Topic: Government

COVID-19 Vaccines and the Delta Variant

– August 30, 2021

“Government agencies should be studying North Dakota to see what they are doing right and Hawaii to see what they are doing wrong, because the answers are not vaccination rates.” ~ Gilbert G. Berdine

Crisis, Economic Education, Government

Made in France: Biden’s Fiscal and Regulatory Socialism

– August 29, 2021

“President Biden has chosen to impose an old and expired French ideological import known as indicative planning. We can look forward to even more fiscal and regulatory socialism in the months and years to come.” ~ Richard M. Ebeling

Authoritarianism, Economic Education, Government

The Biden Administration’s Shameful Treatment of Keysight Technologies

– August 27, 2021

“The Biden administration’s actions meant to bolster U.S. national security weren’t enhanced one iota by its tactless mugging of Keysight’s shareholders.” ~ John Tamny

Crisis, Government, Media

Pundits Inflate the Importance of Politics and Ideology with Regards to Vaccine Hesitancy

– August 26, 2021

“The wisest thing to do is to resist the urge to whack around your opponents for something which, let’s admit it, is mostly for your own personal gratification.” ~ Vincent Geloso

Crisis, Fiscal Policy, Government

The SNAP Boost Will Make the Poor Appear Poorer

– August 26, 2021

“Dramatic mis-measures of income provide convenient cover for a never-ending story supporting expanded redistribution because so many policies that provide resources for the poor actually make them appear poorer in official data.” ~ Gary Galles

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government

Absolute Power Is No Covid Safety Net

– August 26, 2021

“As historian John M. Barry, author of The Great Influenza, observed, ‘When you mix politics and science, you get politics.’ There is no safety in submission to fools, regardless of their pompous titles.” ~ James Bovard

Crisis, Government, International

A $2.26 Trillion American Foreign Policy Blunder and a Big Problem for China

– August 25, 2021

“Afghanistan’s neighbors have a very challenging set of problems that need to be managed, as do the diverse peoples and interests of Afghanistan. They cannot retreat to a great island protected by two oceans.” ~ Todd Myers

Authoritarianism, Government, Media

Fawning Over Fauci

– August 24, 2021

“The lack of any serious investigation into Anthony Fauci is an object lesson in groupthink and the ‘gated institutional narrative. Though it might mean sacrificing short-term gains, journalists who do their jobs will be rewarded in the long run.'” ~ Max Borders

Crisis, Government, Science

Lockdown DIY Injuries: A Lagging Indicator?

– August 22, 2021

“The trade-offs of avoiding care for physical injuries in lieu of exposure to Covid are questionable at best, and like other effects of pandemic policies may balloon in the coming years and decades.” ~ Peter C. Earle & Jessica Rood

Crisis, Government, Immigration

The Impracticality of Immigration Restrictions During a Pandemic

– August 20, 2021

“If we really want to increase legal immigration — as most would agree — we must ease the immigration process by signaling to potential arrivals not only that they can get in line, but that one exists in the first place.” ~ Michael N. Peterson

Crisis, Government, International

Engage Rather Than Sanction the Cuban People

– August 20, 2021

“Washington should stop punishing the very people the Cuban government is oppressing. One frustrated Cuban told me that ‘We need the Americans back.’ President Biden, let the American people go!” ~ Doug Bandow

Economic Education, Government, International

Economics Explains the Taliban’s Rapid Advances

– August 19, 2021

“The future remains uncertain for Afghanis, but the Taliban may be delivering social scientists important lessons in how rebel groups win power, how effective governance may displace corrupt regimes, and why religion still remains important in the 21st century.” ~ Anthony Gill