Topic: Crisis

Central Banking, Crisis, Inflation, Monetary Policy

Has the Fed Abandoned Its Average Inflation Target?

– April 1, 2022

“Despite affirmations to the contrary, the Fed appears to have abandoned its average inflation target. Excessive nominal spending has pushed prices well above the level consistent with the Fed’s average inflation target.” ~ William J. Luther

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government

The Political Class Needs to Level with Us

– March 30, 2022

“We are in for a long and difficult period, which began with the pandemic that disrupted supply chains and set off inflation, and now the war in Ukraine has compounded that.” ~ Llewellyn King

Crisis, Government, History

Black Land Ownership Following Emancipation

– March 29, 2022

“The problem in the South following emancipation wasn’t that blacks were unable to navigate a private property-based, market-oriented economy; but it was segregation, especially of the public schools, and Jim Crow laws in general.” ~ Clifford F. Thies

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government, History

Why Not Rebel?

– March 29, 2022

“Ironically, only in the United States and a few other relatively good places to live do people retain sufficient liberty to develop alternative governance systems capable of replacing existing ones, should that ever become necessary.” ~ Robert E. Wright

Crisis, Education, Government

The Business of Academic Cheating

– March 29, 2022

“There are companies that encourage students to upload their tests and answers to massive document banks. Those companies then sell those tests and assignments back to other students.” ~ Ashley Norris

Crisis, Government, Regulation, Science

The Politicization of Vaping Studies

– March 27, 2022

“Vaping is shrouded in misinformation and more and more governments and regulatory agencies around the world are bringing the hammer down on vaping. It is doing immeasurable damage to public health and our most basic liberties.” ~ Jason Reed

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government, Science

How Threat-Free Are Americans from COVID-19? Late March 2022 Update

– March 27, 2022

“So even as mandates fall and COVID recedes, we cannot slumber while government has broken out of its pen. Maybe now it’s tamely wandering about the yard, but that doesn’t mean the beast is harmless.” ~ Jon Sanders

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Financial Markets, International

Zero-Covid Policy Threatens Hong Kong’s Status as an International Financial Hub

– March 26, 2022

“Hong Kong is still the main gateway into China. However, its liberty purge spoiled business confidence, and the long-term effects of ongoing geopolitical tensions are yet to be seen.” ~ Dorothy Chan

Crisis, History, War and Peace

From British Tea to Russian Vodka; A Brief History of Boycotts

– March 24, 2022

“From government bans to customers pouring it in gutters by the gallon, Americans are saying ‘nyet’ to Russian vodka, expressing their anger over the Kremlin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.” ~ J. Mark Powell

Crisis, Environmentalism, Government, Policy

Why President Biden’s Climate Goals Are Fictional

– March 23, 2022

“President Biden’s climate goals have something in common with many science fiction movies. The future that seems so far away is in reality too temporally close to make the story plausible.” ~ James E. Hanley

Crisis, Free Markets, Government, Regulation

Lessons from the Pandemic on Deregulation

– March 23, 2022

“Pandemic deregulation’s most enduring benefit may prove to be exposing bogus rationales for rules benefitting one group of businesses over another at the expense or inconvenience of consumers.” ~ Daniel Sutter

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Education, Government

The Kids Aren’t Alright

– March 21, 2022

“Maybe we’re all in this together, as the propaganda goes, but we are not equally in this together. Treating children the way government officials did was morally wrong.” ~ Ryan Sullivan & David R. Henderson