Aaron Swartz, Hero and Martyr
My apologies for the sad tone of this piece, but a hero has fallen and we need to pay him tribute — and make …
The Great Robbery of Wage-Earners
If you think of American wage-earners as swimmers, they were mostly underwater after 2008. Then last year, wages increased a bit. It was only …
The Failure of Common Knowledge
It takes a shockingly long time for the masses of people to pick up on new realities. This is especially true if the new …
The Man the Keynesians Fear
The great battle since 2008 has pitted the ghosts of F.A. Hayek against John Maynard Keynes. Team Keynes dictated the policies we know too …
The Meaning of GPS
I am one of those people who has a seriously deficient sense of direction. In other words, I feel lost most of the time. …
The New Year’s First Heist
The high priests of the civic religion are very worried that people no longer seem to trust government. The law stands discredited. Once-hallowed institutions …
Javert’s Religion of Statism
Those who take prosperity for granted — and all of us do whether we admit it or not — would do well to make …
The Exploitation of Labor by Government
Considering taking a job with the government? You might want to rethink that. The new survey from Partnership for Public Service paints an ugly …
Anarchy in the Holidays
One of the best features of the holidays is that many government offices are shut down. Peace on Earth, indeed. I’m travelling for the …
Dumb Ways (for an Economy) to Die
[Doug French is coauthor of this piece] A viral video from Australia, complete with a clever song and dance step, describes the many dumb …