So says Bernie Sanders, or at least that is a bill he is trying to put together. As reported over at The Hill, Sanders’ program would provide everyone at least $15/hr, in either work or training. They would also receive health care. Darrick Hamilton, an economist at The New School, told the Washington Post, “The […]
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Federal Jobs For All! Yes, that’s what we need!
24 Apr 2018
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Trump v China
09 Apr 2018
Mr. Trump likes to think of himself as a free trader, but in his mind, free trade isn’t free (or at least mutually beneficial) when the other side is continually cheating. I tend to be very skeptical of Mr. Trump’s trade policies, especially since his stated logic is grounded in fundamental fallacies, such as the […]
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I have always been puzzled by progressives unyielding faith in government as the solution to social problems, and indeed, almost always the federal government. In my mind, the repeated and demonstrable failures of government to solve problems that are unrelated to its constitutional (or better yet, Biblical) roles should give everyone pause. Yet progressives do […]
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Who shall return us to sanity? Name your pick for Republican challenger to Mr. Trump in 2020
22 Mar 2018
Mr. Trump unsurprisingly has defied convention and already declared himself a candidate for 2020, even before the 2018 elections. No other politician is likely to declare prior to the 2018 election, and the Republican party has no interest in a feud with the current president prior to the election–the Republicans want to be as unified […]
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One of the hidden-from-view debates going on among intellectuals and elites is the idea of the Universal Basic Income (UBI). The basic idea is let’s get rid of all welfare programs, and give everybody a check of some minimum amount that would meet the essentials of life. You could have it baked into the tax […]
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Mr. Trump targets American Consumers and American Workers on behalf of special interests
01 Mar 2018
I love American Steel. And American Aluminum. I am a casual purchaser of metal, but frequently enough that I have an account at the local Dayton office of ALRO Steel. I am a novice welder and car builder, which means I need raw materials to work with. American metals are far higher quality to […]
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HT over to Mark Perry @ Carpe Diem a few days ago. Mark highlights the unintended (but perfectly predictable) consequences of environmental restrictions on new pipeline development in the Northeast part of the United States. Mr. Perry asks the question: “Why is LNG coming 4,500 miles to Boston from the Russian Arctic when the US […]
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to educate high school students on the morality of free markets. Please get the word out to students that you know of that could benefit from this program, 10-13 July right here at Cedarville University. Each of your Bereans will have a speaking role to show the intersection between a biblical worldview and free markets. […]
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All economics, all the time
06 Feb 2018
At least in this post…this is a lightening round of some of the issues in the news: Yes the markets are getting whipsawed, even with today’s big move back up. Not surprising; valuations using conventional metrics (such as the market price to earnings multiple) have been extremely high compared to history. One can make the […]
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Initial thoughts on House Memo
02 Feb 2018
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) memo on FISA abuse was, as expected, released today. No matter how you slice it, this is an incredibly troubling memo. No one can read this memo and say it doesn’t matter. Either its true, and we have momentous scandal unfolding, or its not true, and the […]
Bert Wheeler
Jeff Haymond
Marc Clauson
Mark Caleb Smith
Tom Mach