The Biden administration released its National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism. It’s loaded with proposals based (so it seems) on premises that have been discredited or attacked when applied to various ethnic or religious minorities during the “War on Terror” era, such as the FBI’s infamous “Don’t Be A Puppet” website with its anti‐Muslim stereotypes and tropes. … Continue reading Biden’s Domestic Terrorism Strategy: A Recipe for Civil Liberties Abuses?
Until recently, conventional wisdom had it that the Republicans were the party of free trade while the Democrats were more inclined towards protectionism. There were always gaping holes in this characterization, as we never came close to free trade when the Republicans had power, and Democratic presidents often pursued a bit of trade liberalization. But it … Continue reading Are the Republicans Switching Places with the Democrats on Trade?
Gun control advocates often claim the moral high ground. They accuse opponents of selfishly clinging to their guns and having cold hearts toward the victims of gun violence. That is exactly what happened on May 20 at a Congressional hearing on the issue. But Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) wasn’t having it. “We care about victims,” … Continue reading Congressman’s Impassioned Testimony Reveals the True Victims of Gun Control
Nearly 50 years ago, in the heat of August 1971, President Richard M. Nixon issued Executive Order 11615 to impose the first wage and price controls since World War II. They were intended to suppress inflation, which at the time was less than 5 percent. But just as they did during wartime, the 1971 price controls went … Continue reading Get Ready for Price Controls if Inflation Accelerates
Julia Albright, University of Tennessee Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do cats like to pat their paws on a soft blanket? – Anonymous Do you ever see your cat shifting his front paws back … Continue reading Why do cats knead with their paws?
The Biden administration is proposing to spend $225 billion on subsidized daycare over the next decade as part of its nearly $2 trillion American Families Plan. This is on top of the proposed $200 billion the administration hopes to spend to create a universal government preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds. The president’s plan is … Continue reading Biden’s Taxpayer-Funded Childcare Plan Won’t Work, Harvard Economist and Obama Ally Concludes
The United States steel industry has long received government protection from import competition, today in the form of hundreds of “trade remedy” (antidumping and countervailing duty) measures on specific iron and steel products and “national security” tariffs on almost all forms of finished and semi‐finished steel products. Numerous economic analyses have shown that these measures raise domestic steel prices … Continue reading How American Steel Protectionism Harms American Manufacturers in One Simple Chart
Denver-based startup Boom Supersonic has been developing a passenger jet that will fly faster than the speed of sound, and United Airlines recently announced a deal to buy fifteen of them, with an option to buy thirty-five more if safety tests go as planned. https://twitter.com/boomaero/status/1400406948546220036?s=20 “But what if they don’t,” some are asking, “what if … Continue reading Flight Times May Soon Be Cut in Half—Thanks to Capitalism
Many immigrants come first to the United States as children of foreign workers in various temporary statuses, such as the H-4 for children of H-1B workers. They can remain in the United States in legal status until they turn 21 when they lose eligibility as a dependent “child” of the foreign worker. Many children will spend … Continue reading DHS Should Un‐ban Legal Dreamers from DACA
Over the last decade, United States population growth was at its lowest rate since the 1930s, according to a report released by the US Census Bureau in April. Population was up by 7.4 percent over the previous decade, the slowest growth rate the US has seen since the Great Depression. (These findings are a bit … Continue reading The Malthusian Fallacy Paul Krugman Just Fell For
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