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Frank Knight and the Austrians

Austrian Economics OverviewEntrepreneurship

Blog09/14/2016

Despite many differences, there are many similarities between Knightian and Austrian economics: entrepreneurship, uncertainty, and theory of the firm.

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The App Store Renders Government Irrelevant

Big GovernmentLegal SystemEntrepreneurship

In the wake of government's do-nothing stance on preventing phone scams, there's a new private app for blocking abusive phone calls.

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Privatize: Governments Have Failed to Preserve Endangered Species

The EnvironmentEntrepreneurshipPolitical Theory

Blog09/04/2016

Government attempts to end poaching of endangered species often create black markets and increase poaching, while doing little to preserve the species.

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Leave The Street Food Alone!

The EntrepreneurEntrepreneurshipPolitical Theory

Blog09/01/2016

In Brazil, street food is an important source of income for poor households. So why is the government always interfering in the street-food economy?

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How Legal, Branded Heroin Would Make Drugs Safer

The EntrepreneurLegal SystemThe Police StateWorld HistoryEntrepreneurship

Blog08/28/2016

If there were Heinz-brand heroin, Philip Seymour Hoffman would still be alive.

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Clinton's Pay-to-Play Is the Natural Consequence of Big Government

The EntrepreneurTaxes and SpendingEntrepreneurshipInterventionism

Blog08/25/2016

When donors give big bucks to the Clinton Foundation, they may just be paying the price of doing business in a highly regulated economy.

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Fantasy Football: The Beauty of Capitalism and the Dangers of Government

Free MarketsEntrepreneurshipInterventionism

Blog08/24/2016

The success of fantasy sports is an illustration of how capitalism unleashes innovation, and how government can manage to ruin anything it touches.

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What the Olympics Teach Us about International Trade

Free MarketsEntrepreneurshipInterventionism

Government schemes are powerless in gauging where comparative advantage lies, whether we are talking about trade or sports.

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Free-Market Medicine: The Role of the Large Medical Firm

The EntrepreneurHealthEntrepreneurship

Blog07/14/2016

In a free-market healthcare system, doctors would join together to form large firms to offer the benefits of specialization and economies of scale.

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Has Innovation Reached Its Breaking Point?

Entrepreneurship

Writing for Entrepreneur, Per Bylund offers three arguments for why innovation skeptics are wrong.

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