by Michelle Sioson | Dec 16, 2025 | Government, Markets, and You
I know a man, a competent and intelligent man, who thinks Trump is a fascist. Let us test this hypothesis against the evidence. First, we must define fascism. Victor Davis Hanson, classicist, military historian, and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, defines...
by Pat Mayo | Jun 9, 2025 | Government, Markets, and You
America’s health care and education systems have failed the American people. Health care costs only go up, always at a faster rate than inflation. Outcomes across a variety of measures – prevalence of chronic disease, life expectancy, doctor and patient satisfaction,...
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...
