Archive: Articles
Oakland’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Debacle
History of ALPRs in Oakland casts a shadow over the notion that license plate readers are indispensable tools for law enforcement
Hopefully the Tide is Turning for Nuclear Power in Belgium
The country has a nuclear phase-out policy, but there’s respite for it's two newest reactors
The Economics of Data Privacy
Legislation won't end the encryption arms race
Nature Journal ‘Caught-Red-Handed’ in Alleged Scientific Fraud
Scientists call for full retraction of Nature’s SARS-CoV-2 Proximal Origin paper, as fraud accusations mount
The Emperor Who Died Bringing Sound Economics Back to Rome
Emperor Pertinax was probably too good for Rome and the Romans
The State of Electricity Transmission
Net Zero Policies Would Require Major Transmission Expansion, But How Feasible is That?
California’s High Speed Rail Authority Hires “Sustainability” Consultant
The California High-Speed Rail Authority endorses Arup to fulfill green goals, yet this fiscal boondoggle has left the station
How Sound Economics Birthed the Video Game Era
Video games could not have been founded on technical advances alone
Gallup Poll Reveals Plummeting Confidence in Public Schools
Americans have soured on public schools, but there are alternatives.
Empire: A Review of Christopher Coyne’s ‘In Search of Monsters to Destroy’
The world cannot be made safe for freedom and flourishing by use of top down tyranny and destruction
Do You Have a Right To a Yo-Yo?
A lesson in economic philosophy
Australia’s Gold Standard Blunder
Australia parallels the US and UK in striking fashion