elite Economists Into Glorious Fits of Confusion
Joseph Stiglitz is the George Costanza of economists: Every instinct he has, do the opposite.
Markets Deliver Social Justice Better Than Government Does
Elizabeth Nolan Brown argues in The New York Times that we can thank "feminism, but also free markets" for the ongoing purge of predatory men.
The Noble, Misguided Plan to Turn Coal Miners Into Coders
Expensive high-speed internet and job training won't transform Appalachia into "Silicon Holler."
Trump's Deregulation Drive Stops at the Border
The International Trade Commission recommends the president impose hefty tariffs on washing machines.
Thankful for Property Rights on Thanksgiving Day
Private property became the foundation for building the most prosperous nation in the history of the world.
Thomas Massie on Tax Reform: "It's highly likely that we pass whatever the Senate comes up with"
Libertarian Republican congressman admits that an already-worrisome debt will increase, and that the Senate may well disregard the House's framework, but "just because my colleagues don't believe that we have to cut spending doesn't mean I can't vote to cut taxes"
Should the Government Get to Define 'Native-American' Art? One Woman's Free Speech Fight.
Is the state violating Peggy Fontenot's First-Amendment rights?
Reason Debates Jacobin on Capitalism, Socialism: Podcast
Nick Gillespie and Katherine Mangu-Ward make the case for "free minds and free markets" as the best way to improve the world.
Tonite: Watch Debate About Free Trade with Don Boudreaux and Rick Manning
New Soho Forum debate will be streamed on Facebook Live. Viewers can ask questions, vote on winner!
How Immigration Crackdowns Screw Up Americans' Lives
The war on immigration has taken a great toll on unauthorized aliens, its targets. But it is also badly affecting Americans themselves, its intended beneficiaries.
Bitcoin's Crazy Price Rise Might Lead Owner of Bankrupt Former Exchange Mt Gox to Crazy Profits
Customers lost billions in bitcoin, and former operator Mark Karpeles could gain well over half a billion.
Tax Reform and the Deficit: 1.7 Quadrillion Pennies, and Growing by the Minute
Senate version shies away from mortgage-interest cap, which will likely make fiscal hawks even more anxious.
Why the Senate Tax Reform Bill Is a Big Deal for Gig Economy Workers
The newly released bill would clarify Uber drivers' and Airbnb hosts' status as independent contractors but would require tax withholding.
The Whiskey Making Was Hard, But the Government Was Easy
Our first president might be shocked at the regulatory machinery imposed on distillers.
Proposed Tariff on Washing Machines Is Pure Protectionism
Protectionist measures hurt American workers and consumers.
Trump Is a "Lunatic" on Free Trade, Immigration: Podcast
Reason's Nick Gillespie talks to libertarian economist Gene Epstein about Trump, free trade, and his monthly debates at the Soho Forum.
The Never Ending Battle of Ideas Between Capitalism and Socialism
The U.S. may have won the cold war, but the ideological struggle never ended.
Senate Fiscal Hawks Could Strangle Tax Reform in its Crib
James Lankford's "I am a no" makes at least three GOP senators who worry that the debt/deficit math doesn't add up
