Economic Thinking Posts on Debate Topics
Stossel in the Classroom has three streaming segments on transportation policy reform. Go to StosselintheClassroom.org, then click Streaming Video, then enter transportation in the Keyword box. Direct link to the videos here: • Government Car...
There is a universe to explore with the space debate topic. Good public policy analysis requires perspective. Research on space exploration should include more than today’s facts, policies, and proposals. Further readings in the political and technological history...
The debate resolution on marine natural resources would include, in addition to fisheries, offshore oil and gas exploration and development. This presentation provides a general background on the energy industry, and the ongoing progress...
Marine natural resources range from ecosystems to fisheries to oil and gas to watery real estate. Here is a short presentation on building your home at sea, with notes from the Dubai Palm Island...
For students considering a debate topic on federal transportation infrastructure, we have an 8-page study guide (online pdf here) and webpage here: www.EconomicThinking.org/transportation. Below are three presentation on the transportation infrastructure topic adapted from...
This is part two of a draft presentation for students considering the marine natural resources debate resolution. I discuss fisheries, technology, and property rights. Near the beginning, discussing substitutes, I mean to say that...
How best are marine natural resources to be protected, preserved, or developed? What policy reforms at the Federal level could protect marine ecosystems, enhance fisheries, and allow other uses like recreation and resource extraction? ...
The amazing, astounding really, story of space exploration. Successful exploration of sea, air, and space depend upon institutions, incentives and innovation. Exploration has a rich and diverse history. Here is the first segment of...
Monetary Nationalism: A Bad Idea at Home and Abroad Money, Markets and Sovereignty by Benn Steil and Manuel Hinds Review by Lauren Blankenship My introduction to economics began with the principles of “sound money”...
Reflections on Lou Carabini’s Inclined to Liberty by Andrada Busuioc I wrote the first introduction to this review after reading only a few chapters of Lou Carabini’s Inclined to Liberty. Those chapters led me...