Outside the Beltway

Thanks to the CFTC, Americans will no longer be able to participate in Intrade’s predictions markets.

Most people forget most of what they learn in school. Should we call the whole thing off?

Paul Krugman thinks liberals understand conservatives but not vice versa. He’s half right.

Economist Bryan Caplan argues that our educational system does not prepare our children for the modern economy.

The value of education depends on what one means by “education.”

Bryan Caplan argues that the fact so many kids in the developing world don’t go to school proves that education isn’t very valuable.

Screaming at one another and treating political opponents as enemies doesn’t seem to be getting us anywhere. But is there a realistic alternative?

Money, so they say, is the root of all evil today.