The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications is a nonprofit accrediting agency for journalism programs. Bradley Hamm, the dean at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, has called the council’s accreditation review process “flawed,” “superficial,” “extremely time-consuming,” and… Read More ›
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Don Quijote, man of free markets
Economists from the Austrian School have long argued that the free-market mindset, which reached its pinnacle during the classical liberal period of the 18th and 19th centuries, traces its own origins back to the early modern period, especially the ideas… Read More ›
Free trade as a general rule
At a conference at the Property and Environment Research Center in Bozeman, Montana a few days ago, one of the readings we discussed was “The Creative Powers of a Free Civilization,” Chapter 2 of Friedrich Hayek’s The Constitution of Liberty…. Read More ›
Asking the government permission to have a YouTube channel?
Justin Chandler was shocked and confused when he was given a citation for operating a business out of his home without first obtaining a license. Unlike many people who run home-based businesses, Chandler doesn’t actually sell anything. In fact, he… Read More ›
World’s Best-Ever Receipt and the Importance of Tax Visibility
I don’t often use the literary tactic of referring to something as the “best-ever.” Indeed, the only time that phrase appeared in the title of a column was back in 2014 when I smugly wrote about the collapse of government-run… Read More ›
Gratitude is essential for a free life by Jeffrey Tucker
A friend of mine described what is was like for her to discover the meaning and implications of economic liberty in the world. Before, most of her formal education put down enterprise, business, corporations, and wealth creation, talking only about… Read More ›
France shows that ‘free’ college is neither free nor fair
From certain perspectives, the French higher education system would seem to be doing great. There are numerous prestigious schools, thousands of students attend them, and the government has spent millions upon millions of euros since the 1980s in subsidizing both… Read More ›
Paul Krugman actually gets something right
I’m not the biggest fan of Paul Krugman in his role as a doctrinaire advocate of leftist policy (he used to be within the mainstream and occasionally point out the risks of government intervention in his former role as an… Read More ›
Why was coffee drinking once scandalous?
In 18th century Europe, many products, and services reached a newly emergent middle class for the first time in human history. The capitalist age was maturing, and that meant that average people had money for the first time and lots… Read More ›
Watch this 17-year old kid explain why he won’t go to college
You might still believe that college is a great investment for nearly everyone. You might still hold to the view that a great education benefits the student and the whole of society. You might even agree with the politicians who… Read More ›