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Hand-In-Hand: Bad Programs, Wasted Money, and Our Government 0
- Economics
- August 18, 2020
Ronald Reagan once famously said, “I think you all know that I’ve always felt the nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” That baseball team of words should continue to terrify us. When we look at government failures in the last 50 years, the list
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Andrew Cuomo’s DNC Speech Was a Travesty of Errors 0
- Politics
- August 18, 2020
Many political speeches are full of imprecise rhetoric and easily disproven statements. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s speech to the Democratic National Convention Monday night is one such speech. Here are six of the governor’s statements, dissected for your morbid reading pleasure. Number One “New Yorkers were ground zero for the COVID virus and have gone from
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What Will Not Recover: Government 0
- Culture
- August 17, 2020
What becomes of government credibility in the post-lockdown period? There are thousands of politicians in this country for whom this is a chilling question, even a taboo topic. The reputation of government was already at postwar lows before the lockdowns, with only 17 percent of the American public saying that they trusted government to do
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How the Media Drives Radical ‘Wokeness’0
- Culture
- August 17, 2020
“Fake news” isn’t the only media problem in 2020. An important analysis in media trends of the past decade shows how activist journalism is promoting radical racial “wokeness.” There was a time when the woke ideology was firmly ensconced in the ivory tower and limited to radical corners of our university system. But now it’s
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CDC: A Quarter of Young Adults Contemplated Suicide During Pandemic 0
- Culture
- August 17, 2020
In economics, we talk a lot about unintended consequences. It’s easy to forget that societies are complex ecosystems. Legislators often pass sweeping changes hoping to achieve one result, not realizing it will create countless other consequences not intended. Some of the unintended consequences will be positive, but many of them will not be. A case
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How to Choose a True Leader in the 2020 Election 0
- History
- August 17, 2020
Leaving our Airbnb rental in Maine a few weeks ago, I chatted with the owner, whom I’ll call Fred. Me: “I hope when we see you next year, the world is in a better place.” Fred: “I’m looking forward to better leadership.” Me: “I’m afraid you will be sadly disappointed.” Fred: “Well, I know who
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