Dutch Government Created Housing Shortage, Blames Market
Far from trusting the market, politicians won’t leave housing alone.
Free Market Fundamentalist
Free Market Fundamentalist is an Atlantic Sentinel blog with an exaggerated faith in laissez-faire capitalism.
To Fight Inflation, Liberalize Trade
It’s one of the few things politicians can do to make life cheaper.
American Health Care Is Understaffed, Because It Is Overregulated
The pandemic highlighted the need for more doctors and nurses.
Expropriation Unlikely in Berlin, But So Is Cheaper Housing
The federal government ought to deregulate rents nationally.
Biden Did Not End Trump’s Trade War with Europe
The new president replaces aluminum and steel tariffs with a convoluted system of quotas.
Repeal of Spanish Labor Reforms Is Unwise
Liberalizations cut unemployment and encouraged business creation.
Spain Tries to Solve Yesterday’s Housing Crisis
Prices are already down due to the pandemic.
German Left Has Wrong Ideas for Housing Market
Don’t add regulation to solve problems created by regulation in the first place.
Biden’s Child Benefits Don’t Make Child Care Cheaper
The sector is overregulated.
Swedish Housing Crisis Has Similarities with Netherlands
Both countries struggle to find the right balance between public and private.
Dutch Should Keep Health Care System They Have
Liberalization has been a success.
Be Careful About Bringing Back Big Government
More government is not the solution to every problem.
Trump Bans TikTok. Where Is the Party of Free Enterprise?
The president can now ban private companies he doesn’t like?
Berlin Shows How Not to Do Housing Policy
Freezing rents is a stopgap measures that ignores why rents are rising in the first place.
Renationalizing British Utilities and Rail Would Be a Mistake
Yes, prices are up, but privatization was worth it.