Tag: Economics and Financial Services

Why This Bailout is as Bad as the Last One October 14, 2008Jeffrey A. MironCNN.com Editor’s note: Jeffrey A. Miron is senior lecturer in economics at Harvard University. A libertarian, he […]

Central Bankers Still Don’t Get It October 14, 2008George Selgin Who can forget the end of “Planet of the Apes” when Charlton Heston, kneeling before the half-buried remains of the Statue […]

The “Ill Wind” of Government Policy October 10, 2008Jeffrey J. Pompe As Texans continue to repair the damage from Hurricane Ike, Southeastern U.S. coastal residents can be thankful that the hurricane […]

Our Trillion-Dollar Cathedral in the Arctic October 3, 2008Robert H. Nelson The McCain campaign has been busy educating the new vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, in the nuances of American […]

Obama’s Economic Agenda: This Is Change? September 22, 2008Edgar K. Browning Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s mantra for change in economic policies amounts to this: a huge increase in redistribution of […]

Why Did Gas Prices Increase So Quickly? September 15, 2008Art Carden Why does the price of gas increase immediately when a hurricane threatens supplies, even though the gas at the pump […]

Socialism and “Acts of God” September 12, 2008Carlos Alberto Montaner Natural catastrophes are usually described as “acts of God.” The theory behind this article, derived from experience, is that there is […]

Our Trillion-Dollar War September 5, 2008Edgar K. Browning No, it’s not the War in Iraq—it’s the War on Poverty.  Incredible as it may seem, Americans transfer more than a trillion dollars […]

The Leaky Bucket September 5, 2008Edgar K. Browning It is commonplace among economists to emphasize that helping the poor with government welfare programs involves a trade-off: we get greater equality (or […]

Social Security Increases Poverty August 22, 2008Edgar K. Browning One of the most common arguments supporting Social Security is that it reduces poverty among the elderly. Last week, Barack Obama […]