A healthy American economy should include healthy Americans. Yet most Americans are not healthy and suffer from a range of lifestyle-related health problems. Insulin resistance is now seen as the major underlying condition for...
For the Stoa policy topic how do USFG vs. NGO approaches compare? (U.S. Federal Government vs. Non-Government Organizations). Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform the use of Artificial Intelligence technology. In...
Selected Essays on Political Economy by Frédéric Bastiat Four orators are all trying to be heard in the Assembly. At first they speak all at once, then one after the other. What have they...
Novelist Ursula K. Le Guin passed away recently. In my teens I read nearly all her science fiction novels, and have read the Earthsea Trilogy many times since. The essay below (revised here) was...
From Unlucky Prehistoric Geography to Unfortunate Institutions TodayGregory Rehmke Presented at APEE Session: “Cultural and Geographic Links to Economic Growth.” April 8, 2002 Until very recently the only way people could get to Argentina...
Many proposals call for the European Union to increase skilled immigration, as well as reforms for less skilled immigrants and asylum seekers. Populist and nationalist groups say new immigrants will “take” jobs locals could...
Researching a 2014 debate topic on U.S./Middle East policy, costs for Kurdish refugee camp were reported: “U.S. government funding for refugees has reached $2.4 billion.” Building, operating, supplying, and protecting refugee camps can be...
It is very good news that hundreds of millions are on the path to prosperity heading to cities for opportunities. Michael Cox used this example: imagine a few people dropped into a jungle, just one...
For American Logos students: I’ve been asked to give presentations on Poverty and on Marxism. I discuss both in this post and recommend various essays and videos for further research. It makes sense to...
For thousands of years people have migrated into, across, and out of Europe. Usually peacefully but sometimes as invading armies. Economic principles will help students understand and appreciate the dynamic forces driving E.U. immigration...
