Rent control always results in housing shortages and deteriorating housing stock. Governments and activists, unfortunately, never learn any lessons.
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As we see from Jamaica‘s experience, attempts by the government to be entrepreneurial misallocate resources, waste money, and achieve poor results.
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Commercial real estate in the US faces major problems despite efforts by the Federal Reserve System to prop it up. Bonds used to finance commercial real estate markets are being…
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Can an increase in the supply of gold cause a boom-bust cycle? Mises believed it was theoretically possible but highly unlikely. Rothbard, on the other hand, said as long as…
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By misusing statistics, the government claims that racial disparities are always caused by racial discrimination and that these disparities can only be rectified by state-directed outcomes. However, government programs have…
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Image: Netflix After years of brand tie-ins and ill-conceived spinoffs, the series is back — and it’s just as tense as ever. Read the full story at The Verge.
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Are the Transfer Portal and NIL Ruining College Sports? Explaining the Changes Using Austrian Economics
A common refrain among college fans is, “The Transfer Portal and NIL are ruining college sports.” But are they? Before we can answer that question, we have to be able…
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images These days, podcasts are going video, and there are a number of visual trends we’ve noticed — some good, some not so…
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images This year showed that a roguelike can be almost anything. Read the full story at The Verge.
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Like Santa, who gives free gifts to our children, people think of the state as providing services “for free.” However, the state cannot provide anything without first confiscating wealth from…