What’s To Blame for the Banking Crisis?
“It’s crucial for policymakers to not revert to zero interest rates and ample liquidity, and go down the same cycle once again.” ~ Siddharth Gundapaneni
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1619, Anyone?
“Phil will next take up the 1619 Project at the Soho Forum on April 20, addressing the resolution: The New York Times book The 1619 Project, and the Hulu video series based on it, are important contributions to our understanding of slavery and the role of African Americans in American history.” ~ James R. Harrigan
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The University of Washington Tries to Squelch Dissident Professor, Gets Sued
“If university administrators can just pass the cost of lawsuits along to the taxpayers, they will never respect the constitutional rights of faculty who dissent from their ideology.” ~ George Leef
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ESG Investing: Today’s Virtue of Tomorrow’s Taboo?
“In the same way that society destroys statues erected to commemorate yesterday’s heroes, EGS investors run the risk of being judged harshly by future citizens who have the benefit of hindsight.” ~ Ramon P. DeGennaro
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Downsizing the Administrative State
“To more fully restore the separation of powers intended by the founders, SCOTUS must soundly repudiate the Chevron Doctrine, and assert the primacy of an alternative.” ~ David Gillette & Warren Barge
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An All-Electric-Vehicle Industry? Really?
“Our future with electric vehicles will have some unexpected bumps in the road, too. We see some already — problems getting critical materials, attracting consumers, building a national charging network. But at least we know the federal government will be with us.” ~ Jane Shaw Stroup
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Will 2024 Be the Ultimate Expressive Voting Election?
“Campaigning almost solely for expressive votes in a vastly divided country threatens to put a prudent government out of the question, and as Jeremy Collier wrote, ‘Prudence is the necessary ingredient in all the virtues, without which they degenerate into folly and excess.'” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Will AI Eat Our Lunch or Make It?
“Chefs, servers, and hosts often have a wide set of skills that cannot be easily replicated by AI technologies, which suggests fears of AI’s unemployment effects are overblown.” ~ Byron Carson & Katie Pitcher
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A CBDC Would Not Be Money in the Sense Used in the Constitution
“A CBDC is not money because it is not a physical-bearer instrument, but rather by its very nature is trackable and cancellable, like a check or credit card payment.” ~ Robert E. Wright
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Economists’ Meaning of “Consumption”
“Because ‘to produce’ means ‘to increase humans’ opportunities to consume,’ Adam Smith is correct: consumption is indeed the sole end and purpose of all production.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
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Ga. Reps Slice Possible Lifeline for Kids in Failing Schools
“School choice will continue to be a battle across the nation, because some special interests have been given control over millions of children and billions of dollars, and they won’t give that power up without a fight.” ~ Laura Williams
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De-dollarization Has Begun.
“The dollar, in some shape or form, will likely be around for a long time. Perhaps very long. But by weaponizing dollar dominance and permitting expanding mandates to disorient US monetary policy, the dollar’s fate as the lingua franca of world commerce over the long haul may already be sealed.” ~ Peter C. Earle
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