Thatcher’s New Style of Government
Recent news reports mention the possible bankruptcy of the privately owned company Thames Water (TW) in
“Greed” Didn’t Kill the Pac-12. Entrepreneurial Failure Did
The fall of the Pac-12 is an unfortunate end to a proud collegiate institution. But its
Is Secondhand Smoke Bad, or Is It a Public Good? It’s Complicated
The usual answer is that secondhand smoke is bad. But if value is subjective, perhaps secondhand smoke
How People Determine the Value of a Good
In contrast to the imaginary way that mainstream economists present value, Austrian economists properly use ordinal
The Taxpayers Bailed Out Yellow Trucking. It Went Bankrupt Anyway.
After ninety-nine years in business, Yellow, one of the nation’s biggest trucking companies, shut down. The
Update on Toilet Paper
In this episode, Mark updates his early March 2023 episode (Mises.org/Minor11) on the high price of
AI Lacks the Entrepreneurial Intelligence to Plan an Economy
Can computers plan a socialist economy? The idea is not new; it first appeared in the
The Bombing of Hiroshima: The Crime and the Cover-Up
How do you cover up an atomic bomb? The same way you cover up anything else:
Friday Feature: Stossel in the Classroom
Colleen Hroncich Continuing last week’s theme, Stossel in the Classroom (SITC) is another great resource for educators
Cracked-Up Slobodian
Professor Quinn Slobodian believes that free markets must lead to tyrannical worker exploitation, and socialism is the