Topic: Government

Free Markets, Government, Media, Technology

Al Gore and the Dangers of Censoring ‘Misinformation’

– March 25, 2022

“A spirit of tolerance is missing today that must be restored. Scientists and public officials will make mistakes—just ask Al Gore—but purging ideas from the public square is a sign of a dogmatic society, not a scientific one.” ~ Jon Miltimore

Economic History, Government, Media, Socialism

Did Tipping Come from Slavery? The 1619 Project Lies Again

– March 24, 2022

“At best, the critics of tipping are guilty of inexcusable sloppiness. At worst, they’re selectively weaponizing the horrors of slavery to advance an ideological cause.” ~ Phillip W. Magness

Books, Central Banking, Cryptocurrency, Government

Where Does Saifedean Think Money Comes From?

– March 24, 2022

“There’s plenty wrong with central banking, no doubt, but showering broken institutions with infinite credit lines and opportunity-cost free funding isn’t one of them.” ~ Joakim Book

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

Education, Free Markets, Government, Regulation

This Is What a Good University President Looks Like

– March 22, 2022

“To me, the top award for American higher education innovation must go to Mitch Daniels, who is just beginning his tenth year as the president of Purdue University.” ~ Richard K. Vedder

Classical Liberalism, Government, History

The Other Great Debate

– March 22, 2022

“Nowadays it is difficult to pick a ‘side’ between Paine and Adams. Whichever man one’s political persuasions may favor, the country is undoubtedly a heterodox agglomeration of their ideas.” ~ Garion Frankel

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

Free Markets, Government, Regulation, Taxation

Taxes and State Competitiveness

– March 21, 2022

“Politicians in New York must be upset that there’s no way for them to drop lower than #50. But at least they can take comfort in the fact that they are worse than California.” ~ Daniel J. Mitchell

Free Markets, Government, Policy, Regulation

Questioning Policy Miracles

– March 21, 2022

“Proponents may be so committed to their policy conclusions (typically because they advance their own self-interest) that they go to great lengths to avoid careful thinking about the supposed miracles their arguments need.” ~ Gary M. Galles

Crisis, Education, Government, Regulation

How Government Meddling Ruined Higher Education, Part 2

– March 20, 2022

“We must preserve the autonomy of the small number of colleges that don’t take federal money and are not under Washington’s thumb and try to establish new, non-governmental colleges that can offer students true education at lower cost.” ~ George Leef

Central Banking, Economic Education, Government, Monetary Policy

How the Fed Painted Us into a Corner

– March 19, 2022

“Over the months and years to come, it will be very interesting to see how faithfully the Fed pursues its policy of returning interest rates to normal and sustainable levels—approximately 3-4 percent for the federal funds rate.” ~ Robert F. Mulligan