Archive: Articles

Dollarization in Argentina: A Missed Opportunity
Dollarization may still take place in Argentina, but later — and at a higher cost.
Nicolás Nicolás Cachanosky | February 13, 2024
The Economics of Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl Trip
Even superstars have to think about tradeoffs.
Signè DeWind | February 13, 2024
Labor Department’s New Rule Is Bad News for Contractors
The Department of Labor’s new worker classification rule is a blatant power grab designed to make it more difficult for people to work as independent contractors.
Nate Scherer | February 6, 2024
The Housing Crisis Explained—with Mini Fridges
Economics shows up everywhere in life, which means lessons learned in one domain can often be applied to others.
Patrick Carroll | February 6, 2024
Wealth Precedes Health. Policy Should Reflect That.
Public health improves through individual risk reduction and improving outcomes in the ways suited to circumstance, rather than dictates.
Richard Williams | January 30, 2024
War Is Not Just a Western Notion
Japanese history illustrates the fact that, when it comes to war, the Far East is no different from the Middle East or whatever is either east or west from wherever you are.
Lawrence W. Reed | January 30, 2024
Taylor Swift Shows Us Why We Need to Shake Off Intellectual Property
There’s nothing wrong with using a phrase someone else came up with. But there is a lot wrong with coercively preventing such use.
Benjamin Seevers | January 30, 2024
Latin America—Which Model?
The region is at a crossroads
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | January 23, 2024
Big Firms Are Hardly Invincible. Just Ask Blackberry
As Blackberry’s story shows, being big is hardly a guarantee of prolonged success in the market.
Trey Price | January 23, 2024
Government Funded Science Has a Major Fraud Problem
The system of “checks and balances” in scientific research is completely off-kilter.
Ulyana Kubini | January 16, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Can Transform Education For the Better
Fear of new technologies, and the desire to control them, may have more to do with a fear of free people and the liberating potential of new technologies.
Kerry McDonald | January 9, 2024
The Mouse Is Free: Steamboat Willie and Intellectual Property
Steamboat-era Mickey enters the public domain.
Peter Jacobsen | January 9, 2024