Topic: Art and Culture

Will Caitlin Clark Be Grossly Underpaid?

– April 23, 2024

“There simply isn’t enough demand for seats at, merchandise related to, and streaming of women’s sports to support WNBA players at NBA salaries.” ~Art Carden

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The Colorblind Counterattack

– April 17, 2024

“How on earth could the ideas of Frederick Douglass and MLK find themselves labeled ‘white supremacist’? Two authors have shaken off the shellshock, and now stand ready to fight back.” ~GianCarlo​​​​ Canaparo

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Business Schools Undermine Wealth Creation

– April 16, 2024

“Universities promote an obsession with social impact that ignores the vital social impact already accomplished by the realm of private enterprise.” ~Kimberlee Josephson

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Big-Government Welfare Crowds Out Beneficial Social Behavior

– April 11, 2024

“Means tested welfare necessarily crowds out the poor from productive employment by substituting government grants for family earning and community support.” ~Donald J. Devine

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Is Learning Standard “White” English Oppressive for Black Students?

– April 5, 2024

“The ‘anti-racist’ writing notions abounding today disempower black students…and actually get in the way of constructive actions. Obsessing over ‘white privilege’ doesn’t help black students succeed.” ~George Leef

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20th Century Ideology, Modern Mixed Economies

– April 4, 2024

“Neither the Chinese communists nor the Russian communists ever redistributed significant resources from the able to the needy. If anything, they did the reverse.” ~John Goodman

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Quality Boosts in Sports Collectibles

– April 3, 2024

“An hour of labor today might not buy many more baseball cards than an hour of labor a generation ago, but it would be a mistake to conclude that living standards haven’t changed much because the quality has improved so much.” ~Art Carden

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Baseball, a Beer, and a Dog

– March 29, 2024

“The most expensive beer in the major leagues is found where everything seems to be most expensive: Washington, DC. At Nationals Park a single beer will set you back $14.99.” ~James R. Harrigan

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Why Cops Tell Homeowners: Just Give Criminals Your Car Keys

– March 27, 2024

“Despite the rich tradition and popular appeal of the right of self-defense, Justin Trudeau and many others remain hostile to it.” ~Jon Miltimore

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Too Much: Three First World Problems

– March 21, 2024

“Where our ancestors lived lives that were solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short, the twenty-first century has us overwhelmed with connections, opportunities, and experiences.” ~Art Carden

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Dynamic Pricing Puts the “Fast” Back in Fast Food

– March 19, 2024

“By offering lower prices in off-peak hours, Wendy’s would be able to attract more customers overall, thus charging lower prices on average, even if prices during peak periods were higher than what they charge now.” Thomas Savidge and Louis Rouanet

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How the West Won the Money Race

– March 15, 2024

“Today the world still benefits from monetary and financial innovations begun in China, then picked up and carried like a baton in Renaissance Europe.” ~Paul McDonnold

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