Self-Driving Cars Could Destroy Fine-Based City Government. What's the Downside?
Increasing automation limits the ability of authorities to profit off human error.
Economics
Hillary Ran Gamut From Goldwater Girl to Populist Demagogue in Economic Policy Speech
Notwithstanding her rhetoric about growth and empowering entrepreneurs, Clinton's speech was none too keen on capitalism.
Upcoming Paris U.N. Climate Change Conference Is a "Charade"
According to Nobel economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz
Bitcoin May Be Too Late for Greece, But Not Other Countries Headed In That Direction
Counteracting government thieving
When the Irish Improvised a DIY Banking System
Just try to order a Guinness in a regular bank.
Donald Trump is Exaggerating His Wealth by 100 Percent: Forbes
The only thing missing from "the Idiocracy candidate" is a Mountain Dew endorsement deal.
Is Hillary Clinton Right That Women Have Stalled Out in the Workplace?
And that the best way to make them more employable is by adding costly "family-friendly" mandates?
Hillary Clinton Declares War on Worker Choice and Consumer Convenience
Why is the Democratic presidential candidate targeting the "gig economy" characterized by Uber?
A State Liquor Monopoly's Self-Contradicting Defenses
Privatization opponents warn that it will raise prices, boost consumption, and kill children.
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
Yes, the 14th Amendment Protects Economic Liberty
A reply to conservative law professor Kurt Lash.
Where the Private Buffalo Roam and the Private Antelope Play
Restoring the herds and landscape seen by Lewis and Clark
Lenders to Greece: Show Us You Mean It
Tsipras needs to actually pass legislation, not just propose reforms.
On Sanctuary Cities, Hillary Clinton Joins Hands With Donald Trump
The San Francisco woman's shooting death by an undocumented immigrant triggers bipartisan hypocrisy
Hillary Clinton is the Political Equivalent of Floyd Mayweather
Whether you want her to win, her rope-a-dope strategy of defensive silence is pretty damn brilliant.
Is China Moving Toward a Gold Standard?
Peter Schiff on the Chinese market crash and the future of Chinese economic policy.
Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Protect Banks That Do Business With Marijuana Merchants
Regulators and prosecutors would be barred from punishing financial institutions for serving state-licensed cannabusinesses.
Opponents of Private Liquor Sales Claim State Monopolies Serve Customers Better
Pennsylvania's governor and his allies say privatization would raise prices and reduce selection.
Paul Krugman Debated Stephen Moore at FreedomFest: Some Highlights
'Obamacare is working quite well,' said Krugman.
How Commercial Surrogacy Should Be
Oregon's example shows the benefits of a surrogacy market governed by voluntary contracts rather than strict state regulation.
Geoffrey Zakarian: In Praise of Free Enterprise Food
The celebrity chef talks about America's food revolution, and the overzealous regulators who threaten it
Is This the Most Libertarian Legal Opinion Ever Written?
The Texas Supreme Court strikes down a senseless regulation.
The New York Stock Exchange is Down
All trading is suspended due to what's being called a "major technical issue."
The 'Affordable Housing' Bait and Switch, California Style
Redefining language to arrive at anti-market solutions to government-exacerbated problems
No, the Greek Banking Crisis Isn't About to Turn the Country Into a Bitcoin Paradise
If there ever were any Greeks to speak of transferring their savings into bitcoins, chances are most have stopped.
Is China Winning the Race for Resources?: Ronald Bailey at Cato Unbound
"Racing" for resources is economically misconceived.
Spending by Left-Leaning Mega-Foundations Deserves Equal Scrutiny
When a non-profit foundation spends millions to change federal policy, the expenditure deserves some attention-regardless of how the organization leans politically.
Oakland Joins the World's Biggest Pot Shop to Battle the Feds
Is this how the war on weed ends?
By the Declaration's Logic, Is It Time for Another American Revolution?
Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit weighs in with a provocative prevarication.
Greeks Say No to Austerity—Again—But There Was No Good Outcome in This Referendum
Free markets weren't on the ballot.
Declare Your Independence…from Evolution! Here Comes The Singularity and Transhumanism
RU Sirius and Jay Cornell have literally written the book on what's coming next in self-directed evolution.
Vetoing Liquor Privatization, Pennsylvania's Governor Says Competition Would Raise Prices
Tom Wolf claims a state monopoly benefits consumers.
How a Crusading Chicago Sheriff Convinced Visa and Mastercard to Screw Sex Workers
Bitcoin is now the only means of paying for adult ads on the popular web classifieds site Backpage.com.
Federal Agent Investigating Silk Road Pleads Guilty to Extortion and Money Laundering
Carl Mark Force had also inked a $240,000 movie deal about tracking down "Dread Pirate Roberts."
Beyond the Export-Import Bank: This Is the Next Corporate Welfare Program We Should Cut
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is ripe for termination.
Crony-Capitalist Export-Import Bank Loses Authorization for First Time in 81 Years!
The reprieve is temporary, but it's still a victory against corporatism at its worst.
Rent Control Bomb Set Off in New York City by De Blasio Rent Guidelines Board
Neutron bombs could not have emptied and destroyed the Bronx more effectively than did rent control.
The Fight for the Millennial Voter
Change happens on the battlefield of ideas, not as the result of elections.
