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The Wisdom of Derek Thompson
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson have recently unveiled their book titled Abundance. Here’s a snippet from its Amazon…
Silicon Valley Humanists – Econlib
… the road ahead necessitates a reconciliation of our dedication to free-market principles, which often leads to the…
Do American Workers Buy Goods?
 Do Workers Have Pension Portfolios? Recently, I caught an interview between Michael Shellenberger and Batya Ungar-Sargon, which…
Medicare: We Were Warned – Econlib
In 1965, I was just a college sophomore, part of a middle-class family, and yet we faced no…
Entrepreneurship in Cuba: Uncertainty, Transaction Costs, and Stifled Potential
Note: The names of the Cuban entrepreneurs and their businesses described below have been changed to protect the…
Kenneth Arrow on Health Care: It’s Not What You Think
Kenneth J. Arrow at Stanford University. Credit: LA Cicero, 11/4/1996. As discussions about health care reform drag on,…
The Music and Magic of John and Paul (with Ian Leslie)
0:37 Intro. Russ Roberts: Today is March 11th, 2025, and I am joined by the insightful author Ian…
On the “Reciprocal” Tariff Plan
Dear reader, let's take a moment to analyze the “Liberation Day” tariff scheme—an initiative so flawed that it…
My Weekly Reading for April 6, 2025
 by Richard Gunderman, Law & Liberty, April 1, 2025. Excerpt: I must admit, I never imagined outright…
What Would True Reciprocity Mean?
 President Trump has recently rolled out his ambitious plan for increased tariffs, a proposal that appears to…
The Ugliness of the Great Protectionist State
It’s often said that economists have a knack for stating the obvious—insights that require more common sense than…
America’s Cultural Revolution – Econlib
Recent announcements regarding tariffs have raised eyebrows—particularly due to the formula behind them, which most economists deem nonsensical:…
I, Pencil with Tariff Rates Added
 In 1958, Leonard Read set out to distill some of Friedrich Hayek’s insights from “The Use of…
The Slave to Our Passions
I recently came across some fascinating remarks made by Giannis Antetokounmpo, a player for the Milwaukee Bucks, regarding…
Remember Congress? – Econlib
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had some rather bold statements recently, suggesting that we should allow President Donald Trump…