What Killed the Red Cars Is Still Killing Transit
In “Who killed L.A.’s streetcars? We all did,” (Los Angeles Times, 11/2/21) Patt Morrison rehearsed a famous question about an...
Gary Galles
Liberties Are Only Kept Safe by the Limitation of Government Power
I was recently struck by the explosion of the federal government’s size and reach, as well as its apparent ambition...
Even Bastiat’s Correspondence Shows His Love of Liberty
Frederic Bastiat has long been an icon of those who love liberty. Some of his works are masterpieces, including The...
Resolving to Reduce Policy Failures
This December marks the first anniversary of my AIER book, Pathways to Policy Failure. It contains a great deal of...
Packing Away the Constitution
Packing the Supreme Court, not on anyone’s front burner when Barack Obama was President, sharply moved in that direction after...
Nirvana and the Theory of the Firm
In my industrial organization course, I discuss the economic theory of the firm. It is important, in that there are...
“Free” Sugar Protectionism Is Not As Sweet As It Sounds
The Department of Justice recently sued to stop a merger of two sugar companies to help preserve industry competition. Since...
Doubling Down on Foolishness
When the Sixteenth Amendment, authorizing an income tax, was ratified in 1913, the massive proliferation of the tax code that...
Booker T. Washington Would Have Spotted This False Flag
As Terry McAuliffe fell behind in polls on the eve of the Virginia Governor’s election, supporters tried a false flag...
Halloweenomics
Having gotten the okay from federal authorities that “Halloweening” can resume this year, various fearsome characters may soon be chanting...
Threatened Shutdowns Show Government is the Problem
Americans were just recently, again, faced with the threat of a government shutdown, this time due to blame-shifting over Democratic...
Beware of the Progressive Redefinition of Moderates
Progressive thought control efforts have turned to a new attack on moderates. As reported on The Hill, first-year Rep. Mondaire...
