Randall G. Holcombe
Highway Heist: The Development of America’s Road System
"James Bennett’s new book, Highway Heist, offers readers an excellent history of the politics and economics behind the development of the nation’s transportation network." ~ Randall G. Holcombe
Tribalism and Electoral Politics
"Humans still have those tribal instincts, and politicians can play them differently by defining who they include in their 'us' group and who they define as 'them.' Their strategies are…
Rethinking Regulatory Capture
"Stigler concluded that regulatory agencies are captured by the firms they regulate. Still, ultimately, it is the regulated firms that become captured by the legislators and regulators who have the power to…
Biden’s Billionaire Tax Proposal
"The proposal just gives more ammunition to the extreme left in the Democratic Party—Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and their allies." ~ Randall G. Holcombe
Do Voters Make Poor Choices?
"The choices individuals make do not affect election outcomes. They make the choices that make them feel the best—and its difficult to say that by doing that, they are making…
Political Preferences and Public Policy
"Citizens and voters have less influence over public policy than a romantic notion of democracy would suggest. The political elite tells voters what to think, and they fall in line…
Why the Casual Attitude toward Inflation?
"The threat of inflation has been apparent for some time now, but those who have the power to do something about it seem to have the attitude that it will…
Biden’s Plan to “Tax The Rich” Will Cost the Middle Class
"With huge budget deficits, all it would take would be some future crisis for this tax to look like a good option to policy makers. And once the rich are…
To Mask, Or Not? Should I Yield to Authoritarians Who Resist Authority?
"I work at a state university that is actively opposing the policy of those above them in the hierarchy of state government. Should I yield to these anti-authoritarian authoritarians and…
Is Our Current Inflation Temporary? Look at the Numbers
"John Williams, the New York Fed President, is expecting 3% inflation this year. I’m expecting inflation in 2021 to be above 5%. In six months, we’ll be able to look…
