Topic: Government

Democrats Fail the Marshmallow Test

– November 4, 2022

“If we can recognize how pre-schoolers do themselves a disservice by failing to defer gratification sufficiently, we should be able to identify the same sort of disservice to all of us from those sponsoring government policies that fail the marshmallow test.” ~ Gary M. Galles

Crisis, Fiscal Policy, Government

The Republican Conundrum

– November 4, 2022

“Under such pressure, the political class will hit the gas even though they’re coasting on fumes. Americans will have to look to themselves and each other for help.” ~ Max Borders

Environmentalism, Government, Science

With Their Attacks on David Malpass, Environmentalists Reveal Their Shallow Ways

– November 4, 2022

“Global warming fanatics can’t see that the very human progress they disdain (and that they couldn’t live happily without) is what sets the stage for even better care of the planet they claim to want to save.” ~ John Tamny

Art and Culture, Economic Education, Government

What Ain’t So Can Hurt You

– November 3, 2022

“It would be better for society if our leaders were humble and honest about how little they actually know. But it’s better for the candidates for leadership if they pretend to be committed to a whole dog’s breakfast of truths that just ain’t so.” ~ Michael Munger

Classical Liberalism, Government, Philosophy

Driving Liberty in the Traffic of Tolerance

– November 3, 2022

“Liberty is the ability to stay in my lane without having to worry about others as obstacles to my progress. Tolerance comes from the complex mix of political institutions that result in a rule of law, like traffic lanes, that ensure liberty is shared by all.” ~ Michael D. Thomas

Government, Leadership, Science

Harwood Prize for Intellectual Courage Awarded to John P.A. Ioannidis

– November 2, 2022

“John Ioannidis has fearlessly defended good science for decades. He has shown firmness, integrity, and intellectual courage against powerful false narratives, and AIER is proud to honor one of the top free thinkers of our time.” ~ AIER

Economic Education, Government, Regulation

Schrodinger’s Demand Curve: Elastic or Inelastic?

– November 2, 2022

“Elizabeth Warren may be right that immigration has been a ‘vital source of American strength.’ But if so, minimum wage hikes only serve to undermine that vitality.” ~ Zachary Shuter

Art and Culture, Education, Government, Video

Is Newsguard a Propaganda Machine? (Video)

– November 2, 2022

“On this episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand sat down with Phil Magness, Director of Research and Education at AIER, to discuss censorship, fact-checking, the politicization of academia, and how it affects research, corporations, and American culture.” ~ AIER

Classical Liberalism, Government, History

Thinking About Government with John Adams

– November 2, 2022

“Does liberty presuppose virtuous people, or is liberty a precondition for our becoming virtuous people? Adams pondered these and related questions until he was 90.” ~ Aeon J. Skoble

Crisis, Government, Science

Three More Months of the Ratchet Effect?

– November 1, 2022

“The Biden Administration granted itself three more months to prolong and extend the ratchet effect to secure more power and less freedom. Tragically, the longer government extends the crisis, the less likely they are to relinquish control.” ~ Raymond J. March

Art and Culture, Authoritarianism, Government

Don’t Mess With Our Roots

– November 1, 2022

“Integral thinking can lead us not only to a place of unity in pluralism favored by liberals but it can also work to the end of protecting our roots.” ~ Max Borders

Financial Markets, Government, Regulation

Consumers Stand to Lose From Swipe Card Regulations

– October 31, 2022

“Consumers stand to lose from fewer choices, less credit access, less secure transactions, and the evaporation of reward programs and other benefits.” ~ Satya Marar