Houston Trounces L.A. and New York City in New Ranking of America's Freest Metros
A new Reason Foundation report finds cities in Texas and Florida have the highest degrees of economic freedom.
Economics
Global Poverty Decline Denialism
An anti-market ideologue tortures the data at The Guardian.
Bernie Sanders Wants To Seize 77% of Dead Billionaires' Estates
The estate tax is a form of double taxation.
'Price Gouging' Is Supply and Demand at Work, Even in a Polar Vortex
Price signals ultimately mean more supplies for disaster-struck areas.
Trump's Tariffs Keep Harming America
Nonsensical protectionist policies won't make the country great again.
Is Congress Finally Getting Serious About Stopping Trump's Tariffs?
A bipartisan, bicameral proposal would stop Trump from using the tired "national security" excuse to justify his protectionist trade policies.
Foxconn Is 'Not Building a Factory' in Wisconsin Despite Billions in Taxpayer Subsidies
Foxconn is reconsidering its plans to build a manufacturing facility that was supposed to create 13,000 blue collar jobs.
Why Do So Many Modern Jobs Seem Pointless?
An investigation into why people are working more without accomplishing more
CBO: Budget Deficit Numbers Are Better Than Expected, but We're Still Screwed
Unless we make some big changes, things won't get much better.
New Chinese App Lets Users ID Debtors Lurking Nearby
How would you like it if nearby strangers could instantly access your credit score on their phones?
Trump Stands Up for Blue Collar Workers by Reducing Their Profit-Sharing Checks
Because of tariffs, Ford hourly employees will lose out on $750 they would have otherwise received.
Minimum Wage Hikes in New York City Cause Restaurants to Eliminate Jobs, Cut Hours, Raise Prices
Good intentions do not always lead to good outcomes.
At the Most Expensive Affordable Housing Project in America, Every Apartment Cost $739,000 To Build
How a heavily subsidized Culver City development became the nation's most expensive affordable housing project.
Be Careful What You Wish for on the Minimum Wage
The laws of economics can't be repealed.
Don't Let Tucker Carlson Make You a Victim
Virtually everyone is better off because of market capitalism.
'Drop Gangs' the Latest Evolution in Darknet's Avoidance of Law Enforcement
Online black markets shift faster than police can respond
What the Press Missed About Vanguard Founder's Fortune
John Bogle's life is a reminder that in capitalism you can make a fortune by saving your customers money.
Mitch McConnell Predicted the GOP Tax Cut Would Raise Revenue and Reduce the Deficit. Nope.
A year after the tax law, growth is up but tax revenue is down.
Is the White House Considering Easing Chinese Tariffs? The Stock Market Hopes So
Dow Jones skyrockets on news that Steve Mnuchin is leading behind-the-scenes effort to reduce tariffs on China.
Trump Paving the Road to Overtime Pay With Good Intentions
Raising the cost of employing workers is never a recipe for increasing employment.
The 7 Most Insane Licensing Proposals of 2019 (So Far)
State lawmakers target pet groomers, drain cleaners, interior designers, pecan buyers, athletic trainers, antler dealers, and....art therapists?
America's Trade Deficit With China Just Hit a New Record
And it's not a record low. That's fine, but it's not what the president said would happen.
Developer Sues Labor Groups Over Use of California Environmental Laws To Stop Construction
Two unions called out for threats to sue if they don't get hired to build.
Trump's Border Wall Won't Block the Drug 'Pipeline'
The president's Oval Office address was misleading.
An Insured Woman Was Hit With $20,000 in Surprise Bills After a Trip to a San Francisco Emergency Room. The Prices Were Set by the City.
Blame the city Board of Supervisors for unusually high hospital bills.
Does Tucker Carlson Get Anything Right About Libertarians?: Podcast
What conservatives against "market fundamentalism" can tell you about libertarians without power
Legal or Not, Trump Shouldn't Declare a 'National Emergency' To Build His Wall
He probably won't shut down the internet. But declaring a "national emergency" is a bad idea anyway.
Private Companies Are Paying to Keep Yellowstone Clean During Shutdown
They have a profit-based incentive to keep the tourists coming.
Increasing Top Tax Brackets Is Easier Than Increasing Revenue Over Time
Proponents of jacking top marginal income tax rates such as AOC ignore how hard it is to actually boost revenue over the long haul.
Judge Blocks New York City Law Demanding Airbnb Share Reams of Private Host Data
Online room-sharing services had no avenue to legally challenge demands for private info.
Most Americans Want Congress to Fix Budget Crisis, Increase Spending. Huh?
You can't have it both ways.
The National Debt Hit $22 Trillion at the End of 2018
Growth alone won't get us out of this mess.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants Democrats to Drop the Pretense of Fiscal Responsibility
The fight over PAYGO is about whether Democrats will pretend to care about the deficit.
Stop Pretending the Smithsonian, National Park Closures Are a Crisis
Yes, the government shutdown is to blame. No, it's not that big of a deal.
These Booze-Making Capitalist Monks Will Make Your Day
When Europe's beer-brewing, liquor-distilling monks combine Catholicism and capitalism, the results are delicious.
2018 Proved That Trade Wars Aren't 'Good and Easy to Win'
Regardless of the president's Twitter bravado, this year has provided a painful lesson in how tariffs grow government and hurt the economy.
Manhattan Institute's Brian Riedl Is Very Worried About Deficits
Our fiscal problems aren't going away. In fact, they're getting worse.
California's Work Rules Sabotage the Gig Economy
New Luddites have used the courts and the legislative process to throw that figurative wrench in the machine.
Mark Sanford's Farewell: Spending and Debt 'Could Lead to a Future Hitler-like Character'
Departing congressman warns against populism, "cult of personality," "post-truth" politics, and a government spending addiction that threatens to drive the American civilization "extinct."
Donald Trump's Libertarian Christmas?: Podcast
Reason editors' best and worst moments of 2018, including the president's welcome and long-overdue drawdown from Afghanistan
Why Is N.Y. Mayor De Blasio Yelling at Corporations About Harms Caused by the City's War on Weed?
The government is the villain of this story, not wealthy industrialists.
GoFundMe Page Trolls Border Wall With 'Ladders' Campaign, Raises $80,000 for Immigration Nonprofit
The campaign isn't actually about ladders.
U.S. Baby Bust Fears Inspire a Radical Policy Proposal
Is the solution a "fertility dividend" that makes a portion of a person's Social Security benefit dependent on each of their offspring's earnings?
Judge: Trump Administration's Steel Tariff Rationale 'Makes Me Scratch My Head'
The Trump administration's response to a lawsuit challenging steel tariffs is a deeply un-conservative argument for greater executive power.
A Deficit-Happy Government May Lead to a Debt-Driven Financial Crisis
Get ready for permanent low growth, a stifled entrepreneurial spirit, and high unemployment.
A GoFundMe Has Raised More Than $1 Million for Trump's Border Wall
It's a bad idea in more ways than one.
