By Eric Lieberman Ride-hailing services in China are now legal after several of the country’s regulators approved a new legal framework to guide how such companies can operate in the country. Uber and similar ride-sharing companies are banned in several places in America, including the whole state of Nevada. Just like in America, ride-sharing startups like Uber…
By Chris White Nearly 50 animals have starved to death in Venezuelan zoos due in large part to food shortages ravaging the country. The Caricuao zoo in Caracas includes Vietnamese pigs, rabbits and birds. Many of the animals have not eaten in several weeks, according toMarlene Sifontes, a union leader for the state agency controlling…
Trump Wants to See a $10/hr Minimum Wage Donald Trump is never afraid to say what’s on his mind, even if it makes no economic sense. Given his previous refutations of free market principles, it probably should come as no surprise. Once more, Trump is testing the limits of his conservative supporters by advocating a…
Recently, the Democratic Party released a draft of their 2016 presidential platform. It’s likely no surprise to anyone, but the positions listed are far from perfect when it comes to economic freedom.
It’s no surprise to anyone that Hillary Clinton has consistently come up on the opposite side of liberty. That is unlikely to change if she assumes the presidency. While it’s hard to find any truly good positions she holds, some are just plain bad for America. Any candidate who holds these views should likely be…
By Lina Bryce The Daily Show hit a home run on Wednesday after fact-checking some statements Donald Trump made during a recent speech on economic policy, ironically delivered in front of a wall of garbage. Desi Lydic‘s segment, What The Actual Fact?, pointed out the many inaccuracies of Trump’s common go-to talking points relating to the economy. Lydic…
When Britain decisively chose to leave the European Union in the now infamous Brexit, it spurred much analysis on the political motivations of the electorate. A popular theory has been that the Brexit was motivated by anti-immigrant, isolationist attitudes that have become more and more prominent across Europe. If you ask the Libertarian presidential nominee…
The case to keep calm, and carry on Following the widely unexpected Brexit outcome that resulted in Great Britain voting to leave the European Union, international markets took a tumble. According to CNBC, U.S. stocks closed down 3%, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling 610 points. The British pound saw itself fall 10% against…
By Guy Bentley The Scottish National Party is threatening to block the U.K.’s historic decision to leave the EU. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC that her government in Edinburgh would try to block the British people’s vote for Brexit. “The issue you are talking about is would there have to be a legislative consent motion…
By JP Carroll The starving people of Venezuela resorted to stealing live chickens off a truck just to feed themselves, according to a video posted to YouTube Friday. A driver caught the scene while stuck in traffic on a major Venezuelan roadway. The footage zooms in to show a mob of people running to steal crates of live chickens…