Topic: Crisis

Crisis, Economic Education, Free Markets

Protest Also Against Police Unions and Qualified Immunity

– June 8, 2020

Surprising myself, I write here about the murder of George Floyd. My surprise springs from my long-held belief that I, a professional economist who now specializes in studying trade and trade policy, likely have nothing useful to add to public di …

Crisis, Education

Why Did They Close the Schools?

– June 8, 2020

“On March 12, 2020, a banshee-like cry went out to an email list of public health professionals and government officials who were then in a state of mental meltdown. Pull the trigger now, screamed the memo. Close the schools.” ~ Jeffrey Tucker

Crisis

A Second Wave at Your Doorstep?

– June 7, 2020

“On a single-city basis, we will, I suspect, have great difficulty finding distinct multiple peaks, for any city on the entire planet.” ~ Daniel Klein

Capitalism, Central Banking, Crisis, Currency

It’s Time to End the Fed’s Dual Mandate

– June 7, 2020

“The choice before us is simple: a central bank that is highly restricted, and therefore effective and independent, or one that is dominated by short-run political concerns, and therefore incompetent and subservient.” ~ Alexander Salter

Crisis, Policy

Massachusetts’ Phased Reopenings Harm Businesses, Help Nobody

– June 7, 2020

“Governor Baker’s plan is understandable politics but unforgivable policy.” ~ Max Gulker

Art and Culture, Crisis

America Rediscovers Empathy

– June 7, 2020

“Perhaps we somehow had to go through this time to experience the kind of world in which we do not want to live – closed, cold, cruel – and to remember what we do want for ourselves and country: to be good people who care for others and show it in the warm sunlight of freedom.” ~ Jeffrey Tucker

Crisis, Economic History, Free Markets

An Open Letter to the Charleston Protestors

– June 6, 2020

“Your cause is just and we hope we can work together in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead.” ~ Robert E. Wright

Capitalism, Crisis, Economic Trends

The Recovery Has Begun, Ahead of Schedule

– June 5, 2020

“Taken together, the most recent jobs report suggests we could see output recover to 90% or more by the end of August. That’s great news. But a complete recovery might take much longer than that.” ~ William J. Luther

Crisis

Why Does the New York Times Deny the Obvious?

– June 5, 2020

“It was not the pandemic that blew up our lives, commercial networks, and health systems. It was the response to the virus that did that. The Times needs to learn that it cannot construct a fake version of reality just to avoid responsibility for what they’ve done. Are we really supposed to believe what they write now and in the future? This time, I hope, people will be smart and learn to consider the source.” ~ Jeffrey Tucker

Crisis, Economic Education

Three Unsung Heroes of the Coronavirus Crisis

– June 5, 2020

“Lesser mentioned, but integral to the attempts to wrestle life back to some version of the status quo are numerous groups of professionals and workers whose unseen efforts would be both immediately noticed and sorely missed if absent. Thank you to the three mentioned here and to the many of those who are not.”~Peter C. Earle

Crisis, Free Markets

The Devastation Wrought on Small Business

– June 5, 2020

“The brutalism of the initial coronavirus lockdown orders, as well as the soft extension of the quarantine disguised as “Phased Reopenings,” have put SBO’s in an inhumane position. It’s neutered their ability to attract not only patrons, but employees.” ~ Taleed Brown

Central Banking, Crisis, Currency

It’s Time for a Taxpayer Debit Card

– June 4, 2020

“Distributing EIP cards instead of checks should reduce the government’s costs of paying relief, speed up the payments pipeline, and provide Americans with a cheaper way of accessing funds than going to check cashing outlets.” ~ J.P. Konig