I suspect many of you are just like me in that life is busy, and your interest in politics has waned–especially as there seems to be no one to root for, only someone to root against. So the temptation is to either be numbed by the continuing dysfunction and just settle in for the ride, […]
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What a week!
07 Feb 2020
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Oxford students learn a lesson
05 Feb 2020
After watching university after university cave to the politically correct demands of students here in the U.S., I was heartened to see a little sanity prevail across the pond. As reported in the WSJ earlier this week, activist students occupied the quad of the university’s bursar at St Johns College (the largest endowed college at […]
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“I have a plan” is the mantra of the maven of Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren. But thanks to the folks at Cornerstone Macro (HT WSJ) we can see her plan for taxes, as well as the other near competitors.* None of these competitors has provided these numbers in this summary form, but each have proposed or […]
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If it’s indeed “the economy stupid,” its hard for me to see anything that derails his reelection, and that likely convincingly (especially if the nominee is Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders). The yawning drama of the impeachment may have something to say about it of course. But I doubt it. The predetermined impeachment is simply […]
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New Year’s Resolution: More blog posts! So start with virtue signaling and the role of profit
03 Jan 2020
Last year was way busier than I hoped for, and this year promises to be the same, but there is so much going on that we need to talk about–I’ll try to do better. In this past week’s news the things that caught my eye were two reports on profits. There has been a decided […]
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When I was a much younger economist, prior to going off for my Ph.D., I had the privilege of attending a speaking engagement by Franco Modigliani, a Nobel prize winner who did much of the pioneering work in modern finance. I was teaching at the Air Force Academy in the mid 1990s, and Colorado College […]
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Did Chick-fil-A Concede?
20 Nov 2019
That was the headline in today’s op-ed in the WSJ, and gleeful reports by progressives suggest they agree with this assessment. As the WSJ notes, It’s hard to blame Chick-fil-A. The company exists to serve chicken sandwiches and waffle fries, not to wage political battles over sexual morality, and its corporate decision-makers are free to […]
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Bereans Not for Billionaires
16 Nov 2019
In my recent posts, I attempted to show the bankruptcy of the blanket statement by Mr. Sanders that billionaires as a class should not exist. One commenter said the issue was really about how they got their money, and in James’ mind, the only way you could get that kind of money was through nefarious […]
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Bereans for Billionaires, redux
26 Oct 2019
In my last post, James made the charge that billionaires can’t become billionaires without some nefarious conduct (a charge which he never offered proof of, as apparently its patently obvious to him and therefore should be to everyone else). Now I understand James’ desire to live in a world where poor people have more, and […]
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Bereans for Billionaires!
21 Oct 2019
Yes, your Bereans are unequivocally for Billionaires! And Millionaires! and thousanders (?), or whatever income/wealth class label you want to apply. We’re even for the concept of Trillionaires and Zillionaires. We don’t doubt that having too much money can be a problem, as the Biblical proverb warns us: Proverbs 30:7-9 7 Two things I ask of you; deny […]
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