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Massachusetts Voters Support Unions for Uber Drivers

A ballot measure passed in Massachusetts last November gives rideshare drivers the right to unionize. At first glance, this sounds…

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Obamacare Was Never Affordable

The focus of the current government shutdown circus has increasingly narrowed to Democrat demands to undo proposed reductions in very…

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IMF’s Outlook: Not Great

The IMF’s October 2025 update to its World Economic Outlook delivers a modest upward revision, but lurking behind this seemingly…

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Yang Zhu and the Freedom of the Self

Yang Zhu (440–360 BC) was a Chinese philosopher whose ideas were considered daring and transgressive for his time, but can…

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Democracy and Capitalism Are Mutually Reinforcing

Many people argue that democracy is incompatible with capitalism but they differ on whether democracy will kill capitalism or whether…

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Zack Polanski Plays the Populist Card

For Trumpians, tariffs have become an all-purpose tool, which supposedly achieves multiple policy objectives all at once. Tariffs are presented…

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Capitalism Connected Guatemala

Can you imagine having to drive for 12 hours just to make a phone call? Or being on a 20-year…

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A New Pacific Trade Highway

When President Trump announced a new 100% tariff on Chinese imports, in retaliation for Beijing’s latest export controls on rare…

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Beyond the Welfare State

Since the launch of the War on Poverty in the 1960s, the rate of those living in poverty, as defined…

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Too Hot to Handle

Between May 17 and September 30, there were 3,832 deaths in Spain linked to extreme heat, an increase of almost…

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