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No. You can’t compare tariff rates and income tax rates.
John Lott makes a very elementary mistake
Oct 2 • 
Brian Albrecht
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September 2025

Rationing By Racing
Using price theory to explain a land rush
Sep 25 • 
Josh Hendrickson
31
5
You Can’t Break the Laws of Economics
A defense of basic economics
Sep 18 • 
Brian Albrecht
125
10
Can Economics Explain the Rise and Fall of the British Aristocracy?
On the supply of and demand for aristocrats...
Sep 11 • 
Josh Hendrickson
47
Will tariffs cause greedflation?
An upcoming test of supply and demand
Sep 4 • 
Brian Albrecht
42
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August 2025

Tariffs and Enforcement
How can we understand the complexity of tariff regimes?
Aug 28 • 
Josh Hendrickson
35
Markets must become competitive
Only through a process do markets become competitive
Aug 21 • 
Brian Albrecht
48
8
Carrot or Stick?
Should we use punishments or rewards with externalities?
Aug 14 • 
Josh Hendrickson
31
6 reasons why tariffs are a terrible way to raise revenue
Some principles of taxation
Aug 7 • 
Brian Albrecht
123
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July 2025

Paper Bitcoin Summer
What is a bitcoin treasury company?
Jul 31 • 
Josh Hendrickson
21
3
Curing international trade confusion
Can you translate that into supply and demand?
Jul 24 • 
Brian Albrecht
42
9
What the Heck is Welfare?
The sum is greater than its parts
Jul 17 • 
Brian Albrecht
32
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