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05 May Anti-Communism and Anti-Racism: A Reply

Posted at 15:26h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

There’s less disagreement than meets the eye between myself and my anonymous friend at the University of Texas. He’s in blockquotes, I’m not. Point-by-point: I respectfully disagree with Bryan’s recent post on anti-Communism and “anti-racism.” I believe he falls into a classic false equivalence trap; just...

05 May Trimming Barber and Cosmetologist Regulation Will Not Harm Consumers

Posted at 15:25h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Chair Rulli, Vice Chair Lang, Ranking Member Sykes, and all distinguished members of the Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify on the regulation of barbers and cosmetologists in Ohio. I am a professor of economics and director of...

05 May Policy Uncertainty Causes Sundry Shortages

Posted at 15:25h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

I’m told that during Nixon’s New Economic Policy (NEP) price control regime, which a few years ago public policy scholars exposed as a cynical bid for Tricky Dick’s re-election in 1972, the nightly news regularly reported on new price controls, moved on to other news,...

05 May Is This Our 1914 Moment?

Posted at 15:24h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

A friend recently asked me how I can be so positive about the world’s progress yet so desperately pessimistic about the long-lasting horrors that will come from last year’s authoritarian power grab. And it’s true: it’s a dissonance I often struggle with – the joy at...

05 May “After the Revolution, You Will Like Going Camping!” G.A. Cohen’s Camping Trip Reconsidered

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A communist revolutionary was giving a speech one day about the glorious future in front of the people. “After the revolution,” he said, “the land will flow with milk and honey!” A lady in the middle of the crowd piped up and said “What if...

05 May What Happens When Governments Force Corporate Boards to Appoint More Women

Posted at 15:23h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

A controversial new law in California requires publicly traded companies headquartered in the state to include at least one woman on their board of directors. Supporters of those types of laws even contend that gender quotas could boost firm profitability. However, the literature indicates that gender quotas...

05 May Buchanan on the Dangers of Government Debt

Posted at 15:23h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) TweetHere’s a video that accompanies my and Randy Holcombe’s new book, The Essential James Buchanan. This one is on government debt. (And here’s the chapter on debt from the book.) Read the Full Article here: >Cafe HayekCafe Hayek...

05 May Fighting Poverty in Developing Countries? Building New Cities from Scratch May Be the Best Strategy

Posted at 15:22h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

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04 May The Covid-19 Emergency Did Not Justify Lockdowns

Posted at 21:45h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

A commonplace justification for the lockdowns and other Covid-19 restrictions imposed over the past 15 months is this: SARS-CoV-2 poses a threat to humanity that differs categorically from any of the many threats that we routinely encounter. Confronting a categorically unique monster is said to...

04 May What Marianne Williamson Gets Wrong About Competition

Posted at 21:43h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Marianne Williamson is no stranger to progressive politics. Known as Oprah Winfrey’s spiritual advisor, she has written extensively about her views and even ran for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential election. She advocates a wealth tax, universal healthcare, free public college, and a...

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