Articles

Socialism is the rationalization of envy.

Our world is the freest and most prosperous that has ever existed, billions have been plucked out of secular misery by modest advances of freedom in production and trade, while more men live today under regimes of extensive freedom than ever before in history, but with few exceptions, in developed or backward countries, most men are anxious to surrender their freedom in exchange for equality and security, although they have overwhelming evidence that the only equality they would obtain, were they to achieve it, would be that of misery in which the only certainty is that they would be forced to worship the chains of their own slavery.

Socialism is the rationalization of envy. Read More »

Guillermo Rodríguez González
May 13, 2026
socialism

This Is the Moment Adam Smith Has Been Waiting For.

For many Americans, the present economic circumstances feel uneasy, and the future feels worse. They direct their anxiety at other countries, which are supposedly taking advantage of us through trade, or at artificial intelligence, with its potential to upend jobs and concentrate power. Lawmakers respond by offering antitrust, industrial and trade policies.

This Is the Moment Adam Smith Has Been Waiting For. Read More »

Jason Furman
May 1, 2026
Adam Smith

Washington state rent control bill will shrink housing supply and worsen affordability.

The Washington State Legislature recently passed House Bill 1217, often referred to as the “Residential Landlord-Tenant Act,” or the “Housing Stability Act.” The legislation was delivered to Governor Ferguson on April 27 and is still awaiting signature.

Washington state rent control bill will shrink housing supply and worsen affordability. Read More »

Jen Sidorova
April 24, 2026
ley de control de alquileres

Vicky Dávila unveils the economic team that, in Milei's style, will accompany her in her project to “rebuild Colombia”. Who are they?

Vicky Dávila, candidate to the presidency of Colombia, unveiled this Thursday the economic team that, in the best Javier Milei's style, will accompany her in her project to “rebuild Colombia”.

Vicky Dávila unveils the economic team that, in Milei's style, will accompany her in her project to “rebuild Colombia”. Who are they? Read More »

Redacción Semana
March 30, 2026
Vicky Davila destapa el equipo

The Equality Equivocation

Leftists constantly harp on the so-called problem of inequality—by which they mean inequality of income, wealth, or opportunity. Paul Krugman bemoans “the ever-growing gap between the rich and the rest.”1 Barack Obama says inequality is “the defining challenge of our time.”

The Equality Equivocation Read More »

Craig Biddle
March 23, 2026
El equivoco de la igualdad
Scroll to Top