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Continuing to Get Straight the Facts About the American Economy

Continuing to Get Straight the Facts About the American Economy: "Despite governments at the local, state, and federal levels all obstructing, in various ways, the process of entrepreneurial wealth creation, the robustness of the American economy continues to impress."

Without Economic Freedom, None of the Others Matter

Without Economic Freedom, None of the Others Matter: "Forbidding entrepreneurial ventures that have not been granted prior approval and design review by unelected officials is, practically speaking, state ownership of the means of production." ~ Paul Schwennesen

America’s Long Depression

America’s Long Depression: "US economy may continue to grow or shrink a few percent from year to year, but it will remain mired in a deep depression compared to what it could have achieved." ~ Robert E. Wright

How the Morlocks Seized New York

How the Morlocks Seized New York: If, in 1984, an inventive New Yorker set his time travel machine to the year 2023, the city in which he arrived would confound him.  Although the New York City of today looks much like that of 1984, our time traveler would have a hard time ...

Americans have a seriously messed up understanding of the debt ceiling

Americans have a seriously messed up understanding of the debt ceiling: The Wall Street Journal reported that its poll vis-à-vis raising the debt limit indicated that

Is Israel Facing the Iranian Threat on Its Own?

Is Israel Facing the Iranian Threat on Its Own?: In a briefing to defense reporters in mid-April, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant noted that under his stewardship, Israeli attacks on Iranian infrastructure had significantly increased. 'Since I took office,' Gallant said, 'in the first quarter of 2023 we

Biden Wants Housing Irresponsibility

An Astonishing Proposition: "Does the Biden administration believe that home buyers have the moral duty to sacrifice their own objectives in order to help others achieve their goals, and the government should enforce this moral duty?" ~ Peter J. Wallison

Job Gentrification: Three Questions as a Way of Teaching About Minimum Wages

Job Gentrification: Three Questions as a Way of Teaching About Minimum Wages: "If you force much higher wages — and a 'living wage' of $15/hour for an entry-level job in fast food is much higher — then you will 'gentrify” jobs.' ~ Michael C. Munger

The Political Cleverness of Envy-Driven Housing Policies

The Political Cleverness of Envy-Driven Housing Policies: "This is a recipe for housing stagnation. Strangling the supply of new market rate housing through these various programs means that existing market rents (whenever they are not regulated), must reach stratospheric levels." ~ Raymond C. Niles