A Walk on the Supply Side
Unfortunately, we find that today’s MAGA economics is in many ways a retread of the failed supply-side economics of old.
Despite Its Oil Wealth, Nigeria Is an Economic Basket Case
Nigeria has large oil deposits, educated people, and much economic potential. However, thanks to government intervention, Nigeria‘s promising economy is in shambles and no relief is in sight.
Erasing Black Confederates
One of contentious parts of the history of the American Civil War is the question of whether southern blacks served as soldiers in the Confederate army. While the numbers of…
Price Inflation Accelerated in October Following the Fed’s Rate Cut
Jerome Powell yesterday struck a far more cautious tone on price inflation and stated “The economy is not sending any signals that we need to be in a hurry to…
Stanley’s Orwellian Anti-Fascism
Elite higher education in the US often seems to be a caricature of itself. As David Gordon shows, Yale University‘s Jason Stanley has redefined fascism to include the nuclear family…
“NAFTA Fever” and the Myth of Government-Created Free Markets
Critics of free markets claim that 1980s and 90s were near-pure laissez-faire when, in reality, the regulatory state didn‘t go away. The North American Free Trade Agreement supposedly was the…
The Context Behind Donald Trump’s “Takeover” of the American Right
The current civil war on the American right is only the latest chapter in a much older story.
Stanley’s Orwellian Anti-Fascism
Elite higher education in the US often seems to be a caricature of itself. As David Gordon shows in this version of Friday Philosophy, Yale University‘s Jason Stanley has re-defined…