Economic Policy

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Biden's Student Loan Scheme Benefits the Ruling Class (Again)

Big GovernmentEconomic PolicyTaxes and Spending

Blog08/29/2022

With a declaration of a fake crisis and twisting an obscure law, President Joe Biden has invoked a massive wealth transfer that benefits the most privileged people in our society.

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Public Goods, Streetlights, and Paying Pretty Girls to Walk down the Street

Bureaucracy and RegulationEconomic PolicyFree Markets

Blog08/23/2022

Using a humorous subject, Charles Amos successfully challenges the view that government must produce "public goods" in order to ensure an optimal supply.

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Is a Recession Simply a Decline in GDP? What Does That Mean?

Booms and BustsEconomic PolicyInflationBusiness Cycles

Blog08/22/2022

The "official" definition of a recession is a two-consecutive-quarter decline in GDP, but there are problems with GDP measurement in the first place.

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How Long Will This Recession Last?

Economic PolicyU.S. Economy

Blog08/16/2022

Bottom line, it’s a recession at the moment; whether it gets worse depends on inflation, and policymakers goofing around whistling past graveyards should give anyone pause.

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Is Economic Growth Synonymous with Ecological Destruction? The NYT Gets It Wrong (Again)

Economic PolicyProperty RightsSocialism

Blog08/13/2022

The New York Times recently interviewed economist Herman Daly, who insists that economic growth is ecologically destructive. There is much more to the story.

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Exponential Growth or State-Powered Stagnation: What Will Be Our Future?

Big GovernmentEconomic FreedomEconomic PolicyFree Markets

Blog08/03/2022

There is a future of capitalism with higher living standards for all. Then there is the alternative: state-directed economic stagnation and runaway inflation.

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RIP Ronald Sider: The Man Who Was Ground Zero for Modern Politicized Evangelical Christianity

Economic FreedomEconomic PolicySocialism

Blog08/02/2022
While politicized evangelical Christianity is usually associated with the political right, it began as a hard-left movement that tried to equate the Christian faith with socialism. Ronald Sider, who recently passed away, was the one who was responsible for the politicization.
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The Fallacy of Calls for a "Manhattan Project" to Solve National Economic Challenges

Bureaucracy and RegulationEconomic Policy

Blog07/23/2022

Politicians, academics, and the media often call for a new Manhattan Project to deal with economic issues. But there is a huge difference between technological problems and economic ones.

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How to Teach Austrian Economics in the Current Political Atmosphere

Economic PolicyEducationAustrian Economics Overview

Blog07/22/2022

As the US political landscape shifts rapidly and college economics departments become increasingly hostile, the way we teach free-market economics will change.

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Contrary to Public Myths, Rent Control Hasn't Been a Success in Sweden

Economic PolicyPrice Controls

Blog07/18/2022

Rent control was imposed in Stockholm to "stabilize" the housing market. Not surprisingly, "stabilization" has meant housing shortages and years-long waits for available apartments.

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