The Telephone And The Brief Episode Of “Imperfect” Competition (1894–1906)
There is a common myth that “public utilities,” including the telephone, were so-called “natural monopolies"
Opinion
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Fabianism’s Quiet Revolution
Founded in Britain in 1884, the Society rejected the gamble of violent revolution without abandoning radical long-term aims.
Why The French Revolution Was Not A Libertarian Revolution
The flawed interpretation of the revolution is kept alive for two reasons
Rx Ukraine
Zelenskyy calls a wartime vote a tsunami. It may be the medicine the country needs.
A Call To Power: Islamic Leaders See Ballot Box As Path To Paradise
In one sense, this is just the continuation of the country’s deep tradition of offering newcomers the opportunity to contribute their own customs to American society
The Federal Bureaucracy Helped Build DEI’s Infrastructure. A New Rule Seeks To Change That.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency, has required specific employers to file an annual report summarizing data on their employees’ race and sex.
The DEI Admissions Scam Is Catching Up With Elite Universities
For several generations, going to a premier public or private university provided a smooth path to success for most Americans.
Victor Davis Hanson: Republicans Can’t Just Trash The Left—They Need A Plan To Win
And this will be no exception because Donald Trump is polling around 40%, and the Democratic generic poll is 5% to 6% ahead of the Republicans.
Pennies Have Been Abandoned. Now What Will Be Done With Nickels?
Also, people seeing that the metal content of their pennies is worth more than the face value are deciding that it is better to store pennies in a jar than to spend them.
Only The Homeless Population Is Growing In Newsom’s California
Actually, Newsom’s record is worse than that because, in his first year in office, the number shot up by more than 10,000.
MMT: A Political Movement without Serious Defenders
What is interesting here is not Kelton failing her academic responsibility, but the failure of the whole MMT movement to defend chartalism, a core tenet of their framework, from my peer-reviewed take-down.
Texas Saved Baby Gabriel. What Would Talarico Do?
West, an Alaska nurse and single mother of two, agreed to serve as a surrogate for Californians Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar.
The Flock Camera Backlash Is A Very Good Sign
The familiar tropes that government officials are only gathering this kind of data on all of us because it’s crucial for our safety or that it only ought to bother us if we’re criminals with something to hide are not just falling on deaf ears, they’re being widely ridiculed.
