In Fed We Trust
At this point, does anyone believe the Fed is willing to do anything that might really spook markets?
U.S. Economy
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GDP Is a Tool of Politics, Not Economics
The author sees GDP as superior to all currently available alternatives of measuring growth. But, that is not a reason for continuing to use it.
These Feminist Economists Are Right about GDP
GDP ignores household production such as childcare and housework. And that's just one of many problems.
The Neoconservatives Have Declared War on the Realists
Interventionist foreign policy is facing some challenges from foreign-policy realists. Naturally, neoconservatives are very upset about it.
The Week in Review: September 9, 2017
It is during times of crisis like this, when government feels the greatest need to control, that sound economics is most needed.
Want to Grow the Economy? Stop Listening to Clueless Economists
Not only are economists incapable of recognizing what economic growth is, they propose policies that are inimical to the progress necessary for growth.
Week in Review: August 19, 2017
The growth of government comes at the expense of civility.
Peter Klein on How Not to Reform the Fed
Peter Klein and Jeff Deist discuss the effectiveness of constraints on the Fed.
Let’s Fully Deregulate the Airline Industry
US airlines and their workers are motivated to get the government to protect them as a special interest group at a cost to consumers as a whole.
Government Guaranteed Income is Not a Solution
Henry Hazlitt's critique of Milton Friedman's Negative Income Tax remains relevant as libertarians continue to embrace Universal Basic Income.
