Using economics to explode fallacies. We grow up learning that some things are just bad: child labor, ticket scalping, price gouging, kidney selling, blackmail, etc. But maybe they're not. What I love about economics is that it can show that what seems harmful is actually good for society. It illuminates what common sense overlooks. This was the subject of my Fox ... MOREJohn Stossel: Almost Everything We're Taught Is Wrong
Using economics to explode fallacies. We grow up learning that some things are just bad: child labor, ticket scalping, price gouging, kidney selling, blackmail, etc. But maybe they're not. What I love about economics is that it can show that what seems harmful is actually good for society. It illuminates what common sense overlooks. This was the subject of my Fox ... MOREArt Carden: Lemonade And Liberty
Government regulators seek to restrain individual liberty. What do you do when life hands you lemons? If you’re about to say “make lemonade,” make sure you have a permit first or you might get an unwelcome visit from a government official. This Saturday is “Lemonade Freedom Day,” which is a protest against governments shutting down–wait for it–kids’ lemonade stands. ... MOREEd Jones: The Civil Rights Issue Of The 21st Century
School choice promotes the free market and individual liberty. It is often difficult to feel optimistic about the future of liberty. Those of us who value individual liberty and free markets look only at the encroachment of government in our lives. We often overlook the victories that should give us hope for the future of liberty. The school choice movement is one of the most ... MORE
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