By Jamie Redman Cryptocurrencies have been trending upwards in price over the last few weeks, but in certain countries around the world digital assets have become far more valuable. For instance, in Argentina, the nation’s sovereign currency has lost considerable value and cryptocurrencies like BTC are seeing all-time price highs. The surge in value is not just taking place … [Read more...] about Countries Suffering From Rapid Inflation Show Significant Demand for Cryptos
Flimsy Justifications to Restrict Your Freedom
By Donald J. Boudreaux When I was a boy my mother and father often put to me a version of a question that parents throughout the ages have put to their children: “If everybody jumped off of the Mississippi River Bridge, would you jump too?!” Of course, I was asked this rhetorical question whenever I took some inadvisable course of action and sought to excuse it on the … [Read more...] about Flimsy Justifications to Restrict Your Freedom
The Plague of Meddling Political Busybodies
By Richard M. Ebeling Who knows what might be better or best for you? You or those in the government? We all make mistakes and misjudgments, but who is most likely to have a wider and deeper appreciation of your wants and desires, you or a bureaucrat in an often-faraway government agency? Who is more likely to have an insight into the options and opportunities for achieving … [Read more...] about The Plague of Meddling Political Busybodies
Why a Free Society Cannot Transform Wishes into Rights
By Gary M. Galles Any careful observer of American politics must be struck by the ever-expanding roster of things people have asserted rights to. But when such arguments are seriously considered, there is little to them beyond shared desires or wishes for certain things, which supposedly implies that there ought to be rights to them. From there, it is but one further step … [Read more...] about Why a Free Society Cannot Transform Wishes into Rights
Co-Living Trend Fueled By Changing Economic Conditions
By Jeff Paul *This article is from the April, 2017 issue of our premium newsletter. Finding affordable, safe, comfortable housing can be a challenge particularly during a time of rising housing costs, mass underemployment, and high student debt. These factors combined with the simultaneous ascent of the freelance and sharing economies are fueling a growing trend of … [Read more...] about Co-Living Trend Fueled By Changing Economic Conditions