Building Tomorrow
A Libertarian Approach to the Green New Deal
Hold your cows, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s Green New Deal actually wouldn’t make enough of a global impact to matter.
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The Misconception that Campaign Finance Laws Protect Democracy
The common slogan that we must “get money out of politics”, when referring to campaign finance laws, has it backwards.
Building Tomorrow
Is Netflix Ruining Culture?
Contrary to the fears of cultural critics, the rise of digitization has transformed film, music, books, & television for the better.
Liberty Chronicles
Ep. 96: Seward’s “Little Bell”
Seward’s “little bell” made for the perfect legend, whether he said the famous phrase or not.
Everything Wrong with the Presidents
Everything Wrong with the Tyler Administration
John Tyler was the one person most responsible for squashing republicanism and establishing the empire.
Free Thoughts
The Intellectual Tradition of Libertarianism (with Eric Mack)
Do your beliefs fall on the libertarian thought spectrum?
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What Paul Krugman Got Wrong About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 70% Tax Rate
Krugman’s analysis of a 70% marginal tax rate forgets about consumer surplus, deadweight loss, & the difference between marginal & total value.
Building Tomorrow
Scooters: Sidewalk Scourge or Transportation Transformation?
Scooters like Bird and Lime are good disruptive technologies that live in a gray regulatory area.
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Commerce and Trade in Ancient Africa: Kush
Anoba’s second of three pieces covers Egypt’s powerful southern neighbor(s): Nubia and Kush.
Liberty Chronicles
Ep. 95: The Politics of the Confederacy
Conservative or not, the Confederates would have to revolutionize their approach to the war before they could ever hope to win it.
Building Tomorrow
Crypto-Switzerland: Matching a Decentralized Government with a Decentralized Currency
Switzerland has become a hub of cryptocurrency innovation because of its tradition of decentralized government and flexible financial regulation.
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A Libertarian Model of the Social Safety Net
The paternalistic welfare state has failed to create a reliable social safety net. Decentralized, voluntary institutions can do the job better.
Prototype
How Congress Should Approach Privacy in 2019
GDPR inspired privacy bills stifle competition without benefitting American internet users.
Free Thoughts
Overparenting & Bad Public Policy (with Lenore Skenazy)
If you try to prevent every possible danger in your child’s everyday life, they will never get a chance to grow up.
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The Social Consequences of Multilevel Marketing
There’s nothing inherently wrong with mixing our social lives with business. The devil’s in the details.
Building Tomorrow
How Netflix & Spotify Changed Consumer Culture
Does piracy have a catastrophic effect on how music, movies, and books are distributed?
Liberty Chronicles
Ep. 94: Was the Civil War a Libertarian Moment?
It’s worth taking some time to consider the Civil War from your average early libertarian activist’s point of view.
Everything Wrong with the Presidents
Everything Wrong with the Harrison Administration
Even in the small space of just thirty days, William Henry Harrison still managed to do everything wrong.