Why Do Business Leaders Appease Their Enemies?
The fundamental reason for appeasing the critics of business is that company executives lack the moral argument for defense. As Ayn Rand argues in ‘The Sanction of The Victims,’ most business leaders have accepted the moral code of altruism.
California’s Suspension of Environmental Regulations Should Be Permanent
If these regulations are an unnecessary hindrance for those recovering from the wildfires, why are they necessary at all?
An Open Letter to President Trump
Congratulations to you. In no particular order, here are some public policy recommendations.
On The Release of Israeli Hostages by Hamas: It Wasn’t a Deal – It Was a Crime
The decision by the Israeli government to make significant concessions to the Hamas kidnappers should never be called a “deal.” It was an extortion.
Time To Privatize the United States Postal Service
Decades of ossification, political interference, and financial losses have left USPS in unsustainable position.
Why Does The US Grow While the EU Slows?
What explains the curious lack of economic progress in the EU over the past 16 years? Adam Smith has the recipe.
Industrial Policy, Whether Republican or Democrat, Is Anti-Liberty
Although the incoming Trump administration says it will cut taxes, reduce regulations, and slash wasteful government spending—all of which are good things—it also intends to enact an industrial policy to bolster US manufacturing, using interventionist tools such as tariffs, subsidies, Buy American rules, and similar commands—all of which are bad things and inherently anti-liberty.
Benjamin Graham and How to Invest Like a Legend
A new edition of the Intelligent Investor integrates Graham’s classic insights with today’s market realities.
