A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media
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Air Transportation: More Government Equals Less SafetyFrom the earliest days of aviation, the market has provided strong incentives for consu...The Freeman, August 1986, pp. 308-311- Capital PunishmentHow inflation and taxation discourage and prevent the generation of capital for better ...The Freeman, September 1979, pp. 515-522
- The Crash of 1987: an Excuse for Government Intervention?What not to do in the wake of upheavals in the stock market.The Freeman, June 1988, pp. 220-224
- The Crisis in Public Finance: No Ways or MeansSince public finance is neither fair nor feasible, the alternative is to rely on privat...The Freeman, March 1979, pp. 131-138
- Deregulation of TruckingAnswers to some of the arguments against deregulation of the trucking industry.The Freeman, April 1979, pp. 246-251
- Do Seat Belt Laws Work?Challenging the presumed benefits of increased auto safety regulations.The Freeman, July 1992, pp. 280-281
- Does Light Rail Worsen Congestion and Air Quality?The Freeman, June 2005, pp. 27-30
- Don't Let Amtrak Con YouPresident Reagan is trying to cut Amtrak's billions in subsidies, but the great train b...Reason, May 1985, pp. 36-38
- [+]Economics on Trial (Review)Roads in a Market Economy, by Gabriel Roth
- Roads in a Market Economy by Gabriel Roth
The Freeman, August 1996, pp. 587-588 - [+]Economics on Trial (Review)Risk, by John Adams
- Risk by John Adams
The Freeman, February 1996, pp. 123-124 - [+]Economics on Trial (Review)Driving America, by James Johnston
- Driving America by James Johnston
The Freeman, November 1998, p. 699 - [+]Economics on Trial (Review)Driving Forces, by James A. Dunn
- Driving Forces by James A. Dunn
The Freeman, November 1999, p. 59 - The Environmental Assault on MobilityWe don't have to five up automobile travel in order to have clean air.The Freeman, August 1995, pp. 493-494
- Essential Air Service Subsidies: Just Plane FoolishThe waste insubsidizing inefficient air services.The Freeman, October 1981, pp. 587-589
- Exporting Taxes Threatens State EconomiesWhen states export taxes they are also exporting opportunities for growth and prosperity.The Freeman, January 1991, pp. 27-28
- Federal Transit Subsidies: How Government Investment Harms the U.S. EconomyA case studyThe Freeman, February 1994, pp. 71-74
- Freedom Is the Environment's Best FriendThe Freeman, April 2007, pp. 10-12
- Government Cost/Benefit Analyses: The Impetus and the ImpotenceThe attempt to justify government subsidies through cost/Benefit studies is bound to fail.The Freeman, May 1980, pp. 304-314
- Government "Investment"Analyzing the flaws in popular thinking about subsidies for public transit.The Freeman, April 1994, pp. 168-169
- Government Is Strangling TransitRegulatory barriers and subsidized prices stifle competition.The Freeman, July 1991, pp. 264-265
- Government Regulation and Business ManagementThe state's invasion of managerial prerogatives has occurred on all fronts.The Freeman, May 1978, pp. 297-302
- Government Regulation of Air Safety May Be Hazardous to Your HealthDo more crowded skies lead to less safety?The Freeman, April 1988, pp. 156-158
- The Guaranteed MinimumReason, August 1972, p. 18
- Highways: Public Problems, Private SolutionsThe prospects for privately owned and managed highways,The Freeman, March 1985, pp. 172-181
- How Public Transit Undermines SafetyThe Freeman, April 2006, pp. 22-23
- Laissez Faire as a Development PolicyA policy of planned development may sound good in theory, but reality is quite a bit di...The Freeman, May 1987, pp. 182-187
- Law of the Jungle vs. the Jungle of LawThe laws to eliminate risks only confront us with additional uncertainties.The Freeman, September 1978, pp. 558-560
- Corporate StateThe Little Train That Couldn't Possibly.Amtrak's annual report boasts real losses of $750 million and high political dividends ...Inquiry, October 1982, pp. 11-13
- Losing Freedom Costs a LotThe Freeman, May 1996, pp. 267-270
- Make-Work Won't WorkAn assessment of the failing measures to relieve unemployment.The Freeman, September 1983, pp. 561-569
- Mandated Airline Safety Seats Won't Increase Travel SafetyAttempting to force everyone to make the same choice diminishes individual freedom and ...The Freeman, September 1990, p. 340
- Mass Transit MessLet taxpayers beware of the claims that mass transit affords a solution to the "energy ...The Freeman, October 1979, pp. 618-624
- [+]Oil Drilling in Alaska (Review)The Heated Debate, by Robert C. Balling
- The Heated Debate by Robert C. Balling
The Freeman, September 1993, pp. 367-368 - Privatize the DMVThe Freeman, September 2006, pp. 25-28
- Prosperity Without PollutionWe can have both a growing economy and an improving environment.The Freeman, March 1996, pp. 168-172
- Public Policy Debate: The Rigged GameGovernment bureaucrats and professional politicians have certain advantages in slanting...The Freeman, October 1988, pp. 395-396
- Razing ArizonaHow Phoenix Taxpayers Derailed an $8-Billion Transit SystemPolicy Review, Fall 1990, pp. 62-66
- Regulation and Energy Transport: An Unnatural DisasterWidespread economic benefits would follow even partial deregulation.The Freeman, February 1978, pp. 90-97
- By The TruckersRegulation of the Truckers by the Truckers for theICC Regulation Benefits the Trucking Industry, but Every Dollar Gained by the Industry ...Reason, March 1979, pp. 26-29
- [+]Capital Letters (Review)Alternate Route, by Clifford Winston and Chad Shirley
- Alternate Route by Clifford Winston and Chad Shirley
The Freeman, March 2000, p. 59 - The Road to RuinThe highway example of waste in public sector spending.The Freeman, December 1981, pp. 723-729
- School Censorship: Compulsion Creates ConflictCan free expression in the public schools be safeguarded?The Freeman, August 1988, pp. 298-299
- The Seen vs. the Unseen: A Modern ExampleHow conservation measures by-pass the market, and backfire.The Freeman, August 1981, pp. 467-469
- Semantic Confusion in Economic RegulationStatutory law is unsuited to the control of variable economic affairs.The Freeman, May 1982, pp. 286-290
- The Social Cost of Railroad RegulationGovernment regulations and controls reduce returns and divert resources out of railroad...The Freeman, December 1979, pp. 732-739
- Spending for Spending's SakeThe intransigence of a bloated government determined to spent more money.The Freeman, November 1991, p. 427
- Spending Limits Are Not EnoughReduced spending and taxation should enable government to function more appropriately.The Freeman, August 1980, pp. 459-462
- Taking it on the roadThey've got their transportation deregulation act together in Arizona, but some carrier...Reason, January 1984, pp. 37-40
- Tax ExpendituresHow government spends what it fails to collect as taxes.The Freeman, July 1982, pp. 428-431
- Transport Deregulation: An Economic NecessityThe promise of more efficient service to the consumer with less waste.The Freeman, June 1977, pp. 368-379
- The Unemployment Act of 1946Government attempts to promote employment inevitably result in waste.The Freeman, October 1987, pp. 394-398
- Wal-Mart Wasn't Always the BiggestThe Freeman, July 2006, pp. 16-18
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