U.S. Agricultural Programs: Who Pays? November 1, 2008Ernest C. Pasour Jr. The Economist labeled the recently enacted 2008 farm bill “A Harvest of Disgrace” (May 24, 2008). The five-year $307 […]

Trials and Tribulations of a Hybrid System October 31, 2008Anthony de Jasay Over the anguished cries and resigned sighs of its victims, the financial storm that broke out in August 2007 […]

Economic Illiteracy Is Not the Change We Need October 29, 2008Art Carden Barack Obama is campaigning for president under the slogan “Change We Need.” Unfortunately, many of his economic policy proposals […]

Why This Bailout is as Bad as the Last One October 14, 2008Jeffrey A. MironCNN.com Editor’s note: Jeffrey A. Miron is senior lecturer in economics at Harvard University. A libertarian, he […]

Central Bankers Still Don’t Get It October 14, 2008George Selgin Who can forget the end of “Planet of the Apes” when Charlton Heston, kneeling before the half-buried remains of the Statue […]

The “Ill Wind” of Government Policy October 10, 2008Jeffrey J. Pompe As Texans continue to repair the damage from Hurricane Ike, Southeastern U.S. coastal residents can be thankful that the hurricane […]

Our Trillion-Dollar Cathedral in the Arctic October 3, 2008Robert H. Nelson The McCain campaign has been busy educating the new vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, in the nuances of American […]