Seed Corn and Dry Powder
On this week's episode, Mark looks at the financial condition of the government and of American citizens
Bad, Worse, Worst: The Misguided Perfectionism of Gavin Newsom
My grandfather used to sing to me, “Good, better, best / never let them rest /
Sovereign Debt is Eating the World
Sovereign debt is eating the world. Lining up a financial crash that could make 2008 look
The Eurozone Disaster: Between Stagnation and Stagflation
The eurozone economy is more than weak. It is in deep contraction, and the data is
How Statism Leads to War
Mises' work explains how laissez-faire economies have incentives to be peaceful with each other, and how,
The False Pretense of Economic Stability
There’s a growing palpable sense of optimism among many economists and journalists that the United States
The Dollar See-Saws between Two Views on Fiscal Explosion
As the Biden administration ramps up new government spending—and budget deficits—to unheard-of peacetime levels, reality sets
The Perils of the Hegemon
John Mueller As President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare for their meeting next week, some
Nuclear Power’s Newest Cautionary Tale
David Kemp and Peter Van Doren The nuclear power renaissance experienced another setback this week with the
Privacy, Transparency, and Individual Ballots
Walter Olson The secret ballot was won in a hard‐fought reform campaign late in the Nineteenth Century and