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Public Choice
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Sep 11, 2026
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9 min read
Economists have many answers, but the truth may be larger than they know.
International Trade
+5
Aug 28, 2026
6 min read
National security may justify some kinds of tariffs—in theory. In practice, it’s another story.
+2
Aug 5, 2026
What Napoleon’s nephew can teach us about populism.
Jul 17, 2026
11 min read
When conservation goes beyond carbon, local knowledge is the key.
+3
Jul 13, 2026
Knowing an individual’s will is easy. Knowing the will of a collective is like chasing a ghost in a machine.
Education
Jul 1, 2026
How a voluntary, bottom-up answer to an information problem became a federally enforced cartel, and why prying it loose is a cause every liberal should own.
Jun 12, 2026
8 min read
We choose in groups because we value being united. Public choice economics seeks to make sense of what happens next.
Trust in Governance
May 27, 2026
Not all labor unions are alike. Public sector unions face different incentives, and they often bargain away better governance.
Apr 22, 2026
7 min read
When are state-based solutions the best we can do? It’s tempting to reach hasty conclusions, but technological change means the truth may be a moving target.
Mar 18, 2026
14 min read
Markets may fail; governments may help. But much about market activity will forever be invisible. A pair of unlikely thinkers helps illustrate the limits of what we know and the need for epistemic humility.
Mar 13, 2026
Concentrations of power are a danger, and a liberal society must reckon with them wherever they occur.
