Peter's Blog

Invisible Hand as Conservationist: The Power of The Market to Protect the Environment

While the efficiency of the free market is very often accepted in the realm of industry, the environment is often used as an example of the government’s necessary role in the economy. Public goods are used as an example of the problems with market allocation. Short-sighted business owners are apparently unable to see or account […]

Charter Schools Showcase the Power of Educational Freedom

Public schools are losing students to charter education, and government officials are doing whatever they can to bail them out. On March 6th, Colorado House Bill 1363 was proposed. The legislation included several anti-charter school reforms, including decreasing funding and allowing public schools with declining enrollment to prohibit new charter schools within the district. However, […]

Peter Schiff: Bank Regulations Aren’t the Solution; They Are the Problem

In the aftermath of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, everybody is trying to figure out what happened, who’s to blame, and what can be done to prevent it from happening again. One of the most popular “solutions” is more bank regulations. But in his podcast, Peter Schiff explained why regulations are […]