Jury Trials: A Radical Reform for the Federal Court System?
What if… what if… students ran a radical affirmative case insisting that when charged with a crime, the accused ought to have a right to a trial by a jury of peers? Too wild?...
Author: Gregory Rehmke
Should Federal Agencies Run Their Own Court Systems?
NCFCA has chosen it’s 2015-2016 policy debate resolution: Resolved: That the United States Federal Court system should be significantly reformed. NCFCA also offers an initial overview with pro and con paragraphs of the resolution. Economists...
China’s Instant Cities: Send Us the Girl Who Can Get Things Done
Over the past three decades textile and manufacturing firms in China expanded with stunning speed to become major suppliers of clothing and manufactured goods to the world. The vast expanse of new enterprises created...
Arrival Cities in China, and Globalization at the Crossroads
Around the world, people are on the move. Across the United States and Japan, through the 1800s and 1900s, millions moved from farms and rural villages to the edges of fast-growing cities. China’s economic...
Astounding Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China
Across the history of mankind there are few more fantastic stories of economic transformation than the four Asian Tigers, followed by the stunning economic development of China. It may be hard to comprehend the...
For Micro-Multinational Entrepreneurs: Reduce Trade Regulations to Increase Trade
A recent post at the Kauffman Foundation’s Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship site, titled “Promoting Micro-Multinational Entrepreneurs,” looks at the success of online sellers, compared to traditional firms, in finding and keeping customers overseas. Trade...
Most Trade Policy is Driven by Special Interest Groups
Who cares about trade policy with one or more of the following nations: China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan? Well, Stoa policy debaters do, or will, as they research and debate proposed policy reforms. But...
“Private Charity Isn’t Enough”
When some people earn much more than others, should the taxing authority redistribute funds from high-income families to those with low incomes? A New York Times article “Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution Isn’t Over Yet” reports both...
What’s Less Equitable Than Slavery? How About Prisons?
An NCFCA LD resolution looked for clash between freedom and equity: “Resolved: In the realm of economics, freedom ought to be valued above equity.” The U.S. Supreme Court struggled with the clash between freedom...
Economic Freedom and Income Equality
Below is a four-minute overview by economist Robert Lawson of economic freedom and income inequality. For students looking for grounds on the negative, supporting equity, Dr. Lawson suggests income inequality in the U.S. is...