Tuesday’s election dealt a fatal blow to the notion that Democrats need to embrace growth to win elections.
Death of the Abundance Agenda?
Death of the Abundance Agenda?
14 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, environmental economics, environmentalism, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, transport economics, urban economics
The Economics of Rent Controls
14 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic history, economics of regulation, George Stigler, history of economic thought, income redistribution, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, Milton Friedman, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, regulation, rentseeking Tags: rent control
I appear on Ryan Bourne’s excellent new podcast, The Economics of It. We discuss The Economics of Rent Controls drawing on my essay, Rent Control: The Ceiling Trap. It’s a very good discussion. Here’s one bit (edited slightly to remove some ums for reading and to fix a date I got wrong from memory): RB:…
The Economics of Rent Controls
Sports economist J.C. Bradbury’s latest book is This One Will Be Different: False Promises and Fiscal Realities of Publicly Funded Stadiums
13 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic history, industrial organisation, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, sports economics, urban economics
Click here to go to the Amazon page. Here is the summary:”For more than a century, America’s sports stadiums have evolved from modest, private ballparks into billion-dollar play-palaces for the rich-built increasingly on the backs of taxpayers. Government commitments to major-league venues are approaching $50 billion, and a looming wave of new construction threatens to…
Sports economist J.C. Bradbury’s latest book is This One Will Be Different: False Promises and Fiscal Realities of Publicly Funded Stadiums
Rent Control Ballot Initiatives Won Almost Everywhere
13 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, history of economic thought, income redistribution, politics - USA, Public Choice, regulation, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: rent control
In California, New Jersey, Maine, and Minnesota, voters opted to cap rents and impose more restrictions on landlords.
Rent Control Ballot Initiatives Won Almost Everywhere
The Peaceful Second Amendment Revolution
11 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, economics of regulation, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: gun control
How the right was restored from its nadir half a century ago
The Peaceful Second Amendment Revolution
Bernie Sanders Wants To Use Democrats’ Midterm Victory To Expand Medicare. Has He Looked at Europe?
11 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, health economics, income redistribution, Marxist economics, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: health insurance
Sanders wants to expand government-funded health care, even as European countries struggle with rising costs, lengthy waiting lists, and shortages.
Bernie Sanders Wants To Use Democrats’ Midterm Victory To Expand Medicare. Has He Looked at Europe?
Labor Unions Won Big on Election Day, With Ballot Initiatives and Friendly Politicians
10 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in David Friedman, economics of regulation, labour economics, labour supply, politics - USA, property rights, unions
From the East Coast to the Midwest to the West, unions are celebrating.
Labor Unions Won Big on Election Day, With Ballot Initiatives and Friendly Politicians
The Democrats Move to Nullify the Electoral College Before the 2028 Election
10 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in politics - USA Tags: constitutional law
Below is my column in Fox.com on the move by Democrats to change the Electoral College before the 2028 election.…
The Democrats Move to Nullify the Electoral College Before the 2028 Election
New Democratic Senate Spells Doom for Trump’s Judicial Nominees
09 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in law and economics, politics - USA Tags: constitutional law
The Senate’s new Democratic majority is unlikely to approve any Republican judges.
New Democratic Senate Spells Doom for Trump’s Judicial Nominees
Alabama Voters Put Pledge of Allegiance, School Prayer in the State Constitution
08 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of religion, politics - USA Tags: free speech, Freedom of religion
The amendment requires school boards to authorize student-led prayer in public schools, renewing questions about the separation of church and state.
Alabama Voters Put Pledge of Allegiance, School Prayer in the State Constitution
Was Mossadegh a liberal, democratizing force?
07 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in economic history, politics - USA Tags: Iran
One reads and hears so many times that Iran was on the path to democracy until a CIA coup installed the Shah in 1953. It turns out that account is quite wrong, as is detailed by Simon Sebag Montefiore: As his support in the Majlis ebbed, Mosaddegh demanded autocratic powers. Both the shah and Majlis…
Was Mossadegh a liberal, democratizing force?
As Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller Will Reinforce Trump’s Worst Instincts
07 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
His elevation does not bode well for anyone who hoped that Trump would moderate the policies that alienated voters in the midterm elections.
As Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller Will Reinforce Trump’s Worst Instincts
The Economics of Main Street Millionaires
07 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic history, entrepreneurship, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, politics - USA, poverty and inequality Tags: taxation and entrepreneurship, top 1%
The story of private business wealth in America
The Economics of Main Street Millionaires
Those new service sector jobs?
02 Nov 2026 1 Comment
in economics of crime, entrepreneurship, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: economics of immigration
A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for conspiring to stage armed robberies so that the purported victims could apply for U.S. immigration visas reserved for crime victims. From 2022 to 2024, PARTH NAYI organized and participated in hundreds of staged armed robberies at coffee shops, restaurants, liquor stores, and gas…
Those new service sector jobs?
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