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What Hamburger Helper Knows and GDP Misses
By every official measure, the economy seems to be doing well. Personal income, disposable income, and consumption expenditures all increased. GDP growth has been revised upward by both the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the…
Universal Childcare: Real Problem, Wrong Solution
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced in September that New Mexico will become the first state in the nation to guarantee free childcare for its residents beginning November 1. While the governor’s intentions may be…
Argentina’s Least-Competitive Sectors Fight Market Reforms
Almost two years ago, the enthusiasm of the 56 percent of Argentine voters who called for “Freedom” when electing Javier Milei as President of Argentina seemed unstoppable. The pace of change also seemed unstoppable.…
‘Better Every Day’? As Government Shutdown Standoff Continues Democrats Have More To Lose In Court Of Public Opinion.
By Manzanita Miller As the government shutdown standoff reaches its ten-day mark, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Oct. 9 it “gets better every day” for Democrats. But Congressional Democrats are losing…
How Not to Run a Household — or a Country
Donald and Melania Trump are eating breakfast together at Mar-a-Lago on the morning of January 21, 2029. At noon on the previous day, Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in as the forty-eighth president of the United States. Donald…
How Self-Interest Civilizes Politics
Why do people vote, protest, or boycott, when their individual actions almost never change political outcomes? Economists have long emphasized that the probability that your single vote will swing a national election is…
Art Of The Deal: Trump Used Peace Through Strength As Israel And Hamas Agree To Ceasefire
By Robert Romano President Donald Trump has brokered a ceasefire with Israel and Hamas, a return of the hostages and a prisoner exchange on Oct. 9 that, if it holds, be the start of a new era of peace in the region.
FDR and the Quashing of Free Radio
No president in American history had greater skill in the political uses of radio than Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His warm voice was called “sincere . . . and good natured even in attack,” and gained easy access to millions…
Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds
Having read and written extensively (for example, here) about the suffering of the Chinese people under Mao, I was horrified and alarmed to listen to this short take by an Oberlin College student shortly after the Charlie…
Badger of Economics: Why We Still Need the Austrian School
In mythology, the badger is an unlikely symbol of wisdom. Resourceful and persistent, it digs deep for hidden answers, and surprises opponents with unexpected strength. That is why school founder Helga Hufflepuff chose it as…
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