Patrick Carroll

Are Options Risky to Trade? Yes and No

If you’ve ever dabbled in the stock market, you may have heard about options. Options are a special kind of…

1 year ago

Why Taxes Are Harmful: A Response to The Woke Salaryman

A Singapore-based webcomic called The Woke Salaryman recently posted a comic extolling the virtues of taxation and encouraging people to…

1 year ago

4 Ways to Influence People’s Behavior Besides Coercion

While people have wildly different views on the proper role of government, most would agree that coercive laws should at…

1 year ago

Why These Popular Chocolate Easter Eggs Are Banned in the US, despite Being Legal Almost Everywhere Else

In January 2011, Manitoba resident Lind Bird was stopped at the US border in northern Minnesota and selected for a…

1 year ago

Forget Junk Food Restrictions. It’s Time to Scrap Food Stamps Altogether

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—more commonly known as food stamps—has seen sharply rising costs in recent years. The costs…

1 year ago

Why There’s No Such Thing as Being Your Own Boss

Entrepreneurship is probably one of the best things about capitalism. You can earn a fair bit of money if you…

1 year ago

New Hampshire Bakery Ordered to Remove Mural Because It Depicts Pastries

On the morning of June 14, 2022, a new mural was unveiled above the entrance to Leavitt’s Country Bakery in…

1 year ago

How a Massachusetts Town Seized a Farmer’s $370k Property to Cover a $60k Tax Debt—and Kept the Change

Alan DiPietro is an alpaca farmer in the town of Bolton, Massachusetts (pop: 5,376). He lives in an RV on…

1 year ago

The Freedom Convoy Debate Demonstrates Why a ‘Right to Free Speech’ Makes No Sense

It’s hard to believe, but the one-year anniversary of the Canadian Freedom Convoy is upon us. It was January 22,…

1 year ago

Should Grade-Skipping Be More Common? Here’s What the Research Says

Have you ever been bored in school? For most people, the answer is probably yes. Sometimes it’s a particular teacher…

1 year ago

Jordan Peterson’s License Fiasco Highlights Why Government Licensing Should Be Abolished

On January 3, Jordan Peterson used his recently-reinstated Twitter account to alert the world of a new development in his…

1 year ago

9 Crazy Examples of Government Waste in 2022

With 2022 mostly behind us, many are undoubtedly grateful that this year is ending. From lingering COVID restrictions to the…

1 year ago

The Biden Administration Is Banning Low-Cost Appliances—and Bragging about It

It’s easy to get preoccupied with the big flashy things the government does, but sometimes it’s the small mundane things…

1 year ago

Food Truck Owners Sue North Carolina Town over Anti-competitive Regulations

After 15 years in the Marine Corps, Tony Proctor decided it was time for a change and began working as…

1 year ago

Don’t Confuse Trusting the Experts with Knowing the Facts

If someone were to ask you how you know Australia exists, what would you say? If you haven’t been there…

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