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The biggest problem with US health insurance is that it distorts prices. Comment “Healthcare” and we’ll send you the fulThe biggest problem with US health insurance is that it distorts prices.Oct 2437 likesDuring World War II, the US government imposed wage controls to contain inflation. With labor increasingly scarce, emploDuring World War II, the US government imposed wage controls to contain inflation.Oct 2091 likesHousing subsidies become far more expensive when government refuses to let housing supply grow. Comment “Housing” and weHousing subsidies become far more expensive when government refuses to let housing supply…Oct 1530 likesA tariff born from a 1960s dispute over chicken still makes American trucks more expensive today. Comment “Trucks” and wA tariff born from a 1960s dispute over chicken still makes American trucks more…Oct 13124 likesWhat does the Fed’s latest rate hike change? Comment “Fed” and tell us how interest rates affect your plans. On SeptembeWhat does the Fed’s latest rate hike change?Oct 475 likesAmerica’s healthcare system is often blamed on “the free market,” but much of it is shaped by government policy. CommentAmerica’s healthcare system is often blamed on “the free market,” but much of it is…Sep 26135 likesWhy have home prices soared when construction costs haven’t risen nearly as much? Comment “Housing” and we’ll send you tWhy have home prices soared when construction costs haven’t risen nearly as much?Sep 24146 likesCan government-owned grocery stores really make food dramatically cheaper? Comment “Groceries” and we’ll send you the fuCan government-owned grocery stores really make food dramatically cheaper?Sep 22527 likesPanic over AI can make us forget how innovation actually works. Comment “Innovation” and we’ll send you the full video.Panic over AI can make us forget how innovation actually works.Sep 1262 likesAI has revived an old socialist hope: maybe central planning can finally work. Comment “AI Socialism” and we’ll send youAI has revived an old socialist hope: maybe central planning can finally work.Sep 591 likesRent control sounds like an easy way to make housing affordable. In practice, it often rewards the wrong people and discRent control sounds like an easy way to make housing affordable.Sep 3110 likesGen Z is trading smartphones for film cameras, typewriters, and blacksmithing classes. What does the current nostalgia tGen Z is trading smartphones for film cameras, typewriters, and blacksmithing classes.Sep 2117 likesAI may be revolutionary and still disappoint investors in the short term. Comment “Bubble” and we’ll send you the full vAI may be revolutionary and still disappoint investors in the short term.Sep 149 likesHousing costs are high because cities let too little get built. Comment “Housing” and we’ll send you the full video. InHousing costs are high because cities let too little get built.Aug 29106 likesEconomics has always been a challenge to political conceit. Comment “Groceries” and we’ll send you the full video. AustrEconomics has always been a challenge to political conceit.Aug 27545 likesThe country that once stunned Soviet politician Boris Yeltsin with grocery abundance is now reopening an old debate. ComThe country that once stunned Soviet politician Boris Yeltsin with grocery abundance is…Aug 21120 likesHow one supermarket visit connects Soviet scarcity to today’s grocery debate. Comment “Groceries” and we’ll send you theHow one supermarket visit connects Soviet scarcity to today’s grocery debate.Aug 19242 likesWhy did grocery prices rise so much? Comment “Groceries” and we’ll send you the full video. There are two ways to talk aWhy did grocery prices rise so much?Aug 18198 likes

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A country can be rich in natural resources and still be poor in opportunities. Comment “Thatcher” and we’ll send you anFoundation for Economic Education EssentialsCapitalism should not be blamed for privileges created by government. Comment “Capitalism” and we’ll send you an articleExploresWall Street makes an easy villain in the housing crisis. But the real culprit lurks in the shadows of government regulatTopicProduction is more than the mechanical combination of labor, land, and capital. In its deepest economic sense, productioGovernmentFree-market capitalism motivates you to serve others on their own terms; an economy based on redistribution motivates yoMarketsThe biggest problem with US health insurance is that it distorts prices. Comment “Healthcare” and we’ll send you the fulHealthcare