Thanks to Economic Freedom, America Still Outperforms Other Nations in Standard of Living
The bottom line is that rich nations can consistently out-perform poor nations if they allow more economic freedom. This article was...
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Nate Thurston
- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
Camden’s Success Was Achieved by De-Unionizing, Not Defunding
If Camden’s experiment has taught us anything, it’s that we shouldn’t shy from creative, even radical approaches to policing.
Nate Thurston
- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
COVID Policies Drive National Debt to All-Time Record for Highest Portion of US Economy
Today’s unprecedented debt-to-economy ratio includes $2.5 trillion in new debt since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nate Thurston
- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
Workers Are Asking to Be Laid Off, Because COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Pay Better than Work
Studies have consistently found that generous unemployment benefits increase unemployment rates. Monday, April 27, 2020 This article was...
Nate Thurston
- Jun 15, 2020
- 4 min
New Study: Through CARES Act, 68 Percent of Workers Receive Benefits Greater Than Lost Earnings
Employment cannot recover so long as the government pays people more to stay at home than what they earn from working. This article is...
Nate Thurston
- Jun 10, 2020
- 4 min
Here Are Just 10 of the Many Minority-Owned Businesses Destroyed in the Riots
Riots and looting undercut the economic foundation of urban and minority communities. This article was originally posted by FEE.ORG, and...
Nate Thurston
- May 14, 2020
- 6 min
Government Orders in an Act of Economic Civil Disobedience
Civil disobedience may be key to recovering our liberty and prosperity in a post-COVID world. This article was originally posted by...
Nate Thurston
- May 5, 2020
- 4 min
America's Hyper-Regulated Health Care Industry Has Been Exposed by COVID-19
Set 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 Thurston
- May 5, 2020
- 3 min
A Poorer Economy Means a Sicker World
To claim that the best policy choice is obvious is to massively oversimplify a complex world. This article was reposted from FEE.org, and...
Nate Thurston
- Apr 5, 2020
- 4 min
Why Taiwan Hasn't Shut Down Its Economy
With transparency and diligence the Taiwanese government has avoided many problems. This article was reposted from FEE.org and written...
Nate Thurston
- Mar 21, 2020
- 4 min
Flexibility Is Needed for Economies to Cope With COVID-19, Not $2,000 Checks || FEE
True economic resilience comes from the ability to adapt to changes, not ignoring or masking them. The article was republished from...
Nate Thurston
- Mar 21, 2020
- 5 min
Panic Has Led to Government “Cures” That Are Worse than the Disease, History Shows || FEE
Anyone who’s seen the John Hughes movie Ferris Beuller’s Day Off probably remembers the scene where Ferris’s economics teacher (Ben...
Nate Thurston
- Mar 11, 2020
- 5 min
The Government Could Give Everyone a Raise through Payroll Tax Cuts
Update: President Trump is considering temporarily eliminating the Payroll Tax. A tax of 7.2% on employees, and 7.2% on employers that...
Nate Thurston
- Mar 3, 2020
- 6 min
The Myth of Cuba's Glorious Health Care System
We should be revolted by people who are willing to be dupes for totalitarianism. Reposted from FEE.org, and originally written by Daniel...
Nate Thurston
- Mar 3, 2020
- 3 min
Why Cuba's Infant Mortality Rate Is so Low | FEE
Cuba’s impressive infant mortality rate has a simple explanation: data manipulation. Fidel Castro, the dictator who ruled Cuba with an...
Nate Thurston
- Mar 3, 2020
- 3 min
Why Hong Kong's Economy Has Grown 7x Faster Than Cuba's Since the 1950s | FEE
Neil Monnery’s book "A Tale of Two Economies" explains how the fortunes of Hong Kong and Cuba were shaped by two individuals. This...
Nate Thurston
- Feb 17, 2020
- 4 min
The World's Poorest People Are Getting Richer Faster than Anyone Else
In 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 Thurston
- Feb 7, 2020
- 6 min
Chicago’s PlayStation Tax Shows How Greedy Politicians Can Be
Chicago is proof that there is almost nothing that government entities won’t try to tax. This article was originally posted by FEE.org,...
Nate Thurston
- Feb 7, 2020
- 3 min
Canada Collected Less Revenue from High-Income Earners after Trudeau Tax Hike
Trudeau’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 Thurston
- Feb 7, 2020
- 3 min
The Truth about Amazon’s Tax Bill
Politicians prefer not to talk about the billion and a half dollars in taxes Amazon paid last year. It is widely reported, and believed,...
Amanda Griffiths
- Aug 4, 2021
- 9 min
When is a Private Company Not a Private Company? Part 2: Fighting Cronyism After Section 230
When is a Private Company Not a Private Company? Part 2: Fighting Digital-Age Cronyism After Section 230 By Amanda Griffiths In a...
Amanda Griffiths
- Jul 27, 2021
- 10 min
When is a Private Company No Longer a Private Company? Cronyism vs. Capitalism
When is a Private Company Not a Private Company? A Case Study in Cronyism vs. Capitalism By Amanda Griffiths Pop quiz: What do Facebook...
Amanda Griffiths
- May 23, 2021
- 6 min
10 Jewish-Palestinian Questions: Part Four, and an Inconclusive Conclusion
The goal of this series is to combat the sphere of misinformation to which the most pacifistic groups of Americans are...