Why Was Calvin Coolidge the Best President Ever?

ByAustin Petersen August 18, 2015July 3, 2019

Silent Cal doesn’t get much credit for being a great president, but he was surely one of the best, if not THE best. Why? Amity Shlaes, author of the book Coolidge, explains why.

Economics of Liberty

Flashback To All The People Who Praised Chavez’s Socialism

ByGuest Post May 23, 2016

By JP Carroll Dead Socialist Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez was praised throughout his life by many figures in academia, journalism and Hollywood despite his brutal regime. This praise included Salon writer David Sirota’s piece after the leader’s death, titled “Hugo Chavez’s economic miracle.” In British publication The New Statesman, a headline as Chavez was nearing death in…

Economics of Liberty

Is The Sun Setting On Elon Musk’s Solar Empire?

ByGuest Post February 15, 2016

By Andrew Follett Rooftop solar companies, including Elon Musk’s SolarCity, are facing huge financial hurdles as state governments cut back on lucrative green energy subsidies and reform regulatory schemes. “Is the solar industry’s boom for real, or is it being propped up by hefty government subsidies?” Richard Martin asked in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Technology…

2016 Presidential Race | Economics of Liberty

Trump is Stumped On Economics, Wrong On Trade

ByGuest Post June 14, 2016

Donald Trump claims that free trade and immigration have lead to widespread job losses and economic turmoil for Americans. These are the signature policies of his campaign, but the evidence just doesn’t support this view. Americans rely on the benefits of trade everyday of their lives. The importation of low cost goods drastically increases…

Economics of Liberty

Is The Export-Import Bank Done?

ByAustin Petersen December 4, 2014

By Peter Fricke Opponents of the Export-Import Bank are increasingly confident its days are numbered. Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican who will chair the House Ways and Means Committee in the next Congress, indicated on Tuesday that the GOP’s new majority would be more likely to shut down the taxpayer-backed ank than the current Congress….

Economics of Liberty | Headline News

US Markets Brace For Impact After China Stocks Freefall

ByGuest Post January 26, 2016

Steve Ambrose American investors are bracing for a volatile day of trading as a drop in crude oil prices sent China’s largest stock index plummeting overnight to 14-month lows. Traders panicked in China as the Shanghai Composite Index fell 6.4 percent. Brent Crude fell in early trading Tuesday back below $30 a barrel before recovering…

Economics of Liberty

Renewable Energy Costs Are Headed Down, Disrupting Coal and Gas

ByAustin Petersen May 26, 2015

Renewables Are Disruptive to Coal and Gas by Ramez Naam Over the last 5 years, the price of new wind power in the US has dropped 58% and the price of new solar power has dropped 78%. That’s the conclusion of investment firm Lazard Capital. The key graph is here (here’s a version with US…

11 Comments

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Why Was Calvin Coolidge the Best President Ever?

Flashback To All The People Who Praised Chavez’s Socialism

Is The Sun Setting On Elon Musk’s Solar Empire?

Trump is Stumped On Economics, Wrong On Trade

Is The Export-Import Bank Done?

US Markets Brace For Impact After China Stocks Freefall

Renewable Energy Costs Are Headed Down, Disrupting Coal and Gas

11 Comments

Leave a Reply

FTC Should Declare Victory and Leave

How the Soft2Bet Foundation Is Transforming Lives and Communities

Similar Posts

11 Comments

Leave a Reply