Are Targeted Tax Incentives Constitutional?
A legal case may determine that it is unconstitutional for states to hand out economic favors to businesses in order to gain economic advantage over another state. … more
There'd Be No Thankgiving Without the Profit Motive
The settlers at Plymouth colony who started the Thanksgiving tradition nearly wiped themselves out early on when they set up a communal, socialistic economy. … more
The Rothbardian Critique of Consumer Sovereignty
Many modern Austrian economists reject Mises's term "consumer sovereignty" because it conveys a misleading political idea about the market economy, explains Adjunct Scholar Robert Murphy. … more
Consumer Sovereignty: What Mises Meant
Adjunct Scholar Robert Murphy explains economist Ludwig von Mises's assertion that the true bosses in capitalism are consumers, despite the superficial power enjoyed by owners of land and businesses. … more
Want to Monitor Your State Government? Now It's Easy
A new, free web site, MichiganVotes.org, allows citizens to find out not just what lawmakers hope a bill will accomplish, but precisely how that bill will change the law. … more
Government Cancels Christmas; Civil Society Restores It
A government decision to save money on Christmas decorations offers an object lesson in how civil society can solve problems. … more
Ann Arbor Measure Walls Out the Unwashed
The main effect of a "greenbelt" measure just approved by voters in Ann Arbor will likely be to push development even farther out into the countryside. … more
Dumping Retirees
The prescription drug benefit Congress wants to add to Medicare will encourage big companies like Ford and GM to dump their retirees into the government plan. … more
The Fallacy of State Economic "Unilateral Disarmament"
It's not "unilateral disarmament" for states to treat all businesses fairly and equally. … more
Northern Michigan Hospital Nurses' Vote Puts Hospital, Teamsters in Legal Limbo
A disputed vote tally over whether NMH nurses would be represented by the Teamsters means it could be years before the issue is resolved. … more


