6.17.14
A Win for Students
Defining Ideas
A California court that recently dealt the teachers unions a massive blow did not go far enough.
Blogs
6.10.14
Polycentricity, Self-governance, and the Art & Science of Association
The Review of Austrian Economics
When considered as a unified project, the Ostroms’ themes of polycentricity, self-governance, and the art and science of association have strong intellectual roots and connections with Austrian economics. In this paper, we show the close relationship between the Ostroms and the Austrians. We then describe how contemporary Austrian economists can be inspired and can further […]
6.9.14
Rewriting the First Amendment
Defining Ideas
Democrats are pushing a proposal to throttle the political speech of their opponents.
6.2.14
The Futility of Gun Control
Defining Ideas
To stop mass killers, we should let people like off-duty police and security guards carry concealed weapons.
5.27.14
The Case Against Reparations for Slavery
Defining Ideas
For true racial justice, let's promote the rule of law, deregulate the labor market, and embrace the charter school movement.
5.21.14
Why We Need Classical Liberalism
Defining Ideas
Unlike those on the left and right, the proponents of limited government offer viable solutions to our nations most pressing problems.
5.7.14
115 Years After His Birth, Hayek’s Ideas Remain Relevant
Investor's Business Daily
May 8, 2014 was the 115th anniversary of the birth of F.A. Hayek, the great Austrian economist and political philosopher. Hayek had a huge impact on intellectual thought in his time, but his ideas are as relevant today as then.
5.5.14
Gary Stanley Becker (1930-2014): Through My Austrian Window
ThinkMarkets
In remembrance of Gary Becker.
5.5.14
The Multiple Talents of Gary Becker
Ricochet.com
A tribute to Gary Becker.
4.29.14
Obamacare: Debate Over?
Defining Ideas
An old saying in the garment business goes like this: “You can’t make up in volume what you lose in money on each piece.” We could say the same thing about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. President Obama thinks that the sudden surge in enrollments to about eight million people means “the repeal […]