Economics
The DIY Drug Prize
The federal government should offer prize money for the creation of a safer, better high.
How Not to Legalize a Drug
Yanking alcohol back out of the black market left America with a wicked Prohibition hangover.
America's Longest War: A Film About Drug Prohibition
Hundreds of thousands of non-violent drug offenders are wasting their lives away in U.S. prisons.
Of Course the Internet Can Help You With Your Weed
A few arbitrarily selected online resources that can help you meet your recreational and medicinal needs.
Brazil Prepares for World Cup by Seizing Homes, Chasing Vendors Away; Protesters Respond With a World Cup of Their Own
An alt-World Cup in the favelas.
Debunking Popular Nonsense About Income Mobility in America
So what if the rich are richer than ever? American income mobility is still strong.
Obama Just Found a Way to Make College Even More Expensive
The President's new College Scorecard will jack up federal taxpayer subsidies without improving accountability or reducing the soaring costs of tuition.
The City of Chicago Battles Blight—By Paying for Granite Counter Tops in a Gentrifying Neighborhood
How not to deal with abandoned foreclosed homes.
Environmentalists Cheer California's Latest Plan to Sink Its Economy
Getting oil out of the US's largest reserve is going to be much harder than expected. So why are some people celebrating?
'Recovering' U.S. Economy Unexpectedly Shrinks by 1 Percent
The last economic contraction was during the first quarter of 2011.
A Modest Proposal to Ban Volunteering
If people aren't allowed to work for $7.24 an hour, even if they want to, then they darn well shouldn't be allowed to work for $0 an hour either.
Immortal Keynes?
Anyone who has been watching President Obama's response to the Great Recession will realize that policymakers have learned little since the 1930s.
