A lawsuit alleges New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board broke the law by arbitrarily predetermining the outcome.
Mamdani Promised To Freeze the Rent. Now His Rent Freeze Is in Court.
Mamdani Promised To Freeze the Rent. Now His Rent Freeze Is in Court.
04 Oct 2026 1 Comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, income redistribution, law and economics, Marxist economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: New York City, rent control
Why George Orwell was a great writer
03 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of education, liberalism, Marxist economics, war and peace
George Orwell is widely regarded as a great writer because he combined unusual clarity of prose with intellectual seriousness, moral urgency and a remarkable ability to turn political ideas into memorable literature. His style is one of the main reasons. Orwell worked hard to make difficult ideas seem simple without making them simplistic. His prose is […]
Why George Orwell was a great writer
Capitalism or Free Enterprise?
29 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, Austrian economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, liberalism, libertarianism, Marxist economics Tags: The Great Enrichment
I’ve addressed this issue in 2016 and 2021, so let’s continue this once-every-five-years tradition and ask whether supporters of economic liberty should stop advocating for “capitalism.” Instead, they should say they believe in “free enterprise” or the “free market.” I’ve used all of these terms, but polling data suggests that I’m making a mistake when […]
Capitalism or Free Enterprise?
The Socialist Chic: Almost Half of Americans Now Hold Positive Views of Socialism
26 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA
Karl Marx believed that “Democracy is the road to socialism.” Socialists seem to have found a generation of dupes to…
The Socialist Chic: Almost Half of Americans Now Hold Positive Views of Socialism
The Far-Left Wins Berlin’s Election on the Promise of Seizing Private Apartments
24 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic history, economics of regulation, income redistribution, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, property rights, Public Choice, regulation, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: Germany, rent control
The Left wants to cure the city’s high housing costs by expropriating 225,000 apartments owned by large real estate corporations.
The Far-Left Wins Berlin’s Election on the Promise of Seizing Private Apartments
The Great Enrichment
23 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, liberalism, Marxist economics Tags: The Great Enrichment
Report: California’s Proposed ‘Billionaire Tax’ Is Based on Bad Research
19 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in fiscal policy, macroeconomics, Marxist economics, politics - USA, public economics Tags: California, taxation and entrepreneurship, taxation and investment
The planned wealth tax leads slightly in the polls and is already driving capital flight.
Report: California’s Proposed ‘Billionaire Tax’ Is Based on Bad Research
Poll: Almost 60 Percent of Democrats Have a Favorable View of Socialism
11 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in economic history, history of economic thought, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA
Recent polls show steady growth in support for socialism among Democrats. A new CBS poll shows how popular it is,…
Poll: Almost 60 Percent of Democrats Have a Favorable View of Socialism
After US Defeat: Vietnam and Afghanistan
04 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, industrial organisation, Marxist economics, war and peace Tags: Afghanistan, Vietnam
The American defeats in Vietnam and Afghanistan are often compared as military and foreign-policy failures. But there is another comparison that matters at least as much: what happened to the people left behind after the Americans departed? If we put aside the destruction caused during the wars themselves and concentrate on their aftermaths, an important difference […]
After US Defeat: Vietnam and Afghanistan
Abdul El-Sayed and the Piker Problem
29 Aug 2026 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA Tags: free speech, Israel, Middle-East politics, political correctness, racial discrimination, regressive left, war against terror
There was a curious moment this week when Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed expressed shock that people were asking him…
Abdul El-Sayed and the Piker Problem
The Fair Share Myth and Other Socialist Fables
22 Aug 2026 Leave a comment
in liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA Tags: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Below is my column in the Hill on Mamdani’s “Fair Share Myth” and other fables being spread on the left…
The Fair Share Myth and Other Socialist Fables
Fidel Castro: Human Garbage
22 Aug 2026 1 Comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: Cuba, regressive left
I’ve written many columns documenting Cuba’s economic misery. Probably the most-persuasive evidence that socialism has failed in that country is the chart showing how Cuba has fallen behind other (very similar) countries ever since Fidel Castro took over more than six decades ago. Though I’ve always thought the most-damning visual came from the Economist, which […]
Fidel Castro: Human Garbage
“The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday”
21 Aug 2026 1 Comment
in economics of crime, economics of education, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics Tags: British politics, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
An excellent piece today by Jesse Singal in The Dispatch; the whole thing is worth reading, but here are some… The post “The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday” appeared first on Reason.com.
“The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday”
Who Pays for Medicare for All?
18 Aug 2026 1 Comment
in health economics, income redistribution, Marxist economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, public economics
Plus: Democrats reckon with the rise of the DSA, Trump scales back America’s military presence abroad, and the case for letting kids play outside
Who Pays for Medicare for All?
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