Want a hole? Rent a drill! Really?
Michael Munger, transaction costs, and limits to the gig economy.
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Thoughts on market democracy, part 2a: Society as a spontaneous order
This is part 2a of a (hopefully) four-part series; see also part 1, part 3, and part 4. This part grew so long I’m spreading it across two posts, with the se...
People worth reading: Arnold Kling and the three languages of politics
I subscribe to almost two hundred blogs, covering a wide range of topics. I thought it would be fun to highlight some of the more interesting ones, in case a...
What good is economic freedom (as measured by the Mercatus Center)?
Recently the Mercatus Center at George Mason University released its latest “Freedom in the 50 States” index ranking U.S. states by their overall levels of p...
Thoughts on market democracy, part 1: Capitalistic economic freedoms as vital aspects of liberty
This is part 1 of a projected four-part series, of which the only other part I’ve completed is the first half of part 2.
From Symphony Woods to the Commonwealth of Belle Isle
For the most part I’ve stayed out of the debate over the “Inner Arbor” plan proposed for consideration by the Columbia Association Board of Directors. For th...
Free market fairness and the challenges of the 21st century
Many people recall that John Maynard Keynes characterized “practical men” as being the “slaves of some defunct economist.” Fewer people recall that Keynes ac...
Are you a “statist”?
Some people are fond of using the term “statist” to describe their political opponents. (I’ve never heard of anyone using it to describe themselves.) For exa...
If taxation is theft, are we recipients of stolen goods?
I’m still enjoying reading and commenting on the Bleeding Heart Libertarians blog. Today while reading a post on the deserving vs. the undeserving poor a com...
Bleeding heart libertarians
For those of you who haven’t heard, the Howard County local blogosphere has a new entrant, as Corey Andrews has started a new HoCoLibertarian blog, to get a ...