Individualism
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Obesity Economics: How Subsidies Distort the American Diet
Federal subsidies drive food production, consumption, and — unintentionally — chronic disease. Now we’re being asked to subsidize weight loss drugs to fight what farm policy broke.
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Authoritarians and Extremists Exploit the Right’s Political Confusion
Conservatives face a critical task: reassert the principles that defined the movement — individual liberty, limited government, and distrust of authoritarianism — or lose it to unprincipled opportunists.
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What Uber and AirBnB Really Sell: Sharing with Transaction Costs Slashed
Platforms make on-demand access a real alternative to ownership, by reducing the three core transaction costs of sharing with strangers.
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The Truth About Those ‘High Minimum Wage’ Countries
Headline wages in Finland and Australia exempt millions of workers, and the loopholes tell us a lot about labor market realities.
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The Kids Can’t Focus
Screens may seem to be the simple answer, but nothing about society is set up to support deep work or sustained attention.
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Liberty, Risk, and Permission to Live Dangerously
If we want a free, dynamic society of responsible citizens, safetyism browbeating has got to stop.
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Toxic Empathy Is Killing NYC’s Gifted Programs
Investing in achievement and excellence lifts every member of society. Operating from envy only pushes the median down.
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What Hamburger Helper Knows and GDP Misses
Individual behavior — like millions of decisions about what to have for dinner — is often a better economic indicator than fancy government reports.
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How Self-Interest Civilizes Politics
Like the market version, the invisible hand of politics depends less on individual virtue and more on institutions and incentives.
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Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds
From Mao’s China to modern campuses, passions unchecked by reason have destroyed freedom and humanity alike. Leonard Read and David Hume help explain why.
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Obesity Economics: How Subsidies Distort the American Diet
Federal subsidies drive food production, consumption, and — unintentionally — chronic disease. Now we’re being asked to subsidize weight loss drugs to fight what farm policy broke.
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Authoritarians and Extremists Exploit the Right’s Political Confusion
Conservatives face a critical task: reassert the principles that defined the movement — individual liberty, limited government, and distrust of authoritarianism — or lose it to unprincipled opportunists.
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What Uber and AirBnB Really Sell: Sharing with Transaction Costs Slashed
Platforms make on-demand access a real alternative to ownership, by reducing the three core transaction costs of sharing with strangers.
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The Truth About Those ‘High Minimum Wage’ Countries
Headline wages in Finland and Australia exempt millions of workers, and the loopholes tell us a lot about labor market realities.
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The Kids Can’t Focus
Screens may seem to be the simple answer, but nothing about society is set up to support deep work or sustained attention.
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Liberty, Risk, and Permission to Live Dangerously
If we want a free, dynamic society of responsible citizens, safetyism browbeating has got to stop.
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Toxic Empathy Is Killing NYC’s Gifted Programs
Investing in achievement and excellence lifts every member of society. Operating from envy only pushes the median down.
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What Hamburger Helper Knows and GDP Misses
Individual behavior — like millions of decisions about what to have for dinner — is often a better economic indicator than fancy government reports.
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How Self-Interest Civilizes Politics
Like the market version, the invisible hand of politics depends less on individual virtue and more on institutions and incentives.
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Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds
From Mao’s China to modern campuses, passions unchecked by reason have destroyed freedom and humanity alike. Leonard Read and David Hume help explain why.