Two Immigrants Debate Immigration
A conversation about who wins and who loses when America opens its golden door.
Economics
Judge: Obama Administration's New Overtime Rules an Overreach
Want to change the rules? Go ask Congress.
We Work Less, Have More Leisure Time and Earn More Money
Income per capita per year was up 111 percent between 1950 and 2016.
Meet Johannesburg's New Libertarian Mayor
Herman Mashaba is something new in South Africa. But can a black pro-market politician make real changes?
Will Trump Supporters Like What They Get?
Trade wars and debt increases loom on the horizon.
Economic Growth, Coherent Foreign Policy, Trust in Govt: What WON'T Be Settled Today
Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins the election, massive challenges face the next president of the United States.
The US Is Already Broke!: Economist (and Presidential Candidate) Laurence Kotlikoff
Says real national debt is north of $200 trillion and screwing younger Americans from now til Doomsday.
Pot, Death, and Minimum Wage: 6 Things to Pay Attention to This Election
There's more to this election than Trump and Clinton.
Gary Johnson Calls "Horseshit" On Reports That He Doubled Debt As N.M. Governor
During PBS debate with Green Party candidate Jill Stein, the Libertarian candidate shows his fangs.
Nightmare In Deep Ellum: How Pension Obligation Bonds Ruined Dallas Employees' Retirement Dreams
Dallas' pension crisis is another example of why cities and states shouldn't use pension obligation bonds.
Venezuela Raises Minimum Wage, Public Sector Pay to Quell Protests
Government responds to inflationary pressure by contributing to it.
'We Have Two Parties Right Now That Have Abandoned All Pretenses at Realism About Our $20 Trillion National Debt and About Our Entitlements'
Matt Welch assesses Hillary Clinton's absurd "I do not add a penny to the national debt" claim on Stossel
In Wired President Obama Praises Progress: But Does Not Know How It Happens
The president is right that it is the greatest time to be alive, but fails to understand how progress occurs.
Greens Against a Carbon Tax in Washington State
For some progressives it is more important to redistribute tax money than to save the climate.
Mike Rowe Wears Trump's Robe, Fights a Drone, and Solves the Labor Shortage
The former 'Dirty Jobs' host makes a successful leap from cable television to social media stardom.
The Trillion-Dollar Deficit Question
The bottom line is that we have a spending problem that should be addressed by reforming Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
The System is Rigged: Licensing Limits the Pursuit of Happiness
Onerous licensing laws make it harder for people to move from place to place. And less residential mobility means less economic mobility.
New Proposed Nevada Solar Power Plant Would Cost Six Times More Than the Hoover Dam
While supposedly delivering about the same amount of electricity.
Leaked Clinton Emails Reveal that Even Democratic Policy Advisers Worry a $15 Federal Minimum Wage Would Cost Jobs
The Democratic presidential candidate knows a $15 an hour federal minimum would cost jobs, but supports it anyway.
How Much Better Off Is the World Since You Were Born?
Go find out at "Your Life In Numbers" over at the Human Progress program at the Cato Institute
Shiftless in Seattle: Lawmakers Pass Onerous New Scheduling Ordinance
Seattle city council seeks to micromanage workers' schedules.
Nashville Cops Don't Want to Enforce Airbnb Regulations Because They'd Rather Focus on Stopping Actual Crime
City officials want specially-trained police to go door-to-door making sure no one is illegally granting permission for strangers to sleep in their homes.
Rising Prosperity Means Getting to Eat More Meat and Seafood
That's ok, because human ingenuity and free markets satisfy increased demand.
7 Issues That Won't Be Treated Seriously at Tonight's Debate in Gary Johnson's Absence
Remove the Libertarian and there goes fiscal sanity, federalism, and free speech.
Nashville Councilwoman: Deciding Who Sleeps in Your Home is a Privilege Bestowed by Government, Not a Right
You can do whatever you want on your own property, as long as the government approves.
Did Uber Price-Gouge Terrified New Yorkers after Explosion or Just Make Sure They Got Home?
Ride-sharing company stupidly attacked after prices went up in Manhattan area wracked by terroristic violence.
Trade Is a Labor-Saving Device
We each have two legitimate ways to acquire any good: produce it ourselves or acquire it through trade. For most goods, trade will be the lower cost method.
Economic Freedom in the World Is Increasing
The United States ranks 16th in the world on economic freedom index
Why Is Socialism So Damned Attractive? New at Reason
It's allure is a primitive evolutionary hold over.
With Mitch Daniels Republicanism on the Outs, Mitch Daniels Cozies up to Gary Johnson
Former Indiana governor pushes for Libertarian nominee's inclusion in the debates, hosts a big event for him at Purdue, and writes WSJ op-Ed about an issue only Johnson is any good on
Drafter of U.S. Dietary Goals Was Bribed by Big Sugar to Demonize Fat
Newly released historical documents show the Sugar Research Foundation paid scientists to blame fat and cholesterol, not sugar, for coronary heart disease.
The Universal Basic Income: Innovative Social Welfare Reform or Satanic Plot?
An experiment in international aid hits a snag.
Making the Most of the Next Recession
Another downturn is inevitable. What matters is how we respond.
Cash Means Freedom, Which Is Why So Many Officials Hate It
Opponents and proponents of folding money agree that the stuff protects you from the state-but they differ about the value of that protection.
A New Look at the Kennedy-Reagan Growth Recipe
JFK and the Reagan Revolution argues that America can return to prosperity by looking to the Kennedy-Reagan model of income tax cuts and a strong, stable dollar.
Climate War: Bill McKibben's Really Bad Metaphor for Solving Man-Made Global Warming
Centralized top down planning of the climate would work as well as it does for economies.
