Topic: Government

Art and Culture, Economic Education, Government

Economics and the Art of Education

– December 12, 2022

“Van Gogh sought through his art to throw open the prison doors and liberate those trapped in a mode of life that regards others strictly in terms of economic value.” ~ Richard Gunderman

Free Trade, Government, Regulation

Protectionism in Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Harms Consumers and Domestic Industries

– December 11, 2022

“The only jobs protected are those in the politically favored companies whose inefficiencies are protected from competition at the expense of other domestic jobs lost and higher prices on consumers.” ~ Brian Balfour

Authoritarianism, Government, Philosophy

A Swiss Oasis of Liberal Sanity in a Totalitarian Europe

– December 11, 2022

“Let us hope that such oases always exist somewhere to help preserve the spirit of classical liberalism during times of ideological and philosophical crisis.” ~ Richard M. Ebeling

Books, Free Markets, Government

Do Our Roads Have to be Built by Government?

– December 10, 2022

“Roads don’t have to be built by government, and we would be better off if we had left it to private enterprise and voluntary cooperation.” ~ George Leef

Authoritarianism, Government, History, Socialism

Six Ways Socialism is Anti-Social

– December 10, 2022

“Even if a socialist’s own life is a mess, he still knows how to run everybody else’s. Even if he doesn’t believe there’s a God, he thinks the State can be one.” ~ Lawrence W. Reed

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government, Technology

Twitter Files Confirm Censorship of the Great Barrington Declaration

– December 9, 2022

“Thanks to Musk releasing the Twitter files to Weiss and Taibbi, we have more insight into Twitter’s internal censorship policies. Unfortunately, until the NIH releases more information, the Twitter Files raise more questions than answers.” ~ Phillip W. Magness & David Waugh

Art and Culture, Government, Philosophy

In Defense of Arguing

– December 9, 2022

“When we refuse to engage in argument, even out of perceived politeness, we allow more bad ideas to take hold and propagate. Unintended consequences and wasted resources multiply.” ~ Laura Williams

Foreign Aid, Government, International

America’s Allies Should Fear Abandonment

– December 9, 2022

“America’s major allies, in the main, are worthy friends: liberal, democratic societies and valuable economic partners with deep cultural and historical connections to the US. That doesn’t entitle them to a cheap ride on the American people.” ~ Doug Bandow

Crisis, Government, Healthcare, Regulation

Here Is How the FDA Made the RSV Wave More Dangerous

– December 9, 2022

“As a result of the FDA’s warning letter, the latest version of the Smart Sock no longer monitors an infant’s heart or lungs. The FDA drove parents’ best option to carefully monitor their baby’s vital organ function off the market.” ~ Raymond J. March

Economic History, Free Markets, Government, Regulation

Henry Clay’s “American System” Is Bad News for the American Economy

– December 8, 2022

“The American System’s modern rehabilitators conveniently leave out the fact that every time it was tried in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Clay’s program unleashed a torrent of preventable policy disasters.” ~ Phillip W. Magness & James R. Harrigan

Art and Culture, Economic Education, Free Trade, Government

The Libido for the Superficial

– December 8, 2022

“Once the reality of a libido for the superficial is admitted, many phenomena are better understood. For example, it’s easy to understand, and excuse, intellectually unengaged people falling for protectionist fables.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux

Books, Education, Free Markets, Government

How Our Higher Education System Could Put Students First

– December 8, 2022

“I fear that LeBlanc underestimates the ability of the educational status quo to fend off competition from new institutions and approaches. Bureaucratic regimes tend to change very slowly and are usually dominated by the concerns of existing entities.” ~ George Leef