Category Archives: Free Market

The scary parallels between Venezuela and Atlas Shrugged

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Chris Fountain

In July of 2016, I spent 3 hours conversing with a Venezuelan on the flight from Miami to New York. Despite having lived in the United States for decades, her business and relatives gave her reasons to visit her home … Continue reading →

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Health care: Nothing good in sight

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Chris Fountain

This is my longest, meatiest, and most important post to date. Dive in at your own risk, but for those of you short on time, here are the main points: The interventionist system that has led to the ACA and … Continue reading →

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Luddites and the battle for workers’ rights

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Chris Fountain

I never studied the Luddites, so this article by Michael Coren for Quartz was a good excuse to learn about them. However, he and Clive Thompson draw off-the-mark conclusions from the Luddite rebellion (Thompson’s article in Smithsonian). It appears that before … Continue reading →

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Supply and demand versus peak resources

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Chris Fountain

I am going to start by admitting I got sucked into the peak oil worries about a decade ago. I even bought my father a book about it one Christmas so we could discuss how screwed everyone was. Needless to … Continue reading →

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Hotels and Governments Gang Up Against Airbnb

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Chris Fountain

In a familiar story after the growing pains Uber and Lyft have experienced around the globe, it appears hotel lobbyists are doing everything in their power to convince governments from city, state, and federal levels to impede the growth of Airbnb … Continue reading →

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