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
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
Scott Beyer | March 15, 2025
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.
Scott Beyer | March 2, 2025
How Trump’s Big Government Policies Will Hurt the Consumer
Between tariffs and deportations, his market interference could bring back high inflation.
Scott Beyer | February 15, 2025
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.
Scott Beyer | February 1, 2025
How Free-Market Solutions Could Have Alleviated The SoCal Fire
And how these solutions can speed up rebuilding.
Scott Beyer | January 19, 2025
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.
Scott Beyer | January 5, 2025
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.
Scott Beyer | December 15, 2024
Why The World Buys Chinese And Other Foreign Cars
While other countries buy smaller and cheaper vehicles, Americans are locked out.
Scott Beyer | December 2, 2024
How U.S. Urban Policy Will Look Under Trump
For lovers of liberty, the administration looks mostly promising
Scott Beyer | November 15, 2024
New Homes Go Hurricane Proof
Amidst devastating hurricanes and other storms, market-driven construction techniques protect homes.
Scott Beyer | October 23, 2024
Rustic Modern Architecture: A Market Evolution
How Rustic Modern Design is Reshaping Contemporary Architecture
Scott Beyer | October 3, 2024
New Jersey Moves to Deregulate Home-Based Businesses
The Garden State might allow more people to run businesses from home. The idea should go further there and in other states.
Scott Beyer | September 16, 2024