Donald Trump Is the Coal President
Just as Biden’s preference for renewables distorted markets and harmed consumers, so too does Trump’s bias toward coal.
Government Intervention
Trump Is Embracing 'Daddy State' Economics
Markets thrive on predictable rules, but when the president takes equity stakes or pressures firms at will, investment and risk-taking give way to hesitation.
Tom Lehrer Satirized the National Security State From the Inside
The Cold War comedian and rumored Jell-O shot inventor had a lesser known side as an NSA operative.
Trump and Harris' Economic Plans Are Depressingly Similar
Both campaigns represent variations on a theme of big, fiscally irresponsible, hyper-interventionist government.
The Best of Reason: Government Can't Fix America's Baby Bust
The obstacles to having more babies can't be moved by tax incentives or subsidized child care.
Government Can't Fix America's Baby Bust
The obstacles to having more babies can't be moved by tax incentives or subsidized child care.
Can the Government Be More Effective?
William D. Eggers discusses what he's learned about making the government less intrusive.
Do Not Under Any Circumstances Nationalize Greyhound
Private, for-profit intercity bus services are a remarkable example of free market transportation. Socialists naturally want to shut it all down.
Sen. Mike Lee Wants To Ban Porn by Redefining 'Obscene'
The IODA aims to edit the legal defintion of "obscenity" to allow for the regulation of most pornography. But even if it passes, a nationwide porn ban is unlikely to succeed.
Doctors Discovered a Baby's Minor Injury. Then Massachusetts DCF Seized Him in the Middle of the Night.
State actors are increasingly willing to seize children even with little evidence of child abuse.
Markets Aren't Perfect, but Government Is Worse
The free market allows people to cooperate, fix errors, and adapt to changing circumstances.
Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams Both Advocate More Government in Georgia Governor Debate
The governor favors more punitive policing, while his Democratic opponent thinks the governor should have a say in who buys what properties in the state.
Bernie Sanders Wants To Force Airlines To Refund Passengers for Flights Delayed Over 1 Hour
Sanders' frequent cries for heavy-handed federal government intervention should be opposed whenever they crop up.
DeSantis Calls for End of Walt Disney World's Self-Rule
Culture war conservatism leads to less private industry freedom for the pettiest of reasons.
The Destruction of Detroit's Black Bottom
How the zeal for government project housing killed a prosperous black community in Detroit.
Elon Musk: Government Is 'the Biggest Corporation, With a Monopoly on Violence, Where You Have No Recourse'
Musk's finally ready to admit that government subsidies distort markets and that government actors are terrible at capital allocation.
How Government Devastated Minor League Baseball
And why stopping the subsidies can help bring it back.
When the Government Makes Wildfires Worse
Federal policies are subsidizing people's choices to build homes in harm's way.
'Selective' Service Refuseniks Are Still Punished, Just Not Prosecuted
USA Today investigation finds that over 1 million men have faced the consequences of not applying to Jimmy Carter's sham draft.
Americans' Least Favorite Company Isn't Even a Company. Can You Guess What It Is?
No matter their age or political persuasion, Americans have similar thoughts on this one.
The Government Can't—and Won't—Give Meaning to Your Life
A conservative technocrat tries to engineer a better world.
Washington Forced Segregation on the Nation
It's time to remedy the effects of that terrible policy.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe Is Out, But the Policies That Destroyed Zimbabwe Are Still In
Bad policies make bad men more dangerous.
The Federal Government Never Lets a Serious Crisis Go to Waste
Federal power grows through sudden, quantum leaps in times of emergency.
Hate Income Inequality? Blame Intrusive Government Policies.
Government officials talk a good game about income inequality but impose policies that raise household costs, discourage employment, and kill opportunity.
Actually, It's Totally Fine That Obama Is Being Paid $400,000 to Give a 'Wall Street Speech'
You don't have to restrict the actions of former government officials to reduce corruption, you have to restrict the actions of government.
ESPN Will Get Better, or Fail Trying
Recent lay-offs, mostly of on-air talent, are a response to increasing competitive pressures.
It Costs a Lot When Government Sets Prices
Be it cigarettes, imported products, or even labor.
Bad News: The Government Wants to 'Help' Driverless Car Companies
The future is rushing toward us. Unfortunately, the government wants to help.
Governors Don't Transform Economies—for Good or Ill
They can formulate better policies, but they can't cure economic malaise.
Trump and McAuliffe Share a Lot
They both see politics as just another side of business.
Making the Most of the Next Recession
Another downturn is inevitable. What matters is how we respond.
#SaveMarinaJoyce and the Fickle Nature of 'Compassionate' Meddlers
The wages of collective compassion
To Speed Economic Recovery, Release the Brakes
Government gets in the way of healthy economic activity.
Counter-Programming Alert: Watch Matt Welch Debate Mandatory Salary Transparency on PBS Tonight!
Check local listings for the late-night public-TV debate show in which Boston liberals occasionally get to vote on libertarian arguments!
Minnesota Inspectors Check Whether You Cleaned Your Toilet
Rental properties are checked regularly top to bottom, and some landlords are challenging the intrusion on their right to privacy.
Obama Promised Optimism at State of the Union—Americans Don't Need Politicians For That
Optimism about America comes despite politicians not because of them
China's One-Child Policy an Utterly Useless Exercise in Human Suffering and Social Deformation
Policy being reversed after causing decades of harm.
There's Nothing Mysterious About the Market
The mystery is why we keep letting government get in the way.
New Jersey Needs to End Its Anti-Prosperity Crusade Against Unlicensed Movers
A man, a van, a government plan
Government Incentives to Business Distort Free Market Forces
Policies like Virginia's new corporate welfare for a local brewery are three sheets to the wind.
Coercion Is Bad Economics
Free markets generate value, deliver diversity, and spur better ways of doing things
The Politicians' War on Uber
When politicians threaten to destroy innovative companies, they're threatening us all.
It's Time We Learned from Sin Taxes' Impressive History of Failure
Advocates of new sin taxes would prefer to repeat same mistakes
Here's How Regulators Create Problems, Not Solve Them
Government means never having to say you're sorry
