Economy Analysis
Brooke Ence’s Mission to Create a ‘Parallel’ Food Economy
The vast majority of America’s meat supply comes from four major companies, leaving little room in the market for smaller farms to compete. JBS Foods,… Read More
Fact-Checking President Obama on “Trickle-Down” Economics
In a recent speech in Kansas, President Obama launched a diatribe against “trickle-down” economic policies. Not only did President Obama mischaracterize conservative tax policy, but… Read More
Morning Bell: Whitewashing History, Obama Style
If U.S. history is a painting on a giant canvas, President Barack Obama’s speech this week in Osawatomie, Kansas, is a thick coat of whitewash… Read More
Podcast: Keynes vs. Hayek
Make sure to listen to a recent radio interview with Nicholas Wapshott, author of the new book, “Keynes Hayek: The Clash That Defined Modern Economics.”… Read More
Tax Cuts and Supply-Side Effects
Lawmakers have recently paid lip service to cutting the corporate tax rate to help boost economic growth. Doing so would be good policy, but it’s… Read More
Supply and Demand, Part II: The Money Supply
My recent post explained why President Obama’s newly proposed $447 billion spending package aimed at boosting total demand is doomed to fail. Some commenters offered… Read More
Does Supply Create Demand?
Which comes first: supply or demand? This question has serious policy implications, especially as President Barack Obama proposes $447 billion in additional stimulus spending in… Read More
Don’t Call It a Comeback
The New York Times has an article out today titled: “A Political Comeback: Supply-Side Economics” that asserts “the big supply-side tax cuts of the 1980s… Read More
