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According to popular lore, Thanksgiving commemorates the bountiful harvest that resulted after Native Americans taught the Pilgrims to plant corn following a particularly destructive winter. The story is apocryphal. In fact, as Gov. William Bradford explained in his 1647 history of the Plymouth Plantation, the Pilgrims suffered chronic food shortages until 1623, when they ended their communal ownership of property.
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By Edward P. Stringham (Chicago Tribune, 11/20/19)
Although it’s become fashionable to deplore the fact that household wealth increases at different rates in a population, most high-income earners are productive in ways that benefit not just themselves but also society at large. Indeed, the only entity forcing open our pocketbooks is the one that politicians want to use to combat inequality—the government.
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By Randall G. Holcombe (The Beacon, 11/18/19)
One theory about the rise of socialism today is that younger Americans don’t know the true meaning of socialism. But another explanation might be that they don’t know the true meaning of capitalism.
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By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 11/11/19)
Why is public support for colleges and universities in decline? One answer may be that state spending on higher education isn’t translating into noticeable gains for the state population at large.
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By John C. Goodman (Forbes, 11/4/19)
If health insurers didn’t face regulations that incentivized them to attract the healthy and avoid the sickly, they would either pay surprise medical bills or negotiate a settlement with doctors and hospitals. Fortunately, pressures are growing at both the state and federal level to address the problem.
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By Luka Ladan (Catalyst, 11/1/19)
Most Americans born between 1981 and 1996 didn’t support the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, even though most are so financially strapped that they don’t have even $500 set aside to cover an unexpected tax bill. Millennials might become solid advocates of tax reform—if only more pundits made the effort to educate them about how tax policy impacts their lives.
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Volume 21, Issue 47: November 26, 2019
By Benjamin Powell
According to popular lore, Thanksgiving commemorates the bountiful harvest that resulted after Native Americans taught the Pilgrims to plant corn following a particularly destructive winter. The story is apocryphal. In fact, as Gov. William Bradford explained in his 1647 history of the Plymouth Plantation, the Pilgrims suffered chronic food shortages until 1623, when they ended their communal ownership of property.
READ MORE »By Edward P. Stringham (Chicago Tribune, 11/20/19)
Although it’s become fashionable to deplore the fact that household wealth increases at different rates in a population, most high-income earners are productive in ways that benefit not just themselves but also society at large. Indeed, the only entity forcing open our pocketbooks is the one that politicians want to use to combat inequality—the government.
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In All Fairness
Equality, Liberty, and the Quest for Human Dignity
Equality, Liberty, and the Quest for Human Dignity
Edited by Robert M. Whaples, Michael C. Munger, Christopher J. Coyne
By Randall G. Holcombe (The Beacon, 11/18/19)
One theory about the rise of socialism today is that younger Americans don’t know the true meaning of socialism. But another explanation might be that they don’t know the true meaning of capitalism.
READ MORE »
By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 11/11/19)
Why is public support for colleges and universities in decline? One answer may be that state spending on higher education isn’t translating into noticeable gains for the state population at large.
READ MORE »
By John C. Goodman (Forbes, 11/4/19)
If health insurers didn’t face regulations that incentivized them to attract the healthy and avoid the sickly, they would either pay surprise medical bills or negotiate a settlement with doctors and hospitals. Fortunately, pressures are growing at both the state and federal level to address the problem.
READ MORE »
By Luka Ladan (Catalyst, 11/1/19)
Most Americans born between 1981 and 1996 didn’t support the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, even though most are so financially strapped that they don’t have even $500 set aside to cover an unexpected tax bill. Millennials might become solid advocates of tax reform—if only more pundits made the effort to educate them about how tax policy impacts their lives.
READ MORE »
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
- California’s Polyglot Ballot Ruling Increases Likelihood of More Voter Fraud, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- Are Wealthier Americans Ditching Health Insurance?, by Craig Eyermann
- President Trump and the Popularity of Socialism, by Randall G. Holcombe
- Fed Chief Warns That National Debt Trend Will Choke Economic Growth, by Craig Eyermann
- Is Elizabeth Warren’s Proposed Wealth Tax Constitutional?, by Randall G. Holcombe
- The Berlin Wall Still Teaches Invaluable Lessons 30 Years After Its Fall, by Alvaro Vargas Llosa
- Civil Libertarians Worry that Facial Recognition Tech Is Inaccurate, but Fears May Worsen After It’s Perfected, by Jonathan Hofer
- “Medicare for All” Is Not Free Health Care, by Randall G. Holcombe
- Will New District Attorney Chesa Boudin “Transform” San Francisco?, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- Elizabeth Warren’s Proposed Wealth Tax, by Randall G. Holcombe
Catalyst: New Articles
- What South Park Gets Right About Government Regulation, by Conor Norris
- Civil Libertarians Worry that Facial Recognition Tech Is Inaccurate, but Fears May Worsen After It’s Perfected, by Jonathan Hofer
- Did Midas Touch Medicare?, by Ross Marchand
- Remember: Ours Is a Consumer-Powered Economy—Powered by You, by Luka Ladan
- Scoot: A Player in the Urban Motorbike Surge, by Scott Beyer
- Will the Courts Rein In Collegiate Race/Gender Pandering?, by Richard Vedder
