Peak EV: Electric Vehicles Will Fade as Their True Costs Become Clear
“On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to announce tough new tailpipe emission standards designed to effectively force the auto industry to phase out the sale of gas-powered cars,” reports The Verge, with the provocative headline “The End Is Nigh
How the Woke Left Is Destroying Education
For decades, providing students with the highest quality of education was a key objective in many countries because doing so would facilitate scientific progress and innovation, support social and economic development, and raise living standards. In recent years, however, the
Professor Shawn Ritenour: The Vital Role Of The Entrepreneur In Economic Development
Entrepreneurship is well-defined in economics, and well-recognized as the engine that drives economic growth. That means people enjoying greater well-being, including but not limited to material prosperity. But economic growth can be uneven. Some countries, some regions, and even some
EPA: The benefits of proposed automobile tailpipe standards are estimated to be $1 trillion more than costs
From the WSJ (EPA Seeks to Boost EVs With Toughest-Ever Rules on Tailpipe Emissions): The Biden administration is proposing new limits on vehicle tailpipe emissions, seeking to spur U.S. auto makers to generate two-thirds of their sales through electric vehicles in
The New Deal and Recovery, Part 28: A New Deal for Housing
Because this series is about the New Deal's contributions to economic recovery, it's essential that we recognize the difference, as Roosevelt himself did, between recovery on one hand and relief and reform on the other. A New Deal policy that
Do We Need a “National Divorce”? It’s Not a New Idea
News reports have been studded in recent weeks with talk of a “national divorce.” Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been the face of the national divorce movement, but she is hardly alone in her view that Republican and Democrat
The World War Boom and ’46 Bust: Why War Does Not Keep Us Out of Recessions
When I took my high school’s twentieth-century world history class, both the teacher and workbooks claimed repeatedly that World War II took us out of the Great Depression. Why would anyone question this? After all, unemployment went down. The US
OIRA has released its proposed revisions to OMB Circular No. A-4 and the comment period is open
From Richard L. Revesz, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs via a Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis email blast: I am excited to share with you that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has released its proposed revisions to OMB Circular No. A-4:
The Current Farm Bill Fraud: Government as Usual
The 2018 Farm Bill is due to expire this year, and US lawmakers have already begun working out the next version. This food-related omnibus bill was introduced ninety years ago as a “temporary” measure during the Great Depression. It’s been