Arab Oil Embargo Would Not Be a Threat to a Free Market Economy
If the United States had had a free market in oil when the Arabs imposed their embargo, its oil supplies could not have been seriously jeopardized.
Foreign Investment: Expropriation of Foreign Capital (3 of 5)
Foreign investment is made in the expectation that it will not be expropriated. Nobody would invest anything if he knew in advance that somebody would expropriate his investments. At the time when these foreign investments were made in the nineteenth century, and at...Inconvenient Truths and Convenient Lies
Facebook’s vice president has admitted fact-checkers are not necessarily objective, and the company even acknowledged recently in a lawsuit that fact-check tags are “opinion,” not factual assertions.
We Need a New Philosophy of Progress
We need a new philosophy of progress for the 21st century.
The Landlord Shrugged
Government officials love to loudly proclaim the great benefits that tenants will enjoy by restricting and controlling landlords. The folly of their schemes will become clear when they discover that the landlord shrugged.
The Way Out of the Social Security Mess
A plan to shut down Social Security without cutting benefits to existing retirees or raising payroll taxes on existing workers, leaving everyone better off.
California Does Not Have Enough Power to Deal with Its Heat Wave, How Will It Meet Its New Rules for Electric Vehicles?
California is having trouble keeping the lights on during the upcoming heat wave. So, it is unclear how the state intends to find reliable electricity to fuel the massive numbers of electric vehicles being forced on California’s new vehicle sales.
How to Alleviate the Looming Global Hunger Crisis
Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, mostly made with natural gas, are a modern miracle, crucial for feeding the world.
The “Right to Return”
Like all forms of subsidies, the “right to return” takes from some—taxpayers—to provide benefits to others—low-income households.
