Topic: Government

A World Bereft of Statesmanship

– June 23, 2022

“Statesmanship will be a rare commodity until free societies shake off their present obsession with equality-as-sameness and their reduction of wisdom to techne.” ~ Samuel Gregg

Art and Culture, Government, History, War and Peace

Renaming Army Posts

– June 23, 2022

“The renaming of an Army post should be a positive, not a negative statement. Renaming some of them should not be about erasing our history, but adding to our history. Heroes from the ranks of the common soldier should be honored.” ~ Clifford F. Thies

Crisis, Free Markets, Free Trade, Government

With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies?

– June 22, 2022

“Unfortunately, the patriotic protectionism story confuses American consumers’ friends and enemies. Our supposed enemies, foreign producers, are actually our friends, and our supposed friends, domestic producers and the US government, are actually our enemies.” ~ Gary M. Galles

Central Banking, Economic Education, Government, Public Choice and Public Policy

Can The Fed Save Us?

– June 22, 2022

“The realities of Public Choice should make everyone think twice when asserting that the Fed or any agency should be doing something specific to fix the economy and that they will be able to make the right choice.” ~ Fernando M. D’Andrea & Ryan M. Yonk

Economic Education, Government, Science

Lin Ostrom’s Defense of Voluntary Association

– June 22, 2022

“In her work, we find an empirical validation of the importance of Tocqueville’s voluntary associations, which he called the ‘fundamental science’ of democracy.” ~ Richard Gunderman

Crisis, Education, Government, Philosophy

What Are Philosophers of Education Even Talking About?

– June 21, 2022

“Let’s make something clear: A third grade teacher who is struggling to teach more than twenty children, many of whom likely have behavioral problems, how to do math couldn’t care less about posthuman eating.” ~ Garion Frankel

Crisis, Economic History, Government

The Ripples of Government Intervention

– June 21, 2022

“When someone says ‘what could go wrong’ after proposing a policy intervention, the reply should be ‘a lot that we will only comprehend many years from now.’ The damaging ripples of government intervention may be very far in the future – it does not mean they do not exist.” ~ Vincent Geloso

Crisis, Education, Government

Self-Identified “Compelling Interests” Are Not a License to Discriminate

– June 20, 2022

“Given the principle of equality and the prevailing demands from the American people, the Supreme Court should end its experimental departure from equal protection under the law.” ~ Wenyuan Wu

Cryptocurrency, Financial Markets, Government, Regulation

Are Cryptoassets The Great Scam?

– June 20, 2022

“The regulations in the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act, made public on the same day as publication of Krugman’s article, are far more likely to provide a brighter future than prohibiting cryptocurrencies, stablecoins or other digital assets.” ~ Gerald P. Dwyer

Art and Culture, Government, History

Of Patriots and Freedom

– June 19, 2022

“What is a better thing to celebrate than the liberty all Americans know to be their birthright? This is not a partisan victory, nor is it one of one time or another. It’s a universal victory, because the cause of freedom is the cause of everyone.” ~ James R. Harrigan

Art and Culture, Crisis, Government, History

What Is Juneteenth to All Americans?

– June 19, 2022

“America is a promise, one that has yet to be met. As July 4 commemorates the initiation of that promise, Juneteenth commemorates the work yet to be done, reminding us all that there are still miles to go before we sleep.” ~ Tarnell Brown

Art and Culture, Government, History

Juneteenth: Uniquely American

– June 19, 2022

“Without the Emancipation Proclamation, there would be no Juneteenth. Juneteenth is your day to shine, Republicans. Don’t ignore it. Wrap yourselves in it. It’s your story to tell, and it is a beautiful story.” ~ Thomas L. Krannawitter