Daily Economy
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Hayek at the Hair Salon: Who Decides If a Business Is ‘Needed’?
After investing thousands in her community and her dream, a young entrepreneur was denied a permit due to other salons in the area.
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Pam Bondi is Wrong: Hate Speech Is Free Speech
Power-hungry partisans want to carve out a “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment. But there is no such exception. Protecting the speech we hate is the only way to preserve the freedom we love.
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The Big Government War on Airline Competition
What the airline industry needs isn’t more activist meddling — just the freedom to compete through mergers, partnerships, and innovation.
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Why the Old Left–Right Divide No Longer Works
Michael Oakeshott’s distinction between government as referee and government as crusader sheds light on the identity-driven shifts remaking Western politics.
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Psychology, Security, and the Subtle Surrender of Freedom
Tocqueville warned that freedom can erode not by force, but through the quiet surrender of responsibility.
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The Austin Renaissance? Even School Choice Is Bigger in Texas
Austin’s independent spirit — and a billion dollars in voucher funding — will reshape classrooms and challenge government’s monopoly on childhood.
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Miran Follows a Long Tradition of Political Appointees at the Fed
From Eccles to Greenspan to Yellen, history suggests politically seasoned Fed officials are the rule rather than the exception.
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How Do Communities Form? Exploring ‘Social Philosophers’
Self-governance isn’t inherently individualistic. Communities are woven of a network of mediating institutions, overlapping and competing for social relevance.
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Adam Smith on Duty and ‘the Great Division’ of the Human Spirit
Adam Smith saw that civilization advances or declines based on our sense of duty and our ability to rise above fleeting emotions.
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Commercial Mortgage Delinquencies Now Surpass 2008 Financial Crisis Peak
Office and multifamily mortgages are defaulting at an alarming rate, putting billions in loan value at risk.
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Hayek at the Hair Salon: Who Decides If a Business Is ‘Needed’?
After investing thousands in her community and her dream, a young entrepreneur was denied a permit due to other salons in the area.
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Pam Bondi is Wrong: Hate Speech Is Free Speech
Power-hungry partisans want to carve out a “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment. But there is no such exception. Protecting the speech we hate is the only way to preserve the freedom we love.
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•
The Big Government War on Airline Competition
What the airline industry needs isn’t more activist meddling — just the freedom to compete through mergers, partnerships, and innovation.
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•
Why the Old Left–Right Divide No Longer Works
Michael Oakeshott’s distinction between government as referee and government as crusader sheds light on the identity-driven shifts remaking Western politics.
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•
Psychology, Security, and the Subtle Surrender of Freedom
Tocqueville warned that freedom can erode not by force, but through the quiet surrender of responsibility.
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•
The Austin Renaissance? Even School Choice Is Bigger in Texas
Austin’s independent spirit — and a billion dollars in voucher funding — will reshape classrooms and challenge government’s monopoly on childhood.
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•
Miran Follows a Long Tradition of Political Appointees at the Fed
From Eccles to Greenspan to Yellen, history suggests politically seasoned Fed officials are the rule rather than the exception.
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•
How Do Communities Form? Exploring ‘Social Philosophers’
Self-governance isn’t inherently individualistic. Communities are woven of a network of mediating institutions, overlapping and competing for social relevance.
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•
Adam Smith on Duty and ‘the Great Division’ of the Human Spirit
Adam Smith saw that civilization advances or declines based on our sense of duty and our ability to rise above fleeting emotions.
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•
Commercial Mortgage Delinquencies Now Surpass 2008 Financial Crisis Peak
Office and multifamily mortgages are defaulting at an alarming rate, putting billions in loan value at risk.