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“During the silly season of presidential elections, which often brings out the worst in us, it’s important to remember that true friendship is worth more than political pride.” ~Jon Miltimore
“It’s incumbent upon ESG critics to advocate an alternative vision, not merely to fall in line with convention.” ~Russell Greene
“The best way to address unfair trade practices is not through blanket tariffs but by expanding trade with allies and non-hostile nations.” ~Vance Ginn
“Tax and spending reform takes more than ‘electing the right people.’ It must be politically profitable for the wrong people to make the right choices.” ~Thomas Savidge
“Sellers see fewer dollars from their sales while dealing with time-consuming headaches. Buyers see higher home prices.” ~Paul Mueller
“Inflation in the United States will end 2024 above the Fed’s target range.” ~Peter C. Earle
“The Fed should ignore the political noise and follow the data. Central bankers failed to curb inflation, but that doesn’t mean they should deliberately make the opposite mistake now.” ~Alexander W. Salter
“When ‘unity’ means government policies will substitute for choices we would make for ourselves, it means domination, even though we do not want to be dominated.” ~Gary Galles
“Money and finance are the font and essence of modernity. I honor and praise the memory of the professionals who worked in the World Trade Center.” ~Peter C. Earle
“Full reliance on a public budgeting system for providing access to medical care is a certain prescription for millions of disappointed patients.” ~James C. Capretta
“Consumers would be better served if companies could spend more time on improving their services and less on fending off litigation.” ~Noah C. Gould
“Politicians’ first-name basis… is a mercenary maneuver to gain our confidence on the cheap. It is literally a con game.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux
“Economists have a duty to point out just how destructive these proposals are.” ~Alexander W. Salter
“Treating cryptocurrencies like property for tax purposes discourages people from using them like monies.” ~Gerald Dwyer
“It appears that Fed officials came to believe that they had the authority and power to do whatever they deem necessary to ‘fix’ the economy.” ~Paul Mueller
“Those who have longed for a satisfactory depiction of Reagan’s made-for-the-movies life will have to keep waiting.” ~Jack Butler
“College football fandom is a microcosm of the problem of a political economy. It shows that people are willing to pay a price to make their enemies suffer.” ~Art Carden
“Not so long ago in America it was considered rude to ask anyone other than one’s inner social circle which positive moral actions they undertook. But it now happens every second of every day.” ~David Rose
“‘Am I a Racist?’ isn’t just brilliant. It’s funny — and that’s more important.” ~Jon Miltimore
“Wealth inequality does seem to be growing, but wealth is growing for the bottom 50 percent too, not just the top.” ~Jason Sorens
“Jefferson understood that those who cannot even control themselves should hardly seek to control others.” ~Barry Brownstein
“The key question, moving forward, is whether the Federal Reserve’s shift to accommodation will be sufficient to counteract the emerging signs of economic contraction.” ~Peter C. Earle
“Bureaucratic sclerosis displays its own cycles of creative destruction.” ~Paul Schwennesen
“Every now and then we encounter a problem that does have a solution. The kidney shortage is one of these problems.” ~Don Boudreaux
“Damage to real wages began with Biden’s ‘Day One’ energy and regulatory Executive Orders, which reduced productivity and real GDP.” ~John Tatom
“There is simply no necessary relationship between cost and price.” ~Michael Munger
“The costs of listening to industry experts and politicians in Washington instead of consumers — and profits — have been severe.” ~Jon Miltimore
“Vagueness virtually ensures bad policies, if advancing Americans’ well-being —rather than party power — is the criterion.” ~Vincent Geloso
“The protections afforded by Loper Bright make for settled expectations that better conform to everyday notions of fairness.” ~Dan Greenberg and David McFadden
“Releasing labor from areas where machines have taken over has created many new possibilities.” ~Art Carden
“Rate cuts based on hindsight instead of foresight can confirm a recession but can’t prevent it.” ~Richard Salsman
“A 50 basis point cut in its federal funds rate target on Wednesday marks a reversal at the Fed.” ~William J. Luther
“Freer economies are able to make human capital (and self-improvement) more enticing for workers.” ~Vincent Geloso
“When freedom from coercion is no longer a shared societal goal, history teaches that unimaginable horrors can be just around the corner.” ~Barry Brownstein
“A confused society cannot coalesce upon what a ‘fact’ even is, much less a vision of the common good.” ~Katelyn Shelton
“Humans do not obtain god-like knowledge, wisdom, or goodness by acting politically.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux
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