Michael Toth | A Coast-to-Coast Railroad for America
Steve welcomes Michael Toth, Director of Research at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss why America needs a modern transcontinental railroad. They break down how outdated regulations have fractured rail transport and driven up costs across the supply chain. Toth explains how a proposed coast-to-coast rail merger could reduce bottlenecks, improve efficiency, and lower prices, if Washington gets out of the way and lets the free market work.
Economic Dynamism
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London and the Architecture of Creative Growth
Preserving London's creative dynamism will require humility from policymakers and a commitment to keeping the city liveable.
Do Dynamic Societies Leave Workers Behind Economically?
We need a more dynamic economy that can help workers by allowing them to move where they can best use their skills.
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Downtowns are dying, but we know how to save them
Even those who yearn to visit or live in a walkable, dense neighborhood are not going to flock to a place surrounded by a grim urban dystopia.
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Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations Turns 250
"On the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" was published this month in 1776.
AI Needs Consumer Choice, Not Bureaucratic Control
The regulatory approach treats consumer AI as a problem to be solved rather than as another service best left to a competitive, dynamic market to provide consumers with autonomy and choice.
