Archive - Chris Freiman’s Substack

Don't Cap Credit Card Interest Rates

A proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% is gaining support from politicians on both the left and the right.

Jun 6 •

April 2025

Why Not Privatize the Post Office?

Given the news that the U.S.

Apr 24 •

February 2025

You're Probably Willing to Price Gouge (and That's OK!)

Imagine that Walt is gently swaying in a hammock on a well-deserved vacation day when his phone rings.

Feb 17 •

January 2025

Socialism Is Not Neighborly

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, recently urged his supporters to not “shy away from our progressive values.

Jan 22 •

Can Rent Control Be Salvaged?

President Biden recently announced a plan to impose a 5% cap on yearly rent increases by large-scale landlords.

Jan 10 •

The Right to Build

In a recent interview with Tyler Cowen, Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz stated his opposition to housing deregulation:

Jan 8 •

July 2024

The Instability of Socialism

Over time, socialism will produce bad outcomes even if it initially secures material equality, widespread unionization, and so on.

Jul 3, 2024 •

March 2024

February 2024

Why the "Public Property Argument" Doesn't Justify Immigration Restrictions

A number of “libertarians” argue that immigration restrictions are justified on the grounds that citizens may restrict access to public property as they…

Feb 17, 2024 •

January 2024

Does It Matter What Counts as Real Socialism?

Socialists and anti-socialists routinely argue about what counts as “real socialism.” But I don’t think this argument matters quite as much as you might…

Jan 3, 2024 •

November 2023

Why It Matters That Some School Choice Opponents Send Their Children to Private Schools

Criticizing school choice opponents when they send their own children to private schools is not an ad hominem attack as I’ve seen some people argue.

Nov 20, 2023 •

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