Biden’s New Intersectionality: Where Equity Policies Meet Bad Economics
In the summer of 2020, the Smithsonian Institution created a chart meant to condemn what it calls “whiteness,” and it listed a number of characteristics it claimed were essential to “white culture.” Among the so-called characteristics it described in pejorative
Nigeria’s CBDC Was Not Chosen. It Was Forced
Nicholas Anthony Late last year, the Nigerian government caused a cash shortage for the country’s 200 million citizens that led to protests, riots, and unrest. Since then, the Central Bank of Nigeria proudly announced that the adoption of the eNaira—Nigeria’s central bank
Debt, Spending, and Inflation Projected to Increase in CBO Update
Romina Boccia The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released an update to its 10‐year fiscal projections. CBO highlights higher inflation, lower revenues, and higher spending than previously projected. CBO’s report arrives as the debate over the debt ceiling heats up
Due Process or Transgender Protection on Campus?
President Biden's executive order to promote transgenderism on college campuses eviscerates long-held due process protections for accused students. This will not end well. Original Article: "Due Process or Transgender Protection on Campus?"
Did the US Steal Cherokee Land?
In a recent lecture on her new book, Redressing Historical Injustice: Self-Ownership, Property Rights and Economic Equality, Wanjiru Njoya challenged current calls among some indigenous groups for “land justice” to redress the alleged historical injustices of European colonization. Drawing from
Canada’s Housing Boom Was a Bubble. Now Comes the Bust
Like the USA, Canada has had a central bank–fueled housing boom. Like all other booms, it also has an inevitable ending. Original Article: "Canada’s Housing Boom Was a Bubble. Now Comes the Bust"
Neither Red nor Blue, but Free
The real issue we face is not whether we should be in the red tribe or the blue tribe, but rather what will be the constituency for freedom. Original Article: "Neither Red nor Blue, but Free"
Rothbard Was Right: Wars Don’t Enhance Freedom. They Destroy Liberty.
We hear ad nauseum from political and media elites that the war in Ukraine is about preserving "our freedoms." Murray Rothbard had something to say about this sophistry. Original Article: "Rothbard Was Right: Wars Don't Enhance Freedom. They Destroy Liberty."
Expecting Rate Cuts
After a long series of rate cuts, Fed officials and asset markets are expecting a long series of interest rate cuts. This is based on the tried and hue Phillips Curve analysis. In color theory, "hue" is the technical appearance of color
The US Followed a Policy of Foreign Intervention Long before World War II
In history classes (in public or private schools, colleges, and others), state propaganda, and mainstream history, a historical fiction has been spun that allegedly debunks any notion of noninterventionism. This is the myth of American isolationism. The assertion usually goes that