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The Wage Gap and The War on Prices
The US wage gap between men and women consistently drives calls for deep federal intervention into the labor market in the name of preventing discrim…
2 years, 4 months ago
Rent Control: Another Bad Idea That Never Dies
Rent control doesn't make housing more affordable. It makes affordable housing less available. Jeff Miron explains in his essay in the new book, The …
2 years, 4 months ago
The Pink Tax and The War on Prices
Are the prices men and women pay for similar products evidence of discrimination that calls for a heavy-handed government response? Ryan Bourne is ed…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Punishing Effects of Credit Card Interest Caps
For the marginally creditworthy, mandatory interest rate caps on credit cards would end access to a convenient form of credit. Nick Anthony discusses…
2 years, 4 months ago
What Should We Learn from New Data on Price Gouging Laws?
It's not exactly a silver lining, but data from the pandemic has some lessons in it about the effectiveness of price gouging laws. Gavin Roberts, an …
2 years, 4 months ago
Will AI Power a Better Future for Local Journalism?
As smaller local newspapers continue to shrink, what's the potential for AI to help deliver local news to happy customers? Paul Matzko makes his hope…
2 years, 4 months ago
Exploring Tensions among the US, China, and Europe
European leaders think very differently than US officials about China, both as a rising economic power and a military threat. Doug Bandow discusses w…
2 years, 4 months ago
Discrimination and Identity Politics Have No Place in Medical Education
Ideological commitments shouldn't harm your ability to receive medical treatment. Erec Smith and Jeff Singer discuss a troubling evolution in how med…
2 years, 5 months ago
Trump and Biden Aren't Free Traders, so What's the Difference?
There aren't big, glaring differences between Trump and Biden on giving Americans maximum freedom to trade across the globe, but the style of the can…
2 years, 5 months ago
Medicare Can't and Won't Go on Like This
Medicare represents a massive fraction of the federal budget, and its spending is effectively on autopilot. That needs to change sooner than later. P…
2 years, 5 months ago