Because Free Markets are Sexy...

In the late 1990’s the problems of the world were very different. Terrorism was not as big a perceived threat and people were just warming up to global warming, with “buying local” not meaning much to anyone. One of the big problems at the time was Y2K. Everyone knew the ushering of [...]

Yet another article extolling the virtues of immigration into the United States.
We at DumbAgent believe that borders should be completely open to immigration of all sorts. Simple Supply and Demand mean that workers will travel (often very far and through perilous terrain) to find jobs to which they are suitably matched. The [...]

A recent article in the Economist highlights an interesting topic. Is it better to protect one’s language, as France and Germany are doing, or to have more of a laissez-faire attitude, as is done with English?
English is more widespread than the other two languages, but that does not necessarily mean causation. After all, it [...]

This article will tie together this with this, or namely, why your buying from local farmers is forcing millions of people to live in drought conditions.
Briefly, over 150 million people are undergoing drought conditions at this moment. At the same time around 72% of the earth’s surface is covered in water. Any economist can [...]

Dear DumbAgent,
My extreme-recycling, hybrid-driving, local-produce buying girlfriend keeps scolding me for wasting water when I leave the tap water running or wait for the shower to warm up. She says I’m ruining the environment and wasting precious water. I wanted to research the veracity of these statements, but most people I ask seem to [...]