The Free Market Alternative

Evaluating the free market by comparing it to the alternatives (We don't need more regulations, We don't need more price controls, No Socialism in the courtroom, Hey, White House, leave us all alone)

Sunday, December 14, 2025

World Trade Grows Without the U.S.

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Other nations are busy expanding commercial ties, as the U.S. economy is increasingly isolated By Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreaux . ...

FDR’s Faulty Economics

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Americans are as capable of shopping on a Nov. 23 that falls before Thanksgiving as on a Nov. 23 that falls after Letter to The WSJ .  ...
Saturday, December 13, 2025

Scott Sumner on The Great Depression.

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See The Great Depression: Elevator pitch . Excerpts: "Between 1929 and early 1933, NGDP in the US fell by roughly 50%. So why didn’t ...
Friday, December 12, 2025

A year end blessing: No net neutrality

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By Brian A. Rankin of CEI . "As we approach the end of the year, it’s a natural time to reflect on what we’re grateful for. While many...

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Austin and Atlanta have pulled off something rare: rent declines. Their rapid construction and intentional growth offer a model for the rest...
Thursday, December 11, 2025

Mass Incarceration and Mass Crime

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By Alex Tabarrok . "In our Marginal Revolution Podcast on Crime in the 1970s , I pointed out that blacks were often strongly in f...

Barriers to Affordable Housing (zoning and regulation)

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By Tyler Watts & Joel Watts .  Tyler Watts is a professor of economics at Ferris State University. His brother, Joel Watts, is a homebui...
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Cyril Morong
I am a retired economics professor. My email address is cyrilmorong@sbcglobal.net
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