Participants in the World Economic Forum (WEF) seem to have mistaken Davos for Camelot. After days of talking and revelry, they have sallied forth on their quest for the Holy […]
Tag: Daily Economy
Are Free Traders Guilty of Naïve Globalism?
Samuel Gregg’s 2022 book, The Next American Economy, is an important and brilliant achievement. Gregg eloquently champions the free, commercial society against its many detractors. Among these detractors, of course, […]
These Are the Good Old Days
It happened again. While scrolling through social media during morning coffee, I came across another post about how wonderful everything was when we were kids and how horrible everything is […]
Essential Words In- And Not In- Adam Smith’s Essential Works
The word sympathy (and its cognates) appears 290 times in Adam Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments (TMS). In a letter to Smith (28 July 1759), David Hume said that the agreeableness of sympathy […]
Flatcoins: A More “Stable” Stablecoin?
As inflation hits fiat currencies, a new idea is emerging in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. “Flatcoins,” or stablecoins tied to the cost of living rather than fiat currencies, are currently being […]
Authority And Freedom by Jed Perl: A Review
A book entitled Authority and Freedom sounds like it could be a lesson regarding political libertarianism and government, or a discussion on the philosophical relationship between the two concepts. Jed […]
A Reflection on Bastiat’s “What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen”
Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850) is rightly celebrated for his still-unmatched skill at conveying key economic insights to the general public with clarity and wit. Among his most famous and effective efforts […]
Climate and COVID ‘Science’
Physicist and former CalTech provost Steven Koonin’s superb 2021 book, Unsettled? What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters, busts many popular myths about climate change. […]
Contra Fauci, School Closings Will Shorten Lives
On August 23, in an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Fox’s Neil Cavuto asked if the school shutdowns had “forever damaged” kids. Fauci answered, “I don’t think it’s forever irreparably […]
Raising Corporate Taxes Does Not Help Workers
For decades, Congress has done little more than complicate the tax code which, to this day, punishes success in a variety of ways. During this time, many politicians have consistently demagogued […]