The Myth of Rural “Assistance”1

• Politics, Economics
• March 13, 2023

As the old country proverb goes, “if it’s happened once, it’s damned-shor’ gonna happen again.”

Robert Wright’s forthcoming book, New Deals Exposed: How the Miseries of the Great Depression are Being Repeated Today, makes the convincing case that the sort …

What Exercise and Economics Have in Common0

• Politics, Economics
• March 7, 2023

With a background in both studying economics and working in the fitness industry, I can see how the two fields complement each other and together provide a valuable learning opportunity. I’ve found that the lessons I taught my fitness clients …

Western Leftists Loved Stalinism and Maoism, Despite Their Horrors1

• Politics, Economics
• March 1, 2023

I recently had the opportunity to travel to the Texas Tech University School of Law to debate the merits of capitalism versus socialism with Ben Burgis, a columnist for Jacobin and philosophy instructor at Georgia State University Perimeter College.

It …

The Not-So-Great Depression Diet0

• Politics, Economics
• February 9, 2023

When E.C. Harwood formed the American Institute for Economic Research 90 years ago, the New Deal was just beginning. The Great Depression, though, was over three years old, and it was a hangry, troublesome toddler.

For those with a job, …