Gilligan's Island economics can provide useful thought experiments, writes B.K. Marcus, for the same reasons Robinson Crusoe economics has served as a staple of classical and Austrian School economics texts.
Last year, the governor of Alabama proposed and then overwhelmingly lost a bitter referendum to increase taxes and boost revenue, writes Chris Westley.
Katy Delay writes of a group of Democrats who are working to revive the "third way" fashion from the 1990s.
Republicans may complain about the liberal media, but they have no argument when it comes to the AM band, writes Chris Westley.
Critics level two charges against capitalism: First, they say, that the possession of a motor car, a television set, and a refrigerator does not make a man happy. Secondly, they add that there are still people who own none of these gadgets. Both propositions are correct, but they do not cast blame upon the capitalistic system of social cooperation.
Howard Ruff has returned with a new book, Safely Prosperous or Really Rich: Choosing Your Personal Financial Heaven, and another recommendation to buy gold. Hey, it was lucky for him in 1975, maybe it will work for him again to sell three million books.
The skinny on Spiderman 2 is that this is a movie that even movie snobs can love, and there's certain truth in this view. Its characters are more introspective and thoughtful than other superhero fare, and its social-critical undercurrent isn't overtly political enough to become annoying, writes Jeffrey Tucker.
We didn’t announce the new header yesterday because, well, it is rather obvious.
Though the science in the movie is seriously flawed, writes Art Carden, some say it has the virtue of elevating the dialogue about global warming.
There are many reasons for the decline of the family, lifestyle choice among them, writes Per Henrik Hansen.
