Tag Archives: central planners
California’s Self-Inflicted Squeeze
Policymakers in Sacramento, over many decades, have operated under the assumption that if petroleum production, refining capacity, and fuel consumption were made sufficiently difficult and expensive, the market would rapidly transition to their preferred alternatives. Continue reading
Beware of Plans to Build Back Better
Central planners the world over disdain the free exchange of goods and services. They believe they can better shape the world around them according to their wishes. This fatal conceit compels them to intervene in destructive ways. Continue reading
How Xi Jinping will Save the World from Coronavirus
In 1349, when Black Death was ravaging Europe, many of the day’s best and brightest banded together in pursuit of a common cure. They had little choice. Black Death was rapidly spreading across the continent. Nothing could stop it. Continue reading
