This post by the late Gary Becker discusses the different because income inequality and issues of equity. Titled “Contrived Inequality and Equality” the post looks at legislation and regulation that creates income differences by...
Charlotte Twight’s article, “Watching You” in The Independent Review offers a deeply critical review of federal policies monitoring and collecting data on everyday people. Full title: “Watching You: The Systematic Surveillance of Ordinary Americans.” In...
In Mark Perry’s recent post: More on … ‘rising income inequality’ with new data from … Census report he argues Census data indicate not much has changed over the last twenty years. The share of...
Some years ago, a friend teaching high school in the Dallas area mentioned many of her students had been victims of abuse at home. I was surprised and asked if she saw bruises or...
Debaters struggling with the complexity, turmoil, and violence across much of the Middle East, might enjoy Barry McGuire’s 1965 hit song “The Eve of Destruction.” The song helps put today’s conflicts in perspective. An...
For students researching and debating the economics/freedom/equity topic, “Who Really Wants to Solve the Problem of Poverty?” offers an excellent overview. The article asks why people who express deep interest in reducing poverty in...
However the current Middle East conflicts turn out, most everyone across Middle Eastern countries will still be living in a desert. Water conflicts between nations are likely to continue into the future across the...
Robert Reich complains in a Facebook post that NFL cheerleaders are paid too little: Robert Reich As if the NFL didn’t already have enough trouble with women, it turns out the most powerful sports...
The Prologue from Shane Harris’ 2010 book The Watchers: The Rise of America’s Surveillance State is online at Amazon. It is worth reading to understand how federal legislation and regulations can and have fashioned policies that put...
Two aspects of booming shale oil and gas production across the U.S.. First, increased domestic production reduces the importance of oil from the Middle East. The Carter Doctrine and later U.S./Middle East policies were...
