The Best of Reason: Can Free Markets Win Votes in the New GOP?
As the party grows more populist, ethnically diverse, and working class, will Republicans abandon their libertarian economic principles?
As the party grows more populist, ethnically diverse, and working class, will Republicans abandon their libertarian economic principles?
In exchange, the libertarian president had to scale back some of his free-market ambitions.
Plus: An immigration deal that's already collapsing, more expensive Big Macs, and Taylor Swift (because why not).
As the party grows more populist, ethnically diverse, and working class, will Republicans abandon their libertarian economic principles?
The new libertarian president believes in free markets and the rule of law. When people have those things, prosperity happens.
Milei's swift action intended to transform Argentina's floundering economy provoked the country's biggest labor union to call tens of thousands to protest in Buenos Aires against his libertarian agenda.
His speech in Davos challenged the growing worldwide trend of increased government involvement in economic affairs.
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Plus: Javier Milei’s powerful speech on economic prosperity in Davos
Speaking at the Davos conference, the Argentine president said the key to prosperity lies in free market ideals and capitalism.
That's bad news for Americans.
Anyone advocating neoliberal policies is now persona non grata in Washington, D.C.
Anyone advocating neoliberal policies is now persona non grata in Washington, D.C.
As we step into 2024, it's crucial to adopt a more informed perspective on these dubious claims.
Private, for-profit intercity bus services are a remarkable example of free market transportation. Socialists naturally want to shut it all down.
Big government has been ruinous for millions of people. Charities aren't perfect, but they are much more efficient and effective.
Was Milton Friedman the most important libertarian of them all?
How to declare a ceasefire in the carbon tariff wars.
We're often told European countries are better off thanks to big-government policies. So why is the U.S. beating France in many important ways?
The best pizza isn't made in New York, Chicago, or New Haven. It's made on assembly lines.
Freer markets and property rights protections can be more efficient means to deal with localized food shortages.
American grocery stores are an underrated symbol of free market abundance.
Lots of Americans have an intolerance to FODMAPs—the sugars prevalent in garlic, onion, and many other foods.
A new Friedman biography ably explores the economist's ideas but sidesteps the libertarian movement he was central to.
A new Friedman biography ably explores the economist's ideas but sidesteps the libertarian movement he was central to.
David Friedman's anarchism doesn't have the answer for everything. That's the point.
The DAIRY PRIDE Act says it wants to protect consumers. In reality, it's trying to protect dairy farmers from economic competition.
A new report from the GAO highlights how America's system of sugar subsidies and tariffs costs consumers about $3.5 billion every year.
Despite their popularity, food trucks at the National Mall are paying a hefty price to operate.
David Friedman's anarchism doesn't have the answer for everything. That's the point.
Thank Swifties, not Joe Biden, for Ticketmaster's consumer-friendly pricing policy.
Plus: A listener asks whether younger generations are capable of passing reforms to entitlement spending.
Labor actions largely respond to policies that cause widespread pain.
Author Jacob Soll's commitment to an untenable historical thesis distorts the facts.
This progress has been widely shared, to the great benefit of the people at the bottom of the distribution.
The video site took out ads touting social media's benefits.
Plus: Americans vote too much, Indiana abortion ban to take effect, and more...
The answer? Because special interests and government prevent the free market from working the way it should.
Sohrab Ahmari inadvertently gives even more reasons to reduce the power of the state.
"Subject of a 500-year-old purity law in Germany"
Plus: Ohio Issue 1 defeated, Supreme Court pauses order vacating gun regulations, and more...
"Until today, there was no such thing as a free market–focused crossword puzzle," says Stella Zawistowski.
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A combination of "absurdly high" federal tariffs and excessive FDA regulations created the conditions for a crisis.
"Government in general does a lot of things that aren't necessary," says Jared Polis.
The Chile Project surveys neoliberalism's most polarizing experiment.
For an economics lesson, Nina Turner should try out Catan.
It's a short-sighted approach that distracts us from the more important question.
Plus: Elite colleges favor the rich, D.C. restaurants pass on new wage costs to customers, and more...
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