By Chloe Anagnos Remote work has quickly become an alternative to millennials making a living off the gig economy, thanks in part to the growth of websites like Fiverr and the big-data revolution. But as the practice became more popular and companies noticed they could actually benefit from it, many began to either send their employees home or to simply rely more on … [Read more...] about Remote Work: The Right Response to a Labor Market Made Complex by Government
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More Force Won’t Fix the American Diet
By Jeffrey A. Tucker Two nutritionists (Dariush Mozaffarian and Dan Glickman) have sounded the alarm about the American diet, saying bluntly what most of us know intuitively to be true: Americans are sick — much sicker than many realize. More than 100 million adults — almost half the entire adult population — have pre-diabetes or diabetes. Cardiovascular disease afflicts … [Read more...] about More Force Won’t Fix the American Diet
How Honesty and Trust Make The Free Market Thrive
By Bradley Thomas Critics of free-market economies often attempt to tar such systems as being run by “greed.” Indeed, even many advocates of market economies emphasize that free markets are effective at harnessing the motivating factor of self-interest to generate widespread benefits. Honesty, Trust, and Markets Often overlooked in the discussion, however, is just how … [Read more...] about How Honesty and Trust Make The Free Market Thrive
The Hidden Costs Behind Every Government Program
By Gor Mkrtchian When the State constructs a new bike lane, school, or begins a new space mission, the natural inclination of the majority is to cheer this new endeavor as progressive. We possess one new structure or have accomplished one new task than before; society has moved forward, the thinking goes. The State is responsible for truly technically impressive or … [Read more...] about The Hidden Costs Behind Every Government Program
Venezuela’s Health Care System Is in Shambles, but Markets Are Already Responding
By Byron Carson Hospitals are supposed to help people, not become a source of their ailment. Hospitals Work in Many Places Generally, hospitals do help people. According to the data and graphing tools of Gapminder, rates of child mortality and malnourishment are negatively correlated with the number of physicians per 1,000 people and the number of hospital beds per 1,000 … [Read more...] about Venezuela’s Health Care System Is in Shambles, but Markets Are Already Responding
Massachusetts’ Addiction to Regulation Keeps Most Pot Sales on the Black Market
By Max Gulker Since Massachusetts residents passed a 2016 referendum legalizing recreational cannabis, the fate of the industry has largely been in the hands of the state’s Cannabis Control Commission. Having licensed 23 pot stores across the state, and set rules for individual growers, the commission is now drafting rules for marijuana delivery services. You may be … [Read more...] about Massachusetts’ Addiction to Regulation Keeps Most Pot Sales on the Black Market
Competition Should Be Neither Restricted Nor Mandated
By Connie Lin Imagine two different track races. In the first race, there are 100 competitors who are all Olympic athletes. In the second race, there are 100 competitors, but all of them are obese yet were eligible to enter because of connections with the coach. Which race has more competition? They both have the same number of competitors, but obviously, that does not … [Read more...] about Competition Should Be Neither Restricted Nor Mandated
Fighting Recessions: When the “Cure” Is Worse Than the Disease
By Chris Baecker One recent Friday, after debating what to dial up on the tube, my wife and I settled on The Sixth Sense. One of the notable parts that had previously slipped my mind was Dr. Crowe and Cole’s visit to the wake of young Kyra, one of the dead people Cole “sees.” Afterlife-Kyra gives Cole a videotape showing her mother “keeping her sick” by spiking her … [Read more...] about Fighting Recessions: When the “Cure” Is Worse Than the Disease
Want to Fix Health Insurance? Start With the Tax Code
By Ethan Lamb In March, President Trump tweeted, “The Republican Party will become ‘the party of healthcare!’” The Republican Party will become “The Party of Healthcare!” — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 26, 2019 Given the GOP’s inability to deliver on that promise over the better part of the past decade, many have remained despondent. After all, health … [Read more...] about Want to Fix Health Insurance? Start With the Tax Code
Privatizing Public Lands Doesn’t Mean Turning Them Into Shopping Centers
By Gor Mkrtchian Protected public lands in the United States — including national forests, national parks, and similar areas — cover nearly 500,000 square miles, or 14 percent of the land area of the United States. The existence of these government-controlled lands gives the federal government immense power over much of the United States, and in some US states, the federal … [Read more...] about Privatizing Public Lands Doesn’t Mean Turning Them Into Shopping Centers
Subjective Value: Why One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure
By Mitchell Harvey I have a friend who recently returned to her home in Germany after finishing her studies at Monash. Having spent the last two years modeling profit-optimizing and utility-maximizing behavior, she is now baffled by the habits of her parents. Apparently, in Germany, it is incredibly easy to get high-quality bike parts online at very low prices. Despite … [Read more...] about Subjective Value: Why One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure
America Outperforms Canada in Surgery Wait Times—And It’s Not Even Close
By Kevin Pham Canadian Medicare, our northern neighbor’s universal health care system, generally receives rave reviews from proponents of nationalized or socialized health care, but the Fraser Institute found that more than 63,000 Canadians left their country to have surgery in 2016. As Americans contemplate overturning our health system in favor of one similar to … [Read more...] about America Outperforms Canada in Surgery Wait Times—And It’s Not Even Close