Economics
'That Kind of Luxe Just Ain't for Us'
The progressive lineage of Macklemore's and Lorde's attacks on the pleasures of the poor
U.S. Announces More Sanctions Against Russians Amid Ukraine Crisis
Officials and companies targeted.
Arrested Development
Economists who set out to help the world's poor may actually be part of the problem.
Helping People Understand Freedom Is Key to Libertarianism
Our job is to teach one of liberalism's most groundbreaking insights, namely, that societies run themselves without plan or command-when allowed.
Living with Inequality
Has Thomas Piketty really found "the central contradiction of capitalism"?
Liberal Pundits of the World Unite Over Thomas Piketty's New Book
Democratic pundits have enthusiastically and unconditionally embraced Capital in the Twenty-First Century, a book that evokes Karl Marx and talks about tweaking the Soviet experiment.
California Officials Dread Rail Project Trial
The $68 billion high-speed boondoggle may not comply with its legal promise.
Rand Paul Is Right: Carter Was Thriftier Than Reagan
The sooner the GOP groks this, the sooner they will support limited goverment.
Detroit Retirees Get a Bailout; Detroit Residents the Shaft
Last week's bankruptcy deal was a missed opportunity to restructure the city's insane pension system
More Minimum Wage Nonsense in New York
The latest dubious innovation in left-wing political economics.
Bitcoin is No Substitute for Government Money, But a Refuge From Control
Bitcoin has the ability to bypass capital controls. If you can convert your wealth into Bitcoin, you can get it out of your government's reach.
