By Daniel Griswold, courtesy of the Mercatus Center One of humankind’s most dazzling and successful experiments in political economy is coming to an end. For the second half of the 20th century, Hong Kong prospered as an enclave of economic and civil freedom under the benign administration of the United Kingdom, but that freedom may […]
By Mark Galvin In a matter of months, our healthcare system and the overall patient experience will change dramatically for the better. And most Americans don’t even realize it. After decades of attempts to transform the healthcare system into a true market—one in which forces like competition between providers based on quality and pricing can […]
Just because something is disgusting doesn’t mean it’s not good for the environment, and vice versa. To this interesting category we may add environmentally friendly airplanes fueled by “meat waste,” as well as other nontraditional combustibles such as used cooking oil. Reuters reports […]