Nate ThurstonAug 14, 20204 minThanks to Economic Freedom, America Still Outperforms Other Nations in Standard of LivingThe bottom line is that rich nations can consistently out-perform poor nations if they allow more economic freedom. This article was...
Nate ThurstonJun 18, 20201 minCamden’s Success Was Achieved by De-Unionizing, Not DefundingIf Camden’s experiment has taught us anything, it’s that we shouldn’t shy from creative, even radical approaches to policing.
Nate ThurstonJun 18, 20201 minCOVID Policies Drive National Debt to All-Time Record for Highest Portion of US EconomyToday’s unprecedented debt-to-economy ratio includes $2.5 trillion in new debt since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nate ThurstonJun 18, 20201 minWorkers Are Asking to Be Laid Off, Because COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Pay Better than WorkStudies have consistently found that generous unemployment benefits increase unemployment rates. Monday, April 27, 2020 This article was...
Nate ThurstonJun 16, 20204 minNew Study: Through CARES Act, 68 Percent of Workers Receive Benefits Greater Than Lost EarningsEmployment cannot recover so long as the government pays people more to stay at home than what they earn from working. This article is...
Nate ThurstonJun 10, 20204 minHere Are Just 10 of the Many Minority-Owned Businesses Destroyed in the RiotsRiots and looting undercut the economic foundation of urban and minority communities. This article was originally posted by FEE.ORG, and...
Nate ThurstonMay 14, 20206 minGovernment Orders in an Act of Economic Civil DisobedienceCivil disobedience may be key to recovering our liberty and prosperity in a post-COVID world. This article was originally posted by...
Nate ThurstonMay 5, 20204 minAmerica's Hyper-Regulated Health Care Industry Has Been Exposed by COVID-19Set the health care industry free, and the market will provide—if we let it. This article was reposted from FEE.org, and written by Josh...
Nate ThurstonMay 5, 20203 minA Poorer Economy Means a Sicker WorldTo claim that the best policy choice is obvious is to massively oversimplify a complex world. This article was reposted from FEE.org, and...
Nate ThurstonApr 6, 20204 minWhy Taiwan Hasn't Shut Down Its EconomyWith transparency and diligence the Taiwanese government has avoided many problems. This article was reposted from FEE.org and written...
Nate ThurstonMar 22, 20204 minFlexibility Is Needed for Economies to Cope With COVID-19, Not $2,000 Checks || FEETrue economic resilience comes from the ability to adapt to changes, not ignoring or masking them. The article was republished from...
Nate ThurstonMar 22, 20205 minPanic Has Led to Government “Cures” That Are Worse than the Disease, History Shows || FEEAnyone who’s seen the John Hughes movie Ferris Beuller’s Day Off probably remembers the scene where Ferris’s economics teacher (Ben...
Nate ThurstonMar 11, 20205 minThe Government Could Give Everyone a Raise through Payroll Tax CutsUpdate: President Trump is considering temporarily eliminating the Payroll Tax. A tax of 7.2% on employees, and 7.2% on employers that...
Nate ThurstonMar 3, 20206 minThe Myth of Cuba's Glorious Health Care SystemWe should be revolted by people who are willing to be dupes for totalitarianism. Reposted from FEE.org, and originally written by Daniel...
Nate ThurstonMar 3, 20203 minWhy Cuba's Infant Mortality Rate Is so Low | FEECuba’s impressive infant mortality rate has a simple explanation: data manipulation. Fidel Castro, the dictator who ruled Cuba with an...
Nate ThurstonMar 3, 20203 minWhy Hong Kong's Economy Has Grown 7x Faster Than Cuba's Since the 1950s | FEENeil Monnery’s book "A Tale of Two Economies" explains how the fortunes of Hong Kong and Cuba were shaped by two individuals. This...
Nate ThurstonFeb 17, 20204 minThe World's Poorest People Are Getting Richer Faster than Anyone ElseIn 1820, 94% of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. In 1990, 34.8%, and in 2015, just 9.6%. We discussed this article on...
Nate ThurstonFeb 7, 20206 minChicago’s PlayStation Tax Shows How Greedy Politicians Can BeChicago is proof that there is almost nothing that government entities won’t try to tax. This article was originally posted by FEE.org,...
Nate ThurstonFeb 7, 20203 minCanada Collected Less Revenue from High-Income Earners after Trudeau Tax HikeTrudeau’s tax hike was a big mistake. The only tangible results are that the private sector is now smaller and the country is less...
Nate ThurstonFeb 7, 20203 minThe Truth about Amazon’s Tax BillPoliticians prefer not to talk about the billion and a half dollars in taxes Amazon paid last year. It is widely reported, and believed,...
