Americans Aren’t Paying Their Credit Card Debt. What Could Go Wrong?
While those who put their hands on this money first, such as Wall Street junkies, do make a profit, everyone else loses in the long run as the government’s policy of expanding the...
- Jun 19, 2019More Articles
Multifamily Construction Leads the Housing Market
Housing construction activity was mixed in May as starts fell by 0.9 percent while permits for future construction rose 0.3 percent. Total housing starts dropped to a 1.269 million annual...
- Jun 18, 2019
Cryptocurrencies, Meet the Financial Action Task Force
On June 21, the Financial Action Task Force, or FATF, is expected to adopt a proposal that could have a big effect on the cryptocurrency world. FATF wants cryptocurrency exchanges to act...
- Jun 18, 2019
Modern Technology and the Return of Civility
Technology is often condemned as a pox on American public discourse. Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, as well as other social media technologies, are criticized for promoting division and...
- Jun 18, 2019
Uncertainty Index on the Rise
Some of America’s largest companies are doubling down on Washington lobbying. Likely concerned about antitrust investigations, Google and Facebook are adding substantially to their...
- Jun 18, 2019
Debt, Deficits and the Cost of Free Lunches
It seems that every generation or two, fundamental economic ideas are questioned and challenged. The reasonable and important idea that governments should balance their budgets on an...
- Jun 18, 2019
Socialism Will Deprive You of What You Need to Survive
You can believe that socialism is wonderful, as apparently many people do, and no one will stop you. You will get plenty of support from the media and academic elite. You can rally around...
- Jun 17, 2019
Should Argentina Dollarize Now?
With the annual inflation rate currently at 55 percent, some economists have recommended that Argentina abandon the peso in favor of the dollar. John Cochrane, Steve Hanke, and I have all...
- Jun 17, 2019
Authoritarianism Issue
The Harwood Economic Review
Spring 2019
Table of Contents
How to Recognize the Fascistic Turn
Peter C. Earle
The Green New Dealers and the New Socialism
Richard M. Ebeling
AOC is...
Currency Devaluation Is No Ticket to National Prosperity
When I was a child my elementary school - Immaculate Conception School - held two fairs each year, one in the fall and one in the spring. At these fairs we students bought little red...
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