With healthcare reform stalling, President Trump’s administration seems ready to shift focus onto infrastructure. Good infrastructure, especially highways, bridges, and airports, can certainly improve economic mobility and lower costs by reducing travel time between locations. This, however, says nothing about the kinds of institutions most likely to produce good infrastructure or who should fund it. … Continue reading 5 Bad Arguments for Public Infrastructure Spending
We are only a few years into the emergence of a new form of market freedom. In our highly regulated, static, and bureaucratized job marketplace, hobbled by a thicket of government rules and impositions, there appeared a beautiful thing. Sometimes called the gig economy, it specializes in using mobile apps and other software to directly … Continue reading Hey New York Times, This Is Why Uber Is Awesome
The history of marijuana (or cannabis/THC) stems back over 10,000 years and is widely recognized as one of the most useful plants on the planet. Yet it was made illegal in the United States in the early 20th century due to political and economic factors. History of The Drug … Continue reading The Racist Roots of Marijuana Prohibition
You would think the never-ending mess in Afghanistan would have taught us lessons. Or maybe we might have learned lessons from the never-ending mess in Iraq. Notwithstanding those unpleasant experiences, President Trump is expanding America’s intervention in Syria with missile strikes. This rubs me the wrong way, but let’s look at what others are writing … Continue reading There Are No Good Arguments for Syrian Intervention
Some interesting news recently landed in Jeff Stier’s inbox. “Today’s a good day to quit smoking!” proclaimed an email from NYC Quits, part of a statewide tobacco control program that gives away free nicotine patches and gum every year. Stier, a risk analyst with the National Center for Public Policy Analysis, signed up for the … Continue reading E-cigarette critics get research dollars from industry competitors
Unlike many other types of alcohol, over the years vodka has gained a reputation for being more than just devastatingly effective beverage (if you know what I mean). Vodka is also quite useful for a number of tasks. It’s kind of like the duct tape of spirits. It’s a cheap, ubiquitous, all purpose liquor that … Continue reading Five Handy Household Uses for Vodka
By Krisztina Than and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's president late on Monday signed legislation on foreign universities that could force a top international school founded by U.S. financier George Soros out of the country, triggering a fresh protest in Budapest against the move. Tens of thousands of Hungarians had rallied on Sunday in … Continue reading Hungary’s president signs law that could oust Soros-founded college
When it comes to the subject of children and firearms, there seems to be two prevailing schools of thought. One says that if you have children, all of your firearms need to be locked up and hidden away, and kids shouldn’t even be aware of your firearms until they’re old enough to respect them. The … Continue reading This Is Why You Shouldn’t Shelter Your Children From Guns
Maybe you’re looking for a fresh start. Or perhaps you’re looking to find a different job, or you’re trying to get out of the city. Whatever the case may be, when you’re looking for a new place to live there’s a lot to consider. And if you’re thinking of crossing state lines to find a … Continue reading Don’t Move to These States; They’re in Serious Financial Trouble
Foreign aid can help advance U.S. national interests, for example, by promoting our values globally or by demonstrating to the world the goodwill of the American people. Calls to eliminate funding outright often fail to weigh this important function. But our lead aid agency has itself been jeopardizing this effort, and risking all-important public support, … Continue reading The Troubling Relationship Between Soros and US’ Biggest Foreign Aid Agency
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