For one-hundred years, the United States has been conducting an experiment in unlimited government wherein politicians spend far beyond the... more

Critics of drug laws focus on the costs, both in dollars and lives, of incarcerating people for an act that... more

We all see the profits companies make when they sell things for more than it cost them to produce. Companies... more

James and I were invited to kick off UNC Wilmington’s annual Business Week with a live recording of Words &... more

James and I were invited to kick off UNC Wilmington’s annual Business Week with a live recording of Words &... more

Most of what the public knows about economics is really macroeconomics - the field of economics that deals with interest... more

The Congressional Budget Office is the government entity that produces forecasts about the effects of new taxes and spending on... more

There are some things that people have an emotional reaction to buying and selling: sex, body parts, votes. There are... more

There are some things that people have an emotional reaction to buying and selling: sex, body parts, votes. There are... more

Humans have dual natures. We are, simultaneously, individuals and members of a shared society. That each of us should be... more