Friday, November 30

Clearing the Tabs 11-30-2018

Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.

November 24
The gig economy, Americans and the future

November 27
Well Whadya Know: Federal Revenue Is Up

Donald Trump, you're no Ronald Reagan
"Reagan's accomplishment was to actually make the idea of conservatism, something associated with the pre-New Deal era and Barry Goldwater's landslide defeat, mainstream by speaking hopefully and optimistically. He looked to win converts, and did. He captured 44 states in 1980 and 49 states voted to re-elect him."

November 28
A Teachable Moment on Taxes and Deadweight Loss, Courtesy of D.C.’s Greedy Government

The Bailouts at Ten: I Told You So
"Set aside the ethical questions entirely and focus on the mechanics: Businesses such as GM get into trouble not because of one-time events in the wider economic environment, but because they are so weak as businesses that they cannot weather one-time events in the wider economic environment. GM’s sedan business is weak because GM’s sedans are weak: Virtually all of the best-selling sedans in the United States are made by Toyota, Honda, and Nissan."

November 29

Friday, November 23

Clearing the Tabs 11-23-2018

Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.

November 17
Adoption Isn't Charity—It's War

November 18
Russia Facebook 'Meddling' That Tilted Election Toward Trump Is Birtherism, Democrat Edition

November 20
As Economic Freedom Goes Global, Conservatives Go Wobbly

November 22
There's no such thing as too much growth

November 23
How Loneliness Is Tearing America Apart
When people have a hole in their life, they often fill it with angry politics.

Friday, November 16

Clearing the Tabs 11-16-2018

Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.


November 16
Mike Pence is like an interim president

Everything You Need to Know about Tax Competition in One Story

California's Typhus Surge Is Linked to Fleas, Feces, and Bad Economic Policies

Resolving California's Housing and Homeless Crisis

Friday, November 2

Clearing the Tabs 11-2-2018

Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.

November 1
Saving America’s Retirement System and Providing Real Middle-Class Tax Relief

November 2
True or False: Economists Should Advise Despotic States
My friend of nearly 20 years now, Phil Magness, writes a lot of interesting things these days. This one is really intriguing.