Free Markets
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How the Free Market is Doing Public Health Officials’ Jobs
“Perhaps it will take some time, but there is still hope that US policymakers will recognize the advantages of market-based solutions instead of leaning on continuous mandates.” ~ Maxwell Hampton
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Ambrose Bierce’s Pro-Freedom Cynicism
“Freedom fighters need all the comic relief they can find. The laughs that Bierce delivers are combined with lines that pierce perpetual political frauds now more than ever.” ~ James Bovard
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Are Big Companies Ripping Us Off?
“Politicians who benefit by pretending to ameliorate even the most minor complaints take action, regulate voluntary transactions, and affect how gains from trade can be distributed or even occur.” ~ Anthony Gill
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We Can’t Take On Global Tyranny Without Cleaning Our Own House
“If we want a world of open markets, universal human rights, prudent statecraft, and limited government, we must first return to those values here at home.” ~ Ethan Yang
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A Conversation on the Intersection of Physics and Freedom
“On this episode of the Authors Corner, Ethan speaks with Dr. Adrian Bejan, an award-winning physicist and the J.A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Duke University, on his book Freedom and Evolution: Hierarchy in Nature, Society, and Science.” ~ AIER
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Edwin Cannan: An Economist Who Protested Against Big Government
“What stands out in Edwin Cannan’s writings is a simplicity and clarity in explaining the ‘miracle’ of the market in a world-encompassing division of labor that connects multitudes of people for mutual improvement and peaceful cultural gains.” ~ Richard M. Ebeling
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A Conversation On The Degradation of Economic Freedom
“On this episode of the AIER Authors Corner Ethan Yang interviews Timothy Sandefur, who is the Vice President for Litigation at the Goldwater Institute, a public interest law firm specializing in advancing civil and economic freedoms.” ~ AIER
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Three – No, Four – Cheers for Space-Travelling Billionaires
“Private space programs are commercial endeavors in the short term, philanthropy over the long term – on an epic scale. Expecting public magnanimity was probably foolish.” ~ Peter C. Earle
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What’s in a Name? Quite a Lot, Actually
“After studying economics, I started to understand what brand names do. Social phenomena persist because they solve problems, and brand names solve significant information problems. I think critics of brand names and marketing would do well to give consumers the benefit of the doubt.” ~ Art Carden
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$9 Reading Glasses, $16 Sunscreen, and the Genius of Economic Growth
“‘Green’ is generally expensive. That’s ok, but we generally will only swallow big expenses like $16 sunscreen if we feel we have the means to swallow these expenses. In short, ‘green’ living and energy are most likely to thrive in a real market if and when Americans have the means to pay more for what’s…
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How the Free Market is Doing Public Health Officials’ Jobs
“Perhaps it will take some time, but there is still hope that US policymakers will recognize the advantages of market-based solutions instead of leaning on continuous mandates.” ~ Maxwell Hampton
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•
Ambrose Bierce’s Pro-Freedom Cynicism
“Freedom fighters need all the comic relief they can find. The laughs that Bierce delivers are combined with lines that pierce perpetual political frauds now more than ever.” ~ James Bovard
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Are Big Companies Ripping Us Off?
“Politicians who benefit by pretending to ameliorate even the most minor complaints take action, regulate voluntary transactions, and affect how gains from trade can be distributed or even occur.” ~ Anthony Gill
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We Can’t Take On Global Tyranny Without Cleaning Our Own House
“If we want a world of open markets, universal human rights, prudent statecraft, and limited government, we must first return to those values here at home.” ~ Ethan Yang
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•
A Conversation on the Intersection of Physics and Freedom
“On this episode of the Authors Corner, Ethan speaks with Dr. Adrian Bejan, an award-winning physicist and the J.A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Duke University, on his book Freedom and Evolution: Hierarchy in Nature, Society, and Science.” ~ AIER
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Edwin Cannan: An Economist Who Protested Against Big Government
“What stands out in Edwin Cannan’s writings is a simplicity and clarity in explaining the ‘miracle’ of the market in a world-encompassing division of labor that connects multitudes of people for mutual improvement and peaceful cultural gains.” ~ Richard M. Ebeling
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A Conversation On The Degradation of Economic Freedom
“On this episode of the AIER Authors Corner Ethan Yang interviews Timothy Sandefur, who is the Vice President for Litigation at the Goldwater Institute, a public interest law firm specializing in advancing civil and economic freedoms.” ~ AIER
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Three – No, Four – Cheers for Space-Travelling Billionaires
“Private space programs are commercial endeavors in the short term, philanthropy over the long term – on an epic scale. Expecting public magnanimity was probably foolish.” ~ Peter C. Earle
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What’s in a Name? Quite a Lot, Actually
“After studying economics, I started to understand what brand names do. Social phenomena persist because they solve problems, and brand names solve significant information problems. I think critics of brand names and marketing would do well to give consumers the benefit of the doubt.” ~ Art Carden
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$9 Reading Glasses, $16 Sunscreen, and the Genius of Economic Growth
“‘Green’ is generally expensive. That’s ok, but we generally will only swallow big expenses like $16 sunscreen if we feel we have the means to swallow these expenses. In short, ‘green’ living and energy are most likely to thrive in a real market if and when Americans have the means to pay more for what’s…