Dr. Miron has written over 100 op-eds and several books, including Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition (2004) and Libertarianism: from A to Z (2010).
Last week, Professor Michael Munger joined us on Reddit for an “Ask Me Anything” conversation as part of the Learn Liberty Reddit AMA Series. Dr. Munger is an esteemed Professor of Political Science, Economics, and Public Policy at Duke University. He has authored/co-authored 7 books and over 200 scholarly articles. A long-time friend of the Learn Liberty project, […]
This Tuesday, the Learn Liberty Reddit AMA Series continues with Michael C. Munger, Professor of Political Science at Duke University. UPDATE: The AMA is now live! Prior to his tenure at Duke, where he chaired the Department of Political Science for 10 years before coming to serve as Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Munger has also taught at Dartmouth […]
Every transaction has a cost. What should you do when it doesn’t have a benefit, too?
This isn’t an accident. This is the purpose of these regulations — to protect established businesses from competition.
Shows like Flip or Flop make it look easy to turn huge profits from renovating a home. But don’t quit your day job just yet.
Economists have an important purpose, but they often fail to serve it.
Wrestling with ethical issues can bring life to the economics classroom.
On the 8th anniversary of Minecraft’s launch, let’s take a moment to appreciate just how great it is.
In which economist Michael Munger explains jokes, making them funnier. Seriously though, if you want to know why economist jokes exist, this is your jam.
The market can route self-interest toward the common good. But the market channels altruism better than the state too.
The astonishing growth in SEZs qualifies as a revolution of sorts, but not the usual, political kind.
Once again, the United States government is rapidly approaching a fiscal debt ceiling. After March 16, 2017, Uncle Sam is not legally allowed to borrow any more money to cover its budget deficits, unless Congress votes to raise the debt limit like it has every time in the past. Uncle Sam’s debt has been growing […]
Well-behaved women seldom make history, but they should.
Watson offered up a simple truism about feminism that is more powerful than it might sound: “Feminism is about giving women choice.”
This Women’s History Month, let’s avoid the trap of looking at women’s equality as a problem that only politicians can solve.