by Pat Mayo | Mar 25, 2025 | Government, Markets, and You
I was raised in the church of free trade and drilled in the catechism of comparative advantage. A foundational principle of free trade, it is the idea that even if Country A is more efficient at producing everything than Country B, each country still benefits from...
by Michelle Sioson | Oct 7, 2024 | Government, Markets, and You
Even the most casual observer of Kamala Harris would be hard pressed to conclude that she is competent, trustworthy, articulate, hard-working, full of well thought through policy proposals, and concerned about the good of the country. Yet the presidential race...
by Michelle Sioson | Jun 13, 2024 | Government, Markets, and You
One thing is certain about the 2024 presidential election. Donald Trump’s opponents will stop at nothing, short, I hope, of violence, to keep him out of the White House. Fair or unfair, legal or illegal, Democrats will continue to use the judicial system not just to...
by Michelle Sioson | May 23, 2024 | Government, Markets, and You
How do you decide whether some politician’s or government official’s proposal makes sense, i.e., whether, on balance, it will make your and other people’s lives better? None of us has the time to explore all the ins and outs. How then do we balance making the best...
by Sam Mitchell | Apr 2, 2024 | Government, Markets, and You, Government, Markets, and You, Uncategorized
America is engaged in its second civil war. Like the first, the war is over an idea. Under sustained attack is the idea of America as expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The Founding Fathers set the preservation of individual freedom as...
