The Student Loan Trap: How Federal Aid Inflated Tuition and Left Borrowers Behind
TL;DR American higher education has become extraordinarily expensive, and the primary mechanism driving that expense is the federal student loan program itself.
The Lovatarian - A Libertarianism that Unites with Kindness
"The Lovatarian" is a newsletter that discusses libertarian topics in an accessible and unifying way for a wide audience. It bridges the gap between complex political ideas and everyday life.
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When Subsidies Raise the Price: Government Financing and the Cost of Healthcare, Housing, and Education
TL;DR Three of the largest household costs, healthcare, housing, and education, have outpaced general inflation for four consecutive decades.
The Farm Bill Problem: How Agricultural Policy Hurts the Farmers It Claims to Protect
TL;DR American agricultural policy is one of the most consequential and least examined sets of government programs affecting the economy, the environment, and the food supply.
The Inner Work of Freedom: Confronting the Fear and Hate in Your Own Heart
TL;DR The case for a freer world is usually made in the language of constitutions, economics, and policy.
Libertarians and the Environment: A Better Case for a Cleaner World
TL;DR Libertarians are not anti-environment.
AI and the Labor Market: Fear, Evidence, and a Free People's Response
TL;DR The fear that machines will destroy all the jobs is as old as the machines themselves.
Immigration: The Honest Breakdown
TL;DR The immigration debate in the United States produces more heat than light because both sides argue from selective evidence while the system itself is broken in ways that harm everyone: the people trying to come legally, the workers who compete with those who cannot, the communities trying to absorb rapid change, and the country that needs both labor and the rule of law to function.
Healthcare What the World Teaches Us: Diagnosing a Broken System and Charting a Practical Path Forward
TL;DR The United States spends $14,885 per person on healthcare annually, more than double the average of comparable wealthy countries, and ranks last among those countries in overall health system performance.
Rules Without Rulers: The Case for Non-State Regulation
TL;DR Libertarianism is not about the absence of rules.
The Prohibition Fallacy: How Banning Things Makes Them More Dangerous
TL;DR Prohibition is a policy argument that crosses every political line, applied at one point or another by progressives, conservatives, and everyone in between.