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‘Socialist’ Nordic Countries Are Actually Moving Toward Private Health Care 0
- Politics
- June 14, 2019
Rising support for socialism in the United States comes at a time when politicians like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., promise a great many “free” services, to be provided or guaranteed by the government. Supporters often point to nations with large social programs, such as Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Scandinavian states, particularly when it
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Happy Birthday, Donald Trump… and Che Guevara 0
- Politics
- June 14, 2019
Ironically, Donald Trump, the capitalist, and Che Guevara, the communist, share the same birthday. President Trump turns 73 on June 14th, while Guevara would have been 92. Most Americans are familiar with Trump’s life, but beyond the commonly seen t-shirt logo, less is known about Guevara. Born in 1928 to a middle class
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The NYT: More Biased Than They Care to Admit?0
- Politics
- June 13, 2019
Early last week, Alex Tabarrok shared some findings about The New York Times and its reporting. “Many trends develop over decades but I’ve never seen change so rapid as the breathtaking success of what one might call social justice concerns,” he writes. To illustrate this point, Tabarrok offers some fascinating graphs from Zach Goldberg and
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Twelve Quotes from Leo Tolstoy on Truth, Violence, and Government 0
- History
- June 13, 2019
Lev Nikolayevitch Tolstoy (1828- 1910), more commonly known as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer and philosopher. Tolstoy was born on a small family estate in Tula, Russia, an industrial city about 100 miles south of Moscow. The fourth of five children, Tolstoy studied law and languages at Kazan University, but he was a poor
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The Seven Worst Ideas for Regulation This Century 0
- Economics
- June 13, 2019
Many good things have happened both in the United States and worldwide this century. In the U.S., we have the lowest unemployment rate in half a century. Worldwide prosperity is growing so fast that the rate of extreme poverty fell by half between 1990 and 2015, five years ahead of the World Bank’s optimistic goal.
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Control vs. Controlling: The Difference Parents Need to Understand 0
- Culture
- June 13, 2019
A new parenting study affirms that children are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression when they have controlling parents. Wendy S. Grolnick, who supervised the research, urges parents to understand the difference between being controlling and with being in control. This isn’t just a matter of semantics. Parents provide a positive experience for
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