Tariffs, Transportation Costs & The Case for Unilateral Free Trade
A policy of unilateral free trade is analytically equivalent in its effects to a fall in inbound transportation costs while outbound transportation costs remain the same.
California Government’s Myopic Antitrust Action Against Amazon
Amazon has made its platform so attractive to third-party merchants that large numbers of them willingly pay a premium in order to continue to use Amazon’s platform.
The Need to Identify the Unseen
When politicians announce a new program or policy, they tell us of all the great benefits that will result.
Insulin Markets Need Less Government
Thanks to government, insulin is hard to get.
Nationalism Is Rising in Poland, and It’s Undermining the Market Reforms That Followed the Fall of Communism
Poland owes its economic success to capitalist reforms—but the current government has stopped privatizations and is pursuing a policy of redistribution.
Frances Tiafoe and the Incoherence of Universal Representation
If it were true that young people need someone to “look like them” to believe they can do something, we’d never have any “firsts.” Young players would simply give up trying.
Superabundance: One of the Greatest Books on Economic Development and Growth of the Past Decade
Gale Pooley and Marian Tupy’s book, “Superabundance,” use “time prices” – the length of time that people must work to purchase something – to measure how the state of the world is improving as we live longer, healthier, and more comfortable lives.
Six Myths About Student Loan “Forgiveness”
The reality is that a college degree is either valuable or it isn’t. If it’s valuable, it will pay for itself. If it’s not valuable, no one should pay for it. Either way, there’s no reason for the government to be involved.
Racism and Housing
Widespread racism can only occur when government mandates it.
