Scott Winship of the American Enterprise Institute tackles misconceptions about the American economy. Sometimes it seems like Americans can’t decide whether we work too much or too little. We hear…
Noah Rothman defends capitalism against its detractors in the latest issue of Commentary. The new generation of anti-marketeers appears wedded to a notion that there is something out there that…
Recent “HeadLocke” guest Phillip Magness writes for National Review Online that a new high-profile project from the New York Times revives a discredited historical argument. “I say that cotton is…
Steve Forbes focuses in Forbes magazine on the links between money and power. Historians and pundits routinely overlook the fundamental importance of monetary policy and taxation in the rise and…
Walter Williams‘ latest column at DailyWire.com focuses on millennials’ misguided approach toward socialism. If one needed evidence of the gross ignorance of millennials, and their teachers and college professors, it’s…
David Harsanyi of the Federalist offers important facts for mopey millennials. Why do millennials like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez embrace the most disastrous economic philosophy of the 20th century? Because millennials have…
In a recently published interview, the distinguished economic historian discusses the theme of her soon to be published book, Why Liberalism Works: How True Liberal Values Produce a Freer, More Equal, Prosperous…
University of Delaware Professor Farley Grubb has developed an impressive body of work examining colonial-era money. He and his former student Cory Cutsail have a new working paper in which…
Daniel Hannan has some ideas. He shares them with readers of a Competitive Enterprise Institute report on the undeniable benefits of free trade. What lies behind these fears? There are,…
Deirdre McCloskey (no) and Jason Furman (yes) will be debating at economist.com over the next week whether capitalism is rigged. Furman opens with a claim about how powerful interests help…
Steve Forbes writes in the latest issue of Forbes magazine about the damage tariffs inflict on the economy. ONE THING TO always keep in mind about our trade battles is…
Reihan Salam of National Review Online ties the history of the public clock to an economic lesson we still can learn today. Economists attempting to understand the relationship between new…