Government

  • Families Are Fed up with Big Labor-Dominated Schools

    “Over the years, millions of mothers and fathers have expressed their views by voting with their feet. And Census Bureau data plainly show that parents, when they have a choice, prefer not to have their kids educated in states where government union officials wield the most clout.” ~ Stan Greer

    Families Are Fed up with Big Labor-Dominated Schools
  • $30 Trillion With Neither a Whimper or Bang

    “On February 1st 2022 the US national debt surpassed $30 Trillion for the first time – just as the Fed is preparing a hiking campaign. Political decisions to trade the future for the present tempt further assaults upon the ever-declining soundness of the US dollar.” ~ Peter C. Earle

    $30 Trillion With Neither a Whimper or Bang
  • Biden’s Fed Nominees a Tit-for-Tat Response to Trump’s

    “Fortunately, especially for the regular people who would stand to suffer the most under a politicized Fed, there were enough conservatives to band together to block Trump. Will there be enough principled liberals to sanction Biden?” ~ Daniel J. Smith

    Biden’s Fed Nominees a Tit-for-Tat Response to Trump’s
  • Reality Decides, in Economics and Evolutionary Biology Alike

    “An evolutionary lens isn’t just a corrective for how to live in the 21st century and how to understand our modern predicaments. It also teaches you how markets work, what constraints reality puts on us, and how to consider outcomes you don’t like.” ~ Joakim Book

    Reality Decides, in Economics and Evolutionary Biology Alike
  • Political Partisanship Has No Place at the Federal Reserve

    “The Fed already lost credibility by missing its stated inflation target, and the nomination of partisan actors such as Cook would further throttle its credibility.” ~ Phillip W. Magness & David Waugh

    Political Partisanship Has No Place at the Federal Reserve
  • What Did the Fed Know in the Great Recession?

    “The Fed’s poor forecasting record should make us skeptical of its ability to effectively manage the money supply in times of economic turmoil. It would be prudent to consider structural reforms that might improve FOMC’s decision-making process.” ~ Thomas L. Hogan

    What Did the Fed Know in the Great Recession?
  • When “Mass Formation Psychosis” Meets Irish Democracy

    “We must underthrow these authorities. And that starts with our dogged resistance, withdrawal, and truculence. But maybe Irish Democracy need not be ‘silent,’ as Scott describes it. Maybe it’s time to get loud.” ~ Max Borders

    When “Mass Formation Psychosis” Meets Irish Democracy
  • Price Controls?!

    “Price controls are a bad idea. But support for them appears to be growing. They are a terrible tool for dealing with inflation. They make no effort to reduce nominal spending. And they exacerbate supply constraints.” ~ William J. Luther

    Price Controls?!
  • Covid Paycheck Protection Program: Promises Not Kept

    “The fact that PPP was poorly thought through, recklessly implemented and administered, and ended up benefiting those who are least likely to need it is, for politicians and bureaucrats, a feature, not a bug.” ~ Veronique de Rugy

    Covid Paycheck Protection Program: Promises Not Kept
  • Inflation is High, Will Remain Elevated for Years

    “At this stage, two things seem pretty clear: Inflation is high and will likely remain above target for a few years. My own view is that the FOMC is painting a rather rosy picture, and that market expectations provide a better guide for estimating inflation.” ~ William J. Luther

    Inflation is High, Will Remain Elevated for Years
  • Complexity in the Service of Simplicity

    “Competition both contributes to, and relies upon, the modern economy’s enormous and largely unseen complexity. The modern economy can well be described as ever-increasing complexity in the service of ever-more simplicity.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux

    Complexity in the Service of Simplicity
  • How Threat-Free Are Americans from Covid-19? Late January 2022 Update

    “Failures of government to defeat this virus were predictable and by now are self-evident. The tools they used, however, must be taken away before they use them against us for other emergencies, real or fabricated.” ~ Jon Sanders

    How Threat-Free Are Americans from Covid-19? Late January 2022 Update