Private Investment Is the Answer to Declining Postindustrial Towns
Many people want the state to take the lead in revitalizing run-down towns. How does this make sense, when it is private industry that conceived these towns in the first place?
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Fannie and Freddie Are Just Government Agencies. They’re Likely to Stay That Way.
Fannie and Freddie were long quasi-government corporations that typified the corrupt union between the feds and corporate America. But now it looks like both companies are just full-on government corporations.
Governments Are Failing at Their Most Basic Duties—While Promising Free Stuff
Political candidates are offering endless government spending and "free stuff" for everyone. But at the same time, governments appear incapable of performing even basic duties like ending street riots.
The Fed Says It Stabilizes the Economy. I’m Skeptical.
The Fed says it "provides the nation with a safe, flexible and stable monetary and financial system." Can we all breathe easier now?
Experts Said Ending Lockdowns Would Be Worse for the Economy than the Lockdowns Themselves. They Were Wrong.
The experts claimed that if any state ended its stay-at-home orders “prematurely,” its economy would become even more devastated than if it remained locked down. The experts were wrong.
