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Exploring the ideas of a free society with professors and thought leaders from across the country.

Congestion tax in Manhattan: Readers speak! | Professor Michael Munger

Congestion tax in Manhattan: Readers speak! | Professor Michael Munger

Last month, I wrote a post that asked whether Manhattan should tax ride-shares, tax all vehicles, do something else, or do nothing at all…

Mar 9, 2018

Learn Liberty Turns 7

Learn Liberty Turns 7

Since our inaugural videos in 2011, Learn Liberty has sought to advance the ideas of classical liberalism with the help of the scholars and…

Feb 11, 2018

The organic industry is a case study in rent-seeking. | Henry Miller

The organic industry is a case study in rent-seeking. | Henry Miller

Adam Smith, the 18th century economist and philosopher, offered good insights into human nature as well as economics. “People of the same…

Feb 5, 2018

Free trade lets us turn corn into cars. | Professor Brian Caplan

Free trade lets us turn corn into cars. | Professor Brian Caplan

People often see international trade and immigration as a way that foreigners take advantage of us, but economists, whether they’re liberal…

Jan 25, 2018

The Sweet Cakes case: Let the market give discrimination its just desserts. | Professor Ninos Malek

The Sweet Cakes case: Let the market give discrimination its just d...

Anybody who refers to the United States as a free enterprise, free market, or capitalist economy is wrong.

Jan 18, 2018

Does Manhattan need a congestion tax on Uber? | Professor Michael Munger

Does Manhattan need a congestion tax on Uber? | Professor Michael M...

I carpool with a friend; one day, he called to say his car had broken down, and asked if I could pick him up. That was a busy day for me…

Jan 10, 2018

What’s wrong with making money? | Professor Ninos Malek

What’s wrong with making money? | Professor Ninos Malek

Social justice advocates argue that it is “society’s” duty to eliminate pain and inequality wherever and whenever it exists. What is…

Jan 5, 2018

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