Free Markets
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Pharmaceutical Middlemen Face Lawmaker Scrutiny
More than 25 percent of the federal budget is spent on health care. Endless government intervention, however well-intentioned, rewards lobbyists and distorts markets leaving patients short of options.
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Co-opting Capitalism: From Value Creation to Virtue Signaling
Attempts to push a “moral mission” onto business subverts the actual goal: creating goods, services, and investment returns.
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Why College Tuition Prices Are Suddenly in Decline
Fewer students want to go to college at the current price. The price tag — as well as politicization and paternalism — are on the decline.
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Why Big Oil Is Now Fighting to Keep the Inflation Reduction Act Alive
Fossil fuel companies shifted big investments into technologies that capture not just carbon, but big subsidies and tax breaks.
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How the DOJ’s Antitrust Case Against Spirit Made the Strongest Airlines Stronger
A mangled attempt to preserve competition among the smallest budget airlines has ensured the market dominance of the largest.
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Reactions to Shooting of Insurance CEO Show We Need to Have a Serious Conversation on Rights
Delivering reliable health care is complicated. Refraining from extrajudicial killing is not. Should we change how we talk about “rights”?
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Falling GDP Amid Falling Trade Deficits?
Tariffs on imported goods raise the costs of production, reduces imports, and reduce GDP. Trade barriers create malinvestment and waste.
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The Return of Beer: A New Deal Policy Worth Toasting
When FDR defied prohibition to declare beer “non-intoxicating,” the economic and cultural impacts were immediate, and overwhelmingly positive.
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Motorcycle Shop Becomes a Zero-Price Concert Venue
A zero-cost concert venue reveals coordination to reduce transaction costs and seek collaborative solutions.
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Giving Thanks for Fossil Fuels
From travel to cooking to comfort, fossil fuels remain the foundation of your holiday feast.
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Pharmaceutical Middlemen Face Lawmaker Scrutiny
More than 25 percent of the federal budget is spent on health care. Endless government intervention, however well-intentioned, rewards lobbyists and distorts markets leaving patients short of options.
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•
Co-opting Capitalism: From Value Creation to Virtue Signaling
Attempts to push a “moral mission” onto business subverts the actual goal: creating goods, services, and investment returns.
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•
Why College Tuition Prices Are Suddenly in Decline
Fewer students want to go to college at the current price. The price tag — as well as politicization and paternalism — are on the decline.
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•
Why Big Oil Is Now Fighting to Keep the Inflation Reduction Act Alive
Fossil fuel companies shifted big investments into technologies that capture not just carbon, but big subsidies and tax breaks.
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•
How the DOJ’s Antitrust Case Against Spirit Made the Strongest Airlines Stronger
A mangled attempt to preserve competition among the smallest budget airlines has ensured the market dominance of the largest.
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Reactions to Shooting of Insurance CEO Show We Need to Have a Serious Conversation on Rights
Delivering reliable health care is complicated. Refraining from extrajudicial killing is not. Should we change how we talk about “rights”?
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•
Falling GDP Amid Falling Trade Deficits?
Tariffs on imported goods raise the costs of production, reduces imports, and reduce GDP. Trade barriers create malinvestment and waste.
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•
The Return of Beer: A New Deal Policy Worth Toasting
When FDR defied prohibition to declare beer “non-intoxicating,” the economic and cultural impacts were immediate, and overwhelmingly positive.
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•
Motorcycle Shop Becomes a Zero-Price Concert Venue
A zero-cost concert venue reveals coordination to reduce transaction costs and seek collaborative solutions.
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•
Giving Thanks for Fossil Fuels
From travel to cooking to comfort, fossil fuels remain the foundation of your holiday feast.