Arts and Music

Taylor Swift Shows Us Why We Need to Shake Off Intellectual Property

The Wonderful (and Tragic) Story Behind ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’

Family’s Inflation Parody of Meatloaf Hit “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” Goes Viral

3 Bob Marley Songs That Show His Sneaky Libertarian Streak

Hamilton, The Musical, Will Be Getting At Least $30 Million in Federal Aid. Hamilton, The Man, Is Partly to Blame.

How Stalin Canceled ‘Hamlet’ in the Soviet Union—and What It Can Teach Us about Cancel Culture

How Economics Helped Me Understand the Evolving Music Business

Black, Blind and Brilliant: 10 Musicians Who Overcame the Odds

Why Art Schools Are Disappearing

Take it From the Arts—the Earth Is Not Doomed as Long as There Is Economic Progress

Developer Removes Graffiti, Gets Fined — We Undermine Property Rights at Our Peril

Should Wagner’s “Here Comes the Bride” Be Considered Hate Music?

The Frozen Sisters Grapple with Tradition Anxiety

Beethoven’s Soundtrack to the Birth of Modernity

How Fair is Fair Trade?

The Psychology of Overrated Art

The Musical Genius of Bill Evans

Can Synthesized Music Touch Eternity?

How Creative Destruction Saved Creativity

As a Music Consumer, You Are Ridiculously Fortunate