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SCOTT SUMNER II

…argument by Bryan Caplan of George Mason University, who blogs at econlog.org. He recently argued that the decade of 1870’s was the peak for Libertarian freedom and economics. Maybe, but…

Same labels, same old stuff

One Salient Oversight sends some thoughts from down under on recycling labels: Think of the common labels thrown out against political opponents these days. What sort of political thinking would…

Labor as a Common Pool Resource

…reject the label outright, though, he chose to examine it more closely. Marx observed that for labor-power to appear on the market as a commodity, the sellers must first be…

District Courts Push-Back

…the Freedom of Information Act. ‘All government data should be default public for maximum transparency.’” But now Trump has given DOGE a designation that means none of its documents, communications,…

Train Drain

…privately owned railroads also became highly profitable by merging and taking advantage of their freedom from price regulation and common carriage obligations. But before long, the railroads’ monopoly power began…