Taxis
Taxi Drivers Upset Their Medallions Losing Value, Governments Not Doing Enough to Protect Their Monopolies
A medallion in Chicago goes for a paltry $270,000 these days.
Competition Wins Out: Long Beach Drops Minimum Cab Fares in Response to Uber
Reductions in regulations benefit consumers.
'Competitor's Veto' for Taxi Services Killed in Montana
New law also creates space for ride-sharing services.
Uber, Other E-Hailing Services, Learn that Regulation = Shakedown
How can we regulate your app intelligently if you don't give us expensive devices on which to run them?
Fake Taxicab in NYC: Not an Uber Problem
Uber haters love to point to cab problems when they're found in Uber, but don't acknowledge problems unique to taxicabs.
Google Vs. Uber in the Rush To Drive You Around, Driverless
Even the biggest businesses learn techno-modernity will be constantly stressful for everyone but consumers.
Nevada Can't Stop Cabs From Ripping Off Riders, Bans Uber Anyway
Simple. Better. That's the free market. But government is force, and force can win even when it's wrong.
Smartphones vs. Taxi Drivers
Regulators and entrenched interests scramble to cope with the e-hailing revolution.
Illinois Governor Vetoes Bills Attacking Ride-Sharing Services Like Uber
Effort to regulate them out of existence as much as possible
Why Taxi Medallion Owners Don't Deserve a Government Bailout
Innovation, not government policy, is transforming the taxi industry.
All Hail the "Sharing Economy!" A Mushy Phrase Gives Liberals Cover to Join the Fight Against Big Government
A libertarian's guide to the sharing economy.
Woman With a Car vs. Washington D.C.'s Taxi Cartel
Chapter one of a four-part series on the sharing economy.
Uber Faces Backlash From the New Luddites
Americans have become so accustomed to regulations, we've ceased to see how freedom might operate.
Put the Taxi Cartel in the Rearview Mirror
21st-century technology and entrepreneurial ingenuity are opening up the market for hired cars.
Cab Drivers in Austin Facing Competition From Illegal Rogue Taxis
Drivers need background checks and reviews before becoming city-approved cab drivers
Brew City Taxi Wars: The Fight for Transportation Freedom in Milwaukee
The Institute for Justice scores a big win against Milwaukee's taxi cartel, but does it matter?
Uber and Its Enemies: Jim Epstein in The Daily Beast
How taxi cartels resort to desperate measures to kill innovation and save their crumbling industry.
Georgia Lawmakers Look to Ruin Ride-Sharing Services
Taxi industry protectionism in the Peach State
Who's Trying to Destroy Ride-Sharing Services This Week?
Chicago and Georgia taxi drivers try to shut down the competition
Protesters Attack French Uber Car
Tax union members not fans of what they call "unfair competition"
