Category: politics
Inequality and Its Discontents by Michael J. Boskin – Project Syndicate
Former US President John F. Kennedy famously proclaimed that “a rising tide lifts all boats.” In a growing economy, the absolute well-being of those near the top and the bottom are positively correlated, so the most important policies to pursue are those that promote… Continue Reading “Inequality and Its Discontents by Michael J. Boskin – Project Syndicate”
San Francisco Aims to Strip the Names of Founders From Public Schools
San Francisco plans to rename schools all over the city that don’t conform to modern standards of social justice. — Read on http://www.dailysignal.com/2020/10/20/san-francisco-aims-to-strip-the-names-of-founders-abraham-lincoln-and-abolitionists-from-public-schools/
We’re All Muckrakers Now ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Today, Theodore Roosevelt prompts us to ask the same question he raised over a century ago in his speech “The Man with the Muck-Rake”: How do we devote our attention to society’s problems without allowing them to devour us? Our survival in the Information… Continue Reading “We’re All Muckrakers Now ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Why is free speech something you can be murdered for in Western Europe?
Shortly after the most recent, gruesome terror attack in France, security expert Eric Delbecque said, “Freedom of expression should not live under house arrest.” A history teacher, Samuel Paty, had been stabbed and beheaded near his school for showing his middle school students caricatures… Continue Reading “Why is free speech something you can be murdered for in Western Europe?”
Liberal, Classical Liberal, Libertarian | PolicyEd
The embrace of liberty is the marker of true liberalism. But the term “liberal” has changed over time. Today many people use it to refer to those who want the government to assume a greater role in determining the lives of individuals. A true… Continue Reading “Liberal, Classical Liberal, Libertarian | PolicyEd”
An Analysis Of Vice President Biden’s Economic Agenda: The Long Run Impacts Of Its Regulation, Taxes, And Spending | Hoover Institution
This report explores the potential impact of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s proposals on the economy as a whole. We conclude that in the long run, Biden’s agenda would reduce full time equivalent employment per person by about 3 percent, the capital stock per… Continue Reading “An Analysis Of Vice President Biden’s Economic Agenda: The Long Run Impacts Of Its Regulation, Taxes, And Spending | Hoover Institution”
The Left’s ‘Cure’ for Health Care’s Woes Is Far Worse Than the Malady
The left’s single-payer scheme, “Medicare for All,” and “public option” would only worsen health care’s woes of bureaucracy, cost, and complexity. — Read on http://www.dailysignal.com/2020/10/16/why-the-lefts-cure-for-health-care-woes-is-far-worse-than-the-malady/
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