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Economists tend to prefer trade to charity. Charity is fickle because it relies on the transient benevolence of donors or politicians. Charity is best thought of as a tourniquet: a valuable option in a pinch but not a long-term solution. To some, charity is even demeaning because it conveys a sense of helpless incompetence. Charity…
Amid the drama surrounding impeachment, both parties came together on one area of shared support: spending enormous amounts of taxpayer dollars and adding to the $23.1 trillion national debt. Congress had little time to properly review fiscal 2020 spending bills, which weighed in at more than 2,000 pages of clunky text. The legislation contained a multitude of flaws,…
With the new year approaching comes another year in which state legislators (especially in Missouri) will try to address an ongoing problem facing the nation – drug overdoses. [Missouri Is Fighting Alone Against Drug Monitoring (And Why The Entire USA Should Thank Them)] Although not a new problem in our society, drug overdose seems to…
Political war clouds are gathering over the Commonwealth of Virginia. This past November, when the Democrats captured both chambers of Virginia’s legislature, Democratic State Senator Dick Saslaw introduced a bill for the 2020 session, SB16, which would more strictly regulate the purchase of firearms and ammunition, and would include “red flag” laws allowing authorities to…
Among economists’ insights over the last almost 250 years, one of the keenest is that one can do good while doing well. The idea traces to Adam Smith. It means capitalists’/entrepreneurs’ pursuit of profit can have favorable consequences for the community at large—and not just for capitalists and entrepreneurs. It applies equally to landowners and…
The People’s Republic of China this week officially became a producer of aircraft carriers. The Shandong entered service, introducing the first domestically produced aircraft carrier to the People’s Liberation Army Navy. It’s a stark reminder that this is a competitive world when it comes to pursuit of national interests. The U.S. has to keep up…
In April, Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, proposed banning the popular video game “Fortnite,” saying it was irresponsible to allow kids to play it. “The game shouldn’t be allowed,” said the former bad boy prince. “It’s created to addict. An addiction to keep you in front of a computer for as long as possible….
Why is Trump talking about dishwashers?” asks Slate. “It’s part of Trump’s core campaign message: nostalgia for a fictitious era in American history where everything was better, simpler.” Maybe. But there’s also this reality: he is 100% correct about this whole topic. It’s a big and important one too. American dishwashers used to work. They were wonderful…
It is generally believed that media organizations are exempt from the reporting requirements of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (“LDA”) since their purpose is to gather and disseminate news and information to the public. This may have been a correct conclusion in 1995 when these organizations functioned as quality news organizations, operating under strict…
College freshman Tessa Majors was brutally stabbed to death last week in a New York City park. The NYPD believes her murderer is a 13-year-old middle school student. Those facts alone are atrocious. To add insult to injury, the head of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, Ed Mullins, claims that Majors was buying marijuana in the…