The world is in awe that billionaire Sir Richard Branson has finally accomplished his 17-year goal making it into space. On July 11th, 2021 Virgin Galactic’s spaceship Unity reached 53.5...
Should conservatives support efforts to regulate Big Tech? I used to be opposed to the idea, but lately I’ve come to second guess my priors. If it were up to...
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m an enthusiastic cheerleader for free markets. In earlier posts, I addressed two common concerns that people have when it comes to advocating...
The Jones Act (codified as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920) is a fairly obscure statute. But many market-based policy wonks agree that the protectionist regulation is much more far-reaching...
Even in this epoch of electronic mail, the University of North Carolina Economics Department periodically sends out an actual paper newsletter in the mail. As an exceptionally indistinguished graduate of...
Brand wars are fascinating manifestations of the free market in action. From Nintendo v. Sony Playstation to Netflix v. Blockbuster, brand wars show us how consumers benefit when companies fight...
