Golden Opportunities Ahead
Mark sees reasons to be optimistic about the future.
Failing to Make the Case for Race-Based Reparations
In reviewing Reconsidering Reparations by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, David Gordon and Wanjiru Njoya point out the book's many fallacies and the lack of a coherent theory of justice by the author.
The Twilight of the Antifederalists
New York was the toughest nut for the Federalists to crack. The Federalists ultimately got their new constitution, but it was largely thanks to New York Antifederalists that the worst plans of the Federalists were thwarted.
From Athens to Vienna: Understanding a System of Ethics
In his review of The Political Thought of David Hume: The Origins of Liberalism and the Modern Political Imagination, David Gordon examines systems of ethical norms. The Misesians have the best insights, of course.
Inflation Is Still Trending in the Right Direction
Jai Kedia A few months of hotter‐than‐expected inflation numbers have led to a renewed debate around how entrenched inflation has become. Most recently, the February Consumer Price Index increased 0.4% (4.8% annualized), driven primarily by shelter and gasoline which accounted for 60%
Friday Feature: Trinity Arch Preparatory School
Colleen Hroncich “We are doing this in collaboration with families, and it feels like fresh air and freedom.” These inspirational words from Jack Johnson Pannell really encapsulate his experiences in founding Trinity Arch Preparatory, an all‐boys Christian school in Phoenix. After a career
Cato Files Suit Against HHS to Obtain Medicaid Data
Marc Joffe “You can’t manage what you can’t measure” is an aphorism frequently applied to managing companies, but it applies equally to complex government programs like Medicaid. The federal/state initiative reimburses medical services provided to over 80 million beneficiaries in multiple
On the Nippon Steel-US Steel Deal, Politics (Again) Tops Policy
Scott Lincicome and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon In a “highly unusual” move, President Biden yesterday voiced his opposition to Japan‐based Nippon Steel’s bid to acquire US Steel, saying that it’s “vital” for US Steel “to remain an American steel company that is
Sebag and Natural Money
In a new book, The Natural Order of Money, Roy Sebag argues that money is the "extension of the natural order," and that it is not arbitrary.