The defeat of communism 20 years ago was the most liberating moment in history. So why don’t we talk about it more?

The consensus Year of Revolution for most of our lifetimes has been 1968, with its political assassinations, its Parisian protests, and a youth-culture rebellion that the baby boomers [...]

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Mint CEO Aaron Patzer talks with entrepreneurs at a JuicePitcher event about the history of his startup, Mint. Vator.tv recorded the video

By John Hasnas,

Political analysts frequently consider what it means to be a libertarian. In fact, in 1997, Charles Murray published a short book entitled “What It Means to Be a Libertarian” that does an excellent job of presenting the core principles of libertarian political philosophy. But almost no one ever discusses [...]

Rethinking the Long Tail Theory: How to Define ‘Hits’ and ‘Niches’

In a working paper titled, “Is Tom Cruise Threatened? Using Netflix Prize Data to Examine the Long Tail of Electronic Commerce,”Wharton Operations and Information Management professor Serguei Netessine and doctoral student Tom F. Tan pull information from the movie rental company Netflix to explore consumer [...]

When we thought about education, we used to think about a building, some brick and mortar place where we went to sit on a bench and acquire stuff from 9AM to 4PM. Some DIYers used to go to the library to do it on the side, and that was pretty much the end of the [...]

Le marché du lait est lourdement contrôlé par l’UPA (Union des producteurs agricoles) et le MAPAQ (Ministère de l’agriculture, des pêcheries et de l’alimentation du Québec). Les quantités, les procédures, les transactions et les prix sont fixés par une agence gouvernementale. Il s’agit tout simplement d’un cartel appuyé et justifié par la puissance de l’État. [...]

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La pensée de Frédéric Bastiat: quelles leçons pour le monde d’aujourd’hui?

Nous avons réussi
Bastiat a eu un franc succès. Nous avons compris son message. Certains croyaient y voir un sarcasme dénonçant l’état [...]

What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca Cola, and you know that the President drinks Coca Cola, Liz Taylor drinks Coca Cola, and just think, you can drink Coca Cola, too. [...]