As promised, here are a few thoughts on industrial policy, parochialism, Apple, and what they have to do with nationalism. As America’s economy continues to struggle, our country is rightly obsessed with jobs and employment. While some people believe that our national debt and lack of fiscal austerity are our greatest economic threats (I have Read More…
Category: free market
The Path to Democracy
As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, the end of the Cold War left many people looking for new ways to understand international affairs. Starting in the early 1990’s, many people began to feel that democracy had won the final chapter in world affairs and it was just a matter of when and how Read More…
CSquared-onomics Part 2
Here’s my attempt at Applied International Economics in a few pages. Please make sure you read Part one (my last post) first or this may not make sense to you. Also, please check out the recently added About the Author and About the Blog pages at the links on the right. Lesson #1: The Read More…
CSquared-onomics Part 1
Economics is one the most powerful tools we have for understanding the world around us and creating good policy, despite its many shortcomings. Unfortunately few people have the opportunity to learn its fundamentals. I’d like to share what I believe are the basic lessons of economics that every concerned citizen should know. I’ll talk Read More…
In Defense of Competition
This isn’t exactly a contemporary topic, but something that’s been on my mind a lot lately. For some reason I always end up reading books I disagree with, and even though I always get frustrated, it’s a lot more useful than having someone try to convince me of what I already agree with. I Read More…