Category: 3-DailySometimeCommentary

Reputational capital has the potential to revolutionize commerce and development without the heavy hand of government. Max Borders, editor of The Freeman, comments.

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A criminal record can permanently change your life for the worse. James B. Jacobs analyzes the use and abuse of criminal records in his new book, The Eternal Criminal Record.

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"In the next 40 years, humans will need to produce more food that they did in the previous 10,000," claimed a recent edition of The Economist. Ruth Alexander and Hannah Moore look at whether this is true. With the world's population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, how confident can we be that everyone will have enough to eat? This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.

Federal provision of "new start funding" for rail transit projects may lead local governments to spend more on shiny new projects and less on maintenance of existing transit. Randal O'Toole comments.

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Jay Cost argues that the United States has turned from a republic into a special interest democracy. His new book is A Republic No More.

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Economist Antony Davies discusses the "we owe it to ourselves" theory of national debt.

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Understanding the dynamics of income over time requires more than a few momentary snapshots. Economist Steve Horwitz explains. This interview was recorded at the International Students for Liberty Conference.

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Oscar-winner John Legend said that there are more black men "under correctional control" in the United States today than were in slavery in 1850. Is he right? Plus, how many Lego bricks, stacked one on top of the other, would it take to destroy the bottom brick? This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.

Ending several cabinet-level departments would barely register in "flyover America." So says Kentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul.

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Calls for monetary reform have re-emerged, centered around the debate over creating constitutional provisions that empower government vs. provisions that prohibit the government interference with money. Lawrence H. White discusses his new book, Renewing the Search for a Monetary Constitution.

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