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Breonna Taylor Is another Casualty in the Foolish War on Drugs
I frequently cite Mark Perry in my columns (including what I wrote yesterday) because he has an uncommon ability to focus on what’s actually important when writing about economic issues. It turns out...
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Government Failure in Minneapolis
One might think that the most poorly governed city is a place such as San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, and Chicago. Or Seattle, if we just count recent history. But let’s not overlook...
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Class Warfare and Traffic Fines
One of the best political cartoons I’ve ever seen was this gem from Glenn McCoy. It very effectively captures how greedy local governments breed resentment and create conflict by using the law to...
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American Voters Reject the War on Drugs
In yesterday’s election postmortem, I highlighted a few implications for big-picture economic issues. There will be another “stimulus,” but it won’t be nearly as profligate as would have been the case...
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Policing for Profit Is Morally Offensive
Since I’m an economist specializing in public finance, I get very upset about punitive tax policy and wasteful government spending. But what really gets my blood boiling is reading about the horrific...
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Another Leftist Has an Epiphany on Guns
I’m (unfortunately) not a rich person, but that doesn’t stop me from opposing punitive taxes on successful entrepreneurs, investors, and small business owners. Likewise, I’m not a gun aficionado, but...
View ArticleBiden Promises Race and Gender-based Prioritization for Economic Relief
Despite invoking the need for unity, the Biden transition team chose to put out the following divisive statement describing how the next administration will approach economic recovery: “Our priority...
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Immigration, Part I: The Fantasy Solution of Foreign Aid
Illegal immigration is again becoming a big issue, which always leaves me with mixed feelings. I think it’s great that the United States is a beacon of hope and opportunity for people around the...
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Immigration, Part II: Turning America into a Welfare Magnet
In Part I of this series, I explained why it’s absurd to think illegal immigration can be stopped by sending foreign aid to less-developed countries, such as many of those in Central America. Simply...
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The Pointless Burden of Anti-Money Laundering Laws
Back in 2010, I narrated this video on money laundering for the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, mostly to help people understand that governments are imposing huge costs on both industry and...
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Another Minority Convert to Gun Rights
Charles Blow is a doctrinaire left-wing columnist for the New York Times. But I applauded him late last year for expressing sympathy for black gun ownership. He’s certainly not a full-blown supporter...
View ArticleBiden Shouldn’t Reinstate Overturned EB-5 Rule
A rule raising the investment threshold for participants of the EB-5 visa program was overturned by a federal judge: Those rules, issued by the Department of Homeland Security in 2019, raised the...
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Is the United States Defined by 1619 or 1776?
Since this is America’s Independence Day, I’m going to continue my tradition (see 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020) of authoring a July 4-themed column. What will...
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The Libertarian Paradise of…Somalia?
Oozing sarcasm, I’ve asked whether Germany, Nigeria, Mexico, and Argentina are libertarian paradises. But, according to this satirical video that I first shared ten years ago, there’s a real...
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The Odious and Abusive Practice of Civil Asset Forfeiture
When people ask me why I’m a libertarian, I rarely mention high taxes and wasteful spending. Nor do I make philosophical arguments about the non-aggression principle. And it’s also unlikely that I’ll...
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Counter-Tweet of the Year: Crushing the Inequality Narrative
I have a four-part series (here, here, here, and here) that explains why it’s much better to focus on fighting poverty rather than fretting about inequality. I also think that our friends on the left...
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The 2nd Amendment Protects the Rights of All Americans
When I wrote about race and gun control two years ago, I included five short videos to help show the value of the 2nd Amendment for minorities. For today’s column on the same topic, we’ll start with...
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What Should Be Done about Media Bias?
I recently wrote about academic bias. Today, let’s analyze whether there is a similar problem with journalists. And we’ll start with this video from Prager U. Just as with the column on academic bias,...
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Government Thuggery: A Continuing Series
Hard-core libertarians sometimes point out that thieves and tax bureaucracies have a lot in common. Both use the threat of force and punishment to take money from unwilling victims. There’s a lot of...
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The War Against Cash, Part V
My friends sometimes tell me that libertarians are too extreme because we tend to make “slippery slope” arguments against government expansions. I respond by pointing out that many slopes are very...
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