August 01, 2019
July 26, 2019
Explainer: What you should know about the federal government’s two-year budget deal
July 24, 2019
Explainer: What you should know about federal deficits
July 18, 2019
5 facts about the Apollo 11 moon landing
This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, when astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins became the first people in history to land on the Moon. Continue Reading...
July 17, 2019
7 Figures: Trends in global hostility toward religion
July 10, 2019
The BBC’s critique of ‘I, Pencil’ misses the point
Leonard Read’s immortal essay “I, Pencil” has persuaded more people of the wonders of the free market than possibly any other comparable work – so many that the BBC recently posted an article attacking it. Continue Reading...
July 09, 2019
How fiscal policy can lead to ‘crowding out’
July 05, 2019
Unemployment as economic-spiritual indicator — June 2019 report
July 03, 2019
6 Quotes: Calvin Coolidge on religion and the Declaration of Independence
Tomorrow, for the 243rd anniversary celebration of Independence Day, President Trump will give a speech on the National Mall. As with all such addresses in the modern age, Trump’s remarks will be compared to the presidential gold standard for Fourth of July speeches—Calvin Coolidge’s speech on the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Continue Reading...
July 02, 2019
The dangers of fiscal policy
Note: This is post #127 in a weekly video series on basic economics.
In the early 2000s, Argentina’s debt reached 150 percent of GDP, leading to what was the largest government default in the history of the world. Continue Reading...