If Mauritius Is a Tax H(e)aven, Other African Countries Must Be Tax Hells
The New York Times recently interviewed economist Herman Daly, who insists that economic growth is ecologically destructive. There is much more to the story.
The New York Times recently interviewed economist Herman Daly, who insists that economic growth is ecologically destructive. There is much more to the story.
The standard line among the Great Reset crowd is that capitalism exploits poor nations and causes poverty. In reality, capitalism and free markets have reduced poverty around the world.
Many of the best-known civil rights leaders eschewed entrepreneurship, emphasizing that blacks seek employment in the professions and government jobs.
Forget the notion that the Fed "fights inflation." In fact, the Fed exists to promote inflation.
African economies aren't being strangled by capitalism but by statism, which has imposed inflation, debt, and high taxes.
Why did Barbados postslavery develop a more robust economy than Jamaica even though the people had similar ethnic backgrounds?
While the standard secular narrative is that Christianity held back science and human development, history tells a different story, one of literacy and the development of human capital.
Janet Yellen, who once was the nation's chief inflationist, now says that poor women need easy access to abortion because inflation might work a hardship on them.
Antipoverty "strategies" like mandatory overtime pay, state-protected unionization, and opposition to labor-saving devices only serve to increase the cost of living for poor and rich alike.
Why did Barbados postslavery develop a more robust economy than Jamaica even though the people had similar ethnic backgrounds?