Economy Immigration Arrest Quotas Undermine ICE’s Mission by February 9, 2026 by February 9, 2026 One of the most robust findings in economics is that, with few exceptions, people respond to incentives, rather than intentions… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Liberty Eroding, Gold Rising: 30 Years of Warning by February 9, 2026 by February 9, 2026 Substantive change has occurred in the subjects examined in my second book, Gold and Liberty (AIER, 1995), since it was… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Census Migration Data Show the Value of Freedom by February 6, 2026 by February 6, 2026 The US Census Bureau just released state population data for mid-year 2025, along with updates for all previous years back… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Prediction Markets and The Ethics of Betting on Bad News by February 6, 2026 by February 6, 2026 Prediction markets seem to be everywhere these days. Now you can bet not only on the outcomes of sporting events,… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Markets, Dignity, and Moral Responsibility: an Economist’s Response to Pope Leo XIV’s Dilexi Te by February 6, 2026 by February 6, 2026 Towards the end of last year, Pope Leo XIV released his first Apostolic Exhortation, titled Dilexi Te (Latin for “I… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Why Super Bowl Tickets Are Cheaper But Everyday Life Isn’t by February 5, 2026 by February 5, 2026 The largest event on the American sports calendar is once again about to take place, but with an interesting twist… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Theocrats, Socialists, and the Totalitarian Impulse to Plan by February 5, 2026 by February 5, 2026 We will probably never know the true death count of the courageous Iranian revolutionaries, but what has been shared in… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Free Speech Is Under Attack Across the World by February 4, 2026 by February 4, 2026 For the past few years, the world has been falling into what Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)’s Matthew… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Certificate-of-Need Laws Still Fail Patients — Even After a Decade of Reform by February 4, 2026 by February 4, 2026 About 10 years ago, economist Matthew Mitchell and the Mercatus Center published a short video titled “The Wrath of CON:… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Will Adam Smith’s ‘Impartial Spectator’ Soften Trump’s Hardest Foreign-Policy Edges? by February 4, 2026 by February 4, 2026 The list of Trump administration foreign-policy moves in recent weeks is long. It conducted an attack on Venezuela, brought President… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
