Topic: Government

Why Political Interference in Big Tech Continues To Be a Big Mistake

– August 25, 2022

“The government’s meddling in social media matters is not only a waste of time and resources for both the public and private spheres, but also a big mistake for promoting the progress of user services and options.” ~ Kimberlee Josephson

Crisis, Government, War and Peace

Time for US To Get Tough With Europe: No More Military Welfare for Indolent Defense Dependents

– August 25, 2022

“The United States no longer can afford to defend the world. Washington should announce that it will no longer treat its allies as helpless juveniles, forever doomed to be defense dependents.” ~ Doug Bandow

Government, Healthcare, Regulation

Blame the Federal Diabetic Assault

– August 24, 2022

“History is full of politicians claiming ‘market failure,’ and offering pet policies as solutions, when they are really government failures created by previous pet policies, because the results are reflected in changed market behavior.” ~ Gary M. Galles

Crisis, Fiscal Policy, Government, Regulation

What Happened to Reducing Inflation?

– August 24, 2022

“The NBC News poll asked what impact voters believed the new law, whatever it is called, will have on them personally. Just 26 percent said it would make things better; 35 percent said it would make things worse.” ~ Michael Graham

Government, Healthcare, Public Choice and Public Policy

Goodbye, Anthony Fauci

– August 23, 2022

“Dr. Fauci’s career has been one of maximizing budgets and influence for his agencies and himself, all the while handling multiple public health crises with less than stellar outcomes.” ~ Ryan M. Yonk & David Waugh

Environmentalism, Government, Regulation

How the Supreme Court Changed the Calculus for Hyperregulation

– August 23, 2022

“The administrative state’s cynical calculus has been upended. It can no longer count on courts to bless their claims of discovering hitherto unnoticed devastating powers tucked away in ‘gap filler’ statutory language.” ~ Jon Sanders

Crisis, Education, Government

Back to School? A Higher Ed Crisis

– August 22, 2022

“What few families can see, at least before they arrive at a college, are the internal forces degrading both the internal and external values of university education.” ~ Laura Williams

Crisis, Economic History, Government, Monetary Policy

Price Stability First

– August 22, 2022

“The best the federal government can do right now is to announce that no major policy changes will be implemented until the Federal Reserve gets inflation under control.” ~ Robert E. Wright

Economic Education, Free Markets, Government

Don’t Be a Politician. Focus on Process, not Goals

– August 21, 2022

“The higher our time preference, the more likely we are to believe a politician’s false promises. The more we believe their goal-oriented lies and fail to question their processes, the more freedom, and prosperity we lose.” ~ Barry Brownstein

Government, History, War and Peace

The Marquis de Lafayette: Remembering France’s Greatest Champion of Liberty

– August 21, 2022

“In a sense, Americans are still celebrating him today. No fewer than 36 American cities and towns are named for him, such as Fayetteville, North Carolina and Lafayette, Louisiana.” ~ Lawrence W. Reed

Economic Education, Government, Philosophy, Socialism

Open Letter to a Young Marxist

– August 20, 2022

“If any social experiment depends on scorching the earth before building a Utopia, it is probably not the way. But if an ideal system starts small and grows, pulling more human souls into its influence, it’s probably got legs.” ~ Max Borders

Economic Education, Free Markets, Government

On Some Differences Separating Choices in Private Settings from Choices in Political Settings

– August 19, 2022

“The institutional implications of individuals choosing within markets and other private spheres differ categorically from the institutional implications of individuals voting to make major changes to the economy or society.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux