Postal Service to intentionally make service worse
The U.S. Postal Service got billions of dollars in bailouts in 2020 to help keep it afloat during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. But all that taxpayer money did…
Protectionists take to the seas
The traditional ways for industries to get favors or protection from government are to hire lobbyists, make campaign contributions, or both. But one industry that’s enjoyed government protection for a…
The NCAA Loses Another Round to the Free Market
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. College athletes got a win in Florida last week when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation giving them the right to earn money from…
Regulatory State Prohibiting Start-Ups From Producing Masks
Article from Reason by Zach Weissmueller. And yet official channels likely won’t come close to meeting the needs of health care workers, so some technologists are taking matters into their…
The Free Market Makes Decision on Climate Change
Article from Reason by Ronald Bailey. Markets are superb at turning what participants believe to be facts into prices. An intriguing new National Bureau of Economic Research study on market expectations…
Politics Kills NYC Amazon Deal
Article from Reason by Christian Britschgi. But opposition from a few key local and state officials helped to sink the otherwise popular deal. That includes both New York City Council…
The Plastic Straw Ban Now has an Enforcer
Article from The Daily Wire by Paul Bois. With all the municipal governments banning the use of plastic straws, somebody has to be the guy that enforces it. In our…
Dangers of a Minimum Wage Exposed
Article from Reason by Veronique de Rugy. We have a saying in France that goes something like this: With enough “ifs,” we could put Paris in a bottle. In other…
Free Market Keeping America’s Parks Clean
Article from Reason by Eric Boehm. Nearly three weeks into the government shutdown, some of America’s national parks are starting to get a bit rank. Access is free, since there…
Feds Fine Business for Ridiculous Reason
Article from Reason by Eric Boehm. A California-based online retailer has been ordered to pay a penalty of $60,000 for selling non-corrective, purely cosmetic contact lenses without first obtaining prescriptions…