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What happened after Toni Ko sold NYX Cosmetics to L'Oréal for $400 million. And an idea that's true for most entrepreneurs I suspec...

Nor should advocating for free(er) markets be conflated with arguing for more consumption (FEE.org): The great irony is that leftists frequ...

I'm skeptical that China's government(s) will manage this transition successfully (WSJ): At the same time, however, China is pushin...

I can entirely understand how Brexit happened. What I find a bit bizarre is how there seems to be no introspection as to why anyone wants to...

In the same way too many people confuse crony capitalism with capitalism (fee.org) - with discouraging examples from India and Poland.

"Capitalism ALWAYS wins" (SovereignMan): Rather than fight the war, the US government would have been a lot better off saying, “O...

Something to watch: the Free Cities Initiative (via Reason ).

This is heartening to see (NationalPost): All too often, corporations, concerned about the potential damage to their bottom lines from any ...

True: " there is nothing laughable about the almost incomprehensible degree of suffering that socialism has heaped upon humanity wherev...

It turns out having a negative outlook on life tends to have a negative impact on your physical and mental health (Inc). I'd say this w...

It's interesting to watch the differing world views being expressed in the media on the same data sometimes (HumanProgress). Should we ...

Putting lipstick on a pig of a very old idea: More here (HumanProgress): Socialism and Self-Delusion

"Unintended consequences" waiting to happen (WSJ): Many salaried workers in the U.S. may soon be obliged to punch a time clock, t...

Demand doesn't go away just because of restrictive regulations. The events in Austin are instructive (Reason.com): A majority of the 17...

Fantastic story. Apparently, according to this video, there is a whopping 90% of people who have autism who are unemployed. This car wash i...

Because free(er) markets create a positive feedback loop (HumanProgress): The story of Chile’s success starts in the mid-1970s, when Chile’...

Yep:

Judging by the popularity of certain politicians, the answer is yes. But in places where they can't take them for granted, markets are o...

Because "ordinary" people are allowed to pursue their dreams to get rich. For some perspective when you read the news (WSJ): An A...

While most people are excited about travelling in the Hyperloop, it would be logistics and freight that pave the way for people travel that ...

The ideas of weekends, 8 hour work days, a "living wage" and 5 day, 40 hour work weeks are ones we have Henry Ford to thank (in or...

Apparently new studies suggest that organic food, doesn't taste better, is a lot more expensive and can actually harm the environment (...

From the host of EconTalk ( WSJ ): The models have been run and the numbers crunched: Bernie Sanders’s presidential platform, if enacted, w...

The choice isn't nearly as easy as you might think. Economist Don Boudreaux's answer (CafeHayek via HumanProgress ): Honestly, I wo...