The Lighthouse®
The Chinese regime’s shutdown of the Unirule Institute of Economics, one of the nation’s few independent think tanks, shows what’s at stake for the protesters in Hong Kong. If the protesters don’t preserve their civil and political freedoms, their economic freedoms and prosperity could go next.
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Socialism Sucks
Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World
By Robert Lawson, Ben Powell
By Williamson M. Evers and Ze'ev Wurman (The Orange County Register, 9/23/19)
California’s education officials promised that Common Core K-12 academic standards would make high school graduates college-ready and that remedial classes in math and English could be dropped from state-college catalogs without cause for concern. California State University faculty, however, now complain that incoming students are ill-prepared for academic rigor.
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By Robert P. Murphy (Mises Institute, 9/18/19)
The Federal Reserve recently announced it would cut its fed-funds rate target by a quarter point with the help of a $75 billion injection. Far from enjoying a solid recovery, the U.S. economy is still incredibly weak, needing a constant infusion to stave off a crisis.
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By Ross Marchand (Catalyst, 9/6/19)
In the pet healthcare sector, consumers are exposed to prices and veterinarians have a real incentive to keep costs low. In contrast, when third-parties foot the bill for human healthcare coverage, providers have little reason to disclose prices and the lack of
transparency contributes to healthcare costs climbing faster than the rate of inflation.
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By Shruti Rajagopalan and Alexander T. Tabarrok (The Independent Review, Fall 2019)
India has been held back from achieving widespread economic prosperity because it attempts to legislate and regulate more than its resources and population can handle. The mismatch between ambition and ability stems from premature demands by India’s elites, who press for domestic imitations of what they deem to be the best policies and practices of developed countries.
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Volume 21, Issue 39: October 1, 2019
By Benjamin Powell (The Epoch Times, 9/17/19)
The Chinese regime’s shutdown of the Unirule Institute of Economics, one of the nation’s few independent think tanks, shows what’s at stake for the protesters in Hong Kong. If the protesters don’t preserve their civil and political freedoms, their economic freedoms and prosperity could go next.
READ MORE »
Socialism Sucks
Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World
By Robert Lawson, Ben Powell
By Williamson M. Evers and Ze'ev Wurman (The Orange County Register, 9/23/19)
California’s education officials promised that Common Core K-12 academic standards would make high school graduates college-ready and that remedial classes in math and English could be dropped from state-college catalogs without cause for concern. California State University faculty, however, now complain that incoming students are ill-prepared for academic rigor.
READ MORE »
By Robert P. Murphy (Mises Institute, 9/18/19)
The Federal Reserve recently announced it would cut its fed-funds rate target by a quarter point with the help of a $75 billion injection. Far from enjoying a solid recovery, the U.S. economy is still incredibly weak, needing a constant infusion to stave off a crisis.
READ MORE »
By Ross Marchand (Catalyst, 9/6/19)
In the pet healthcare sector, consumers are exposed to prices and veterinarians have a real incentive to keep costs low. In contrast, when third-parties foot the bill for human healthcare coverage, providers have little reason to disclose prices and the lack of
transparency contributes to healthcare costs climbing faster than the rate of inflation.
READ MORE »
By Shruti Rajagopalan and Alexander T. Tabarrok (The Independent Review, Fall 2019)
India has been held back from achieving widespread economic prosperity because it attempts to legislate and regulate more than its resources and population can handle. The mismatch between ambition and ability stems from premature demands by India’s elites, who press for domestic imitations of what they deem to be the best policies and practices of developed countries.
READ MORE »
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
- Children’s Crusade of UN Global Climate Week Gets a Cold Shot, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- Can the Fed Handle the Next Financial Catastrophe Arising from Politicians’ Addiction to Spending?, by Craig Eyermann
- Cassandra Chrones Moore, R.I.P., by David J. Theroux
- Blazing Blaster Buyback BS, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- Diversity Rankings Hold Deep Meaning for the University of California, the State, and the Nation, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
Catalyst: New Articles
- Bernie’s Housing Proposal Takes Supply Constraints Seriously (But Rent Control Is Still Bad), by Nick Zaiac
- The University of Texas Belatedly Helps Poor Kids, by Richard Vedder
- Banned Books and Banned Ideas, by Nicole Garay
- FDA Must Allow, Not Thwart, Genetic Testing Revolution, by Ross Marchand
- Book Review: ‘Order Without Design,’ by Alain Bertaud: An Urban Planner Describes the Flaws of His Profession., by Scott Beyer
- Don’t Be So Quick to Write Off Natural Gas, by William F. Shughart II
