Stargate: Artificial Superintelligence in 4 Years?
The dawn of a new golden age?
Prosperity
This Thanksgiving, Be Thankful for Free Markets
The Pilgrims learned this lesson the hard way. Fast forward 400 years, and many Americans have forgotten.
The Government's Permitting Regime Is Choking the Economy
Housing costs, job availability, energy prices, and technological advancement all hinge on a web of red tape that is leaving Americans poorer and less free.
Experts Wonder, Is America Truly in Decline?
The “cure” to national decline might be part of the disease.
Politicians Are Showering Manufacturing Companies With Crony Subsidies for 'Job Creation.' It Won't Work.
These handouts will flow to businesses—often big and rich—for projects they would likely have taken on anyway.
How Capitalism Beat Communism in Vietnam
It only took a generation to go from ration cards to exporting electronics.
Argentina, Once One of the Richest Countries, Is Now One of the Poorest. Javier Milei Could Help Fix That.
The new libertarian president believes in free markets and the rule of law. When people have those things, prosperity happens.
What Javier Milei Could Teach Democrats and Republicans About Capitalism
His speech in Davos challenged the growing worldwide trend of increased government involvement in economic affairs.
Critics Lose Their Mind as Arkansas Makes It a Bit Easier for Teens To Work
Youth employment is a recognized path to greater prosperity.
The Pilgrims Dreamed of Socialism. Then Socialism Almost Killed Them.
Private property was the solution to their failed experiment. But people keep repeating the Pilgrims' mistakes.
Earth Day Turns 50
Half a century later, a look back at the forecasters who got the future wrong—and one who got it right
Tyler Cowen's Gospel of Prosperity
The George Mason University economist and Marginal Revolution founder explains why a richer world is a better world.
Skeptical of the 'Common Good'? Don't Be!
Libertarians think freedom creates the conditions that lead to human flourishing. The Catholic Church has a name for that.
Donald Trump, Lying, and Eroding Social Trust
Are presidential lies pushing us toward a low-trust society?
The Most Important Graph in the World
There has been a massive increase in wealth throughout the world in the last two centuries.
Americans Forget How Good They Have It
Less than 3 in 10 Americans believe the country's headed in the right direction
The Cult of Victims
Attaching attention and moral status to "victimhood" is changing the character of the nation.
Regulating Our Way to Prosperity
According to government math, issuing new rules is the same as minting money.
Human Progress: Not Inevitable, Uneven, and Indisputable
We haven't achieved utopia, but a new website documents the enormous progress humanity has made, especially over the last two centuries
Federal Regulations Have Made You 75 Percent Poorer
U.S. GDP is just $16 trillion instead of $54 trillion
27 Percent Say Government Investments Made America Great
Origins of American Prosperity: The Varied Viewpoints
