Economics
Can We Save Nature by Making It Economically Useless?
"Decoupling" human economy from ecology could render large areas of pastures, croplands, and managed forests too remote for exploitation.
How San Francisco's Progressive Policies Are Hurting the Poor
Left-wing regulations are increasing inequality, reducing affordable housing, and killing economic opportunities.
Why the Stockton California Bankruptcy Ruling Can't Stop Public Sector Pension Reform
A federal judge approved Stockton's bankruptcy exit plan which punts on pension debt. But other cities are free to tackle the problem, and they must.
Battle for the Supreme Court: Judicial Activism vs. Restraint
Reason's Damon Root Discusses the Battle for Control Over the Country's Highest Court
Should Obama Push Executive Action on Immigration After His Shellacking?
Yes, if he doesn't want 2016 to be an even bigger debacle
Here's How the Government Is Wasting Your Tax Dollars
Manure marketing, golf course renovations, a DEA museum, and other wastes of public money.
Marijuana Legalization, Minimum Wage Increase Both Winning in Alaska
With about a quarter of the vote counted
Developing: Minimum Wage Increases Winning in Neb., Ark., N.D.
Alaska and South Dakota also have votes
Famed Public Choice Economist Gordon Tullock Dead at 92
A non-voter who passed away just before Election Day.
9 Reasons Government-Funded Infrastructure Is a Bad Idea
Let private investors take the lead.
How Urban Renewal Destroys Neighborhoods
What happens when central planners bulldoze communities and try to build better ones? Trampled property rights, dislocated families, wasted money, and failed development.
Why Capitalism?
Even under ideal conditions, socialism would still suck, says Georgetown's Jason Brennan.
Is Capitalism Environmentally Unsustainable?
The goal must be to find ways for liberty and the environment to flourish together, not to sacrifice one in the vain hope of protecting the other.
