Thursday, April 04, 2024

Stimulus Spending Doesn’t Work Despite Excuses

Did Government Red Ink Make the US More Dynamic than Europe?: "The new 'reshuffling' thesis of American recovery doesn’t make much sense on the evidence. It serves a convenient political purpose, helping to justify massive federal stimulus." ~Jason Sorens

Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Cherry-Piketty Data

Cherry-Piketty Data: "Whether the distribution is problematic and calls for correction is one question, but measuring the extent of inequality and whether it is getting worse is an entirely different issue." ~Robert Mulligan

Friday, February 02, 2024

The Fraud Virtue Of Taxation

Not a Very Virtuous Virtue Signal: "Calling the extraction of resources from one group to give to others an investment, rather than wealth redistribution that reduces others claims on their own property, is a massive misrepresentation." ~Gary M. Galles

Thursday, February 01, 2024

Milei Proves That Ideas Matter

Milei Proves That Ideas Matter: "Rather than the thin gruel of economic grievance offered by American right-wing populists, Milei’s policies are built on his vast knowledge of sound and successful, albeit politically unpopular, economic thinking." ~ G. Patrick Lynch

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Fallacies as Economic Disinformation

Profits Do Not Cause Inflation: Causal Fallacies as Economic Disinformation: "Fortunately, the idea that thousands of businesses have colluded to raise prices, boosting their profit margins and engineering the inflation that continues to afflict Americans, is easily disproven." ~Peter C. Earle

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

Unions Serve No Good But Biden Fights For Them Anyway

As Some Workers Try to Free Themselves from Unionization, Biden Officials Try to Dragoon More In: "This case is destined for the Supreme Court, which might take another look at the constitutionality of compulsory unionism. The Court might even decide that the freedom to decide whether you want someone else acting as your representative is a fundamental right." ~George Leef