Democratic Capitalism

Government-Owned Education Materials

Our government is paying for intellectual rights per student. It’s the biggest scam in the…

The Case for the Corporate Employment Tax Deduction

Taxing something reduces the amount of it. Why are we reducing the number of jobs through taxation? If anything, we should do the opposite.

Taxing Vacant Rental Properties

Each residential unit has a monopoly on the plot of land it occupies. Artificial housing shortages are…

Doing Education Vouchers Right

Vouchers may be added to the price of private tuition, with strings attached for private schools that accept them.

Public education as it currently exists is primarily a government monopoly affair. Children are assigned to one school based on where…

Redesigning Work Benefits To Support Lower Classes

Benefits that switch on at “full time” strongly discourage full-time employment. Here’s how to reverse that pressure.

One of the most important terms in public policy is “unintended consequences.” For instance, there…

Competing Government Agencies

Government is inefficient because it has a monopoly. It doesn’t have to.

The argument between government provision of goods and services vs. private provision of goods and services centers around different priorities placed upon the pros and cons of…

Graduating Into Citizenship

A 10-year path for anyone willing to earn a stake in America.

On account of the phenomenal economic opportunities and relative military security, there is very high demand around the world to live in the United States. There are far more people who would…

Public Transportation

Transportation costs eats heavily into consumer spending, limit geographic markets, and feature heavily in production budgets. Reducing those costs will increase profitability of every industry.