Economic Thinking Posts on Debate Topics
The United States Federal Government should significantly reform its policies regarding convicted prisoners under federal jurisdiction. NCFCA debaters have a small slice of the US prison population and policies to research and reform through...
Liquid Robots to Measure the Seas “If it matters, measure it” argues The Fraser Institute, a think tank in Vancouver, BC. Good public policy requires good data and constant measurement. Measuring water resources matters,...
After decades of bureaucratic delay, a new space race has rocket companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin pushing costs down with reusable rockets with dramatically reduced launch costs. Soon travel to the Moon and...
So many books and videos on artificial intelligence. Where to start? If only we had an algorithm to help us decide… No surprise though that an Economic Thinking post might start with insights and...
Ronald Reagan’s 1975-1979 radio broadcasts attracted millions of listeners each week. One of those broadcasts, Economic Fairy Tales, drew from three historical episodes to show why Americans should not be afraid to quickly end...
However ongoing Middle East and North Africa conflicts are resolved, most families in the Middle East and North Africa will still be living in or next to deserts. Water scarcity and conflicts within and...
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...
Thanks to Caleb Brown of Cato Daily Podcast for taking time to discuss “Steelmanning” recently. Our discussion was posted May 14. And thanks to Joshua Anumolu for his Steelmanning post for Ethos Debate. Joshua...
Energy powers the American economy, from transportation to textiles, agriculture, and manufacturing, to information technologies, communications, even rocket launches. Lots of matter and electrons pushed one way and another making and moving the everyday...
Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform the use of Artificial Intelligence technology. [Update May 28: AI resolution was chosen.] Gaming AI: Why AI Can’t Think but Can Transform Jobs by George...