Economics

The Five Virtues of a Good Writer 2
- Education, Economics
- October 6, 2022
The great journalist and author Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993) offered the following excellent advice to writers: The reader who seeks to write well and think well should aim first at the essential qualities—coherence, clarity, precision, simplicity, and brevity. Euphony and rhythm are of course also desirable, but they are like the final rubbing on a fine
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The Biden Administration Just (Quietly) Scaled Back Student Loan ‘Cancellation’1
- Education, Economics, Politics
- October 5, 2022
In August, the White House announced that most federal student loan borrowers would be eligible for forgiveness. Most borrowers who didn’t receive a Pell Grant would be eligible for up to $10,000 of forgiveness, while borrowers who did receive a Pell Grant—a type of financial aid for low-income undergrads—would be eligible for up to $20,000. In what
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Curing the Scourge of Homelessness 3
- Economics, Culture, Politics
- October 4, 2022
In the negative sweepstakes of homelessness, New York City, Los Angeles, and Seattle are the big city winners. San Jose, CA, San Francisco, and San Diego are close behind. How do we cure this scourge of homelessness affecting numerous large cities? Ascertaining the causes of homelessness is one of the ways to address it. It’s
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Cornell University Physician: I Was Wrong About COVID V*ccine Mandates 5
- Science, Economics, Politics
- October 4, 2022
The great martial artist Bruce Lee reputedly said that all mistakes are forgivable—if one has the courage to admit the mistake. Paul Fenyves, a primary care physician in New York City who specializes in internal medicine, seems to have learned this lesson. Fenyves, a primary care doctor at Weill Cornell Medicine, recently admitted he was wrong
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We’re Buried in Debt with Nothing to Show for It 5
- Economics, Politics
- September 27, 2022
The United States of America is over $30 trillion in debt, give or take some hundreds of billions of dollars. As shown by the U.S. National Debt Clock, that means that every citizen is in debt for approximately $92,000. The debt per actual taxpayer is about $245,000. Click on the National Debt Clock site, and
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Not a Single U.S. State Is Requiring Kids to Get V*ccinated to Attend Public School. Why?2
- Education, Economics, Politics
- September 19, 2022
September has arrived and many children are back in public schools (though fewer than previous years). At a recent event, one parent joked to me we’re now officially in “vaccine season.” The comment made me laugh, but there’s at least a kernel of truth to it. It’s not unusual for states to require that children
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