Browsing: Econlib

This morning we’re hosting the first of two cross-posted articles with Law & Liberty in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Learning Resources v. Trump. The…

Learning Resources reaffirms that taxation is Congress’s responsibility, and declaring “emergency!” does not rewrite the separation of powers. The Supreme Court’s decision in Learning Resources v.…

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is upending professions as diverse as art, cinema, accounting, national defense, and education. Some even argue that AI will render almost all…

If you wanted to bet on the Super Bowl this past weekend, you had options. You may have bet with a friend. If you live in…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently caused something of an uproar when he contrasted the “the frigidity of rugged individualism” with the “warmth of collectivism.”…

Mass deportation is often framed as a pro‑worker policy. Remove unauthorized immigrants, the argument goes, and native wages will rise as labor supply contracts. This logic…

On this post by Kevin Corcoran, frequent commentator Steve writes: “Is there a health care system in the world that would be regarded as first world…

I have a new working paper with Bart Wilson titled: “You Wouldn’t Steal a Car: Moral Intuition for Intellectual Property.”  The title of this post, “everyone…

Economists extol the importance of competition in markets for driving prices down and quality up. But what is “competition” and how does it actually work?  To…

It is time to explore the principles on which human nature has been constructed and the social structures that are derived from behaviors embedded in the…