It was late August of 1998 when I arrived in my first class of graduate microeconomics at George Mason University. I arrived early, and waited with eager expectation for the professor, who was one of the two professors that had drawn me to GMU–Walter Williams. When he walked in, it was clear who the dominant […]
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Election 2020: Two Weeks after.
18 Nov 2020
Just two weeks ago I woke up seeing what looked like a surprising Donald Trump victory start to slip away. I always thought it would come down to Pennsylvania, but I really thought he would pull off Michigan and certainly Georgia. I also thought that AZ was called too early, and that Mr. Trump had […]
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How we win on Election Day
02 Nov 2020
Most people I know are pretty anxious about this week, with the election as well as possible reactions to election results (or lack of results). Given it’s in both parties’ interest to suggest the end of the world if the other side wins, it’s not surprising that the level of angst is amped up around […]
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Election 2020: How to Square the Circle
27 Oct 2020
Four years ago, we questioned, to the effect, of “how did it come to this?” How were we left with a choice of a very corrupt Hillary Clinton and a vulgar Donald Trump? While extending the Obama administration (effectively) with a Clinton presidency was unthinkable, voting for Mr. Trump would mean an effective endorsement of […]
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So at least says this CNBC article. Now Democrats are always in the business of offering to give something to some interest group, and have somebody else pay for it, so there is little new here. Give me free stuff–what’s not to like? But two quick points on a Monday morning. First is the proposal […]
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Covid-19 Economics: Case for Subsidies
21 Oct 2020
I have argued for a while that the US should just give $50B to the first company that can get a vaccine approved; even the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finisher should get multiple billions. While I don’t like government spending generally, this is clearly a case where pinching pennies makes no sense: in the […]
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Less than two weeks to election day, and then the real insanity begins (of the contesting of the results)! So it really is getting time for me to decide who to vote for. Yes, there really are undecided, and I’m one of them. It’s not that there is a possibility of me voting for Mr. […]
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Just leave the U.S.?
18 Oct 2020
Not surprisingly, we’re seeing the same virtue signaling as 2016, with cultural elites suggesting if Mr. Trump wins, they’ll leave the U.S. Now the temptation is to say “good riddance” and there is a reason to encourage that. Look, if you’re unhappy in this country, there are many others that might accept you. Consider one, […]
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2+ weeks out, and is the election over?
15 Oct 2020
Since my erstwhile Berean colleague, Mark Caleb Smith, is absent without leave, we are thirsting for sound political commentary. But since I’m writing this post, it’s doubtful you’ll get it here. After all, economists understand tradeoffs and opportunity costs, but politics? Not so much. Nevertheless, I’ll share my current observations and see if any of […]
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I don’t believe “The” Science!
08 Oct 2020
One of the most laughable claims of politicians these days is that we must believe “The” science. Last night’s debate with Ms. Harris and Mr. Pence just reiterated this claim. It’s a weapon mostly of the left, at least this election cycle. With respect to Covid-19, Mr. Biden (and therefore Ms. Harris) says we must […]
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