Archive: Scott Beyer
Scott Beyer is a Columnist Fellow at Independent Institute's Catalyst. He is the owner of Market Urbanism Report, a media company that advances free-market city policy. He is also an urban affairs journalist who writes regular columns for Forbes, Governing Magazine, HousingOnline.com, and Catalyst. Follow him on Twitter: @marketurbanist.
Full Biography and Publications
Full Biography and Publications
California’s Regulatory State Has Come To Resemble Medieval Guilds
The same oppressive regulations that caused people to escape Europe for America are now creating an exodus from blue states.
The Congestion Pricing Battle: New York’s Toll War and the Future of Urban Roads
How Political Fighting Over Manhattan’s $9 Fee Shows The Flaws With Government-Controlled Transportation
America Doesn’t Need To Be Insolvent
The Trump Administration, using ideas from successful city-states, could raise revenue by tapping into our natural advantages.
How Trump’s Big Government Policies Will Hurt the Consumer
Between tariffs and deportations, his market interference could bring back high inflation.
Home Flipping Brings Value To Society
Along with providing a bottom-up path to entrepreneurship, flippers bring housing that was dated or out of commission back into the marketplace.
How Free-Market Solutions Could Have Alleviated The SoCal Fire
And how these solutions can speed up rebuilding.
Beneficial Ownership Information is More Government Overreach
The new Treasury Department protocol reinforces how the U.S. regulatory state has become a form of soft tyranny.
The Global Demand for Better Governance
The growth of economically free states—authoritarian as they may still be—is aided by even worse governance elsewhere.
Why The World Buys Chinese And Other Foreign Cars
While other countries buy smaller and cheaper vehicles, Americans are locked out.
How U.S. Urban Policy Will Look Under Trump
For lovers of liberty, the administration looks mostly promising
New Homes Go Hurricane Proof
Amidst devastating hurricanes and other storms, market-driven construction techniques protect homes.
Rustic Modern Architecture: A Market Evolution
How Rustic Modern Design is Reshaping Contemporary Architecture