The Lighthouse®
Almost everyone hates springing forward every year—and they should. Government imposed jet lag is also really expensive: $1.7 billion in losses annually. And, thanks to more heart attacks, workplace injuries, and auto accidents, it’s deadly. Time to turn back the clocks?
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Scott W. Atlas (Newsweek)
It was based on big, big lies. Here are 10 of the worst. Will anybody be held accountable?
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Benjamin Powell (Washington Times)
In 1976, Joe Biden was the first Democratic senator to endorse Jimmy Carter for president. Now, as president himself, Mr. Biden should honor him by embracing a Carter-style deregulation agenda—a fast, effective way to reduce inflation.
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Phillip W. Magness, David R. Henderson (AIER)
We are told we need to implement reparations—a massive $13 trillion government-redistribution program. But even the 1619 Project author wonders where that kind of money would come from. There are only two options, neither very pretty.
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Volume 26, Issue 11: March 15, 2023
William F. Shughart II (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Almost everyone hates springing forward every year—and they should. Government imposed jet lag is also really expensive: $1.7 billion in losses annually. And, thanks to more heart attacks, workplace injuries, and auto accidents, it’s deadly. Time to turn back the clocks?
READ MORE »Scott W. Atlas (Newsweek)
It was based on big, big lies. Here are 10 of the worst. Will anybody be held accountable?
READ MORE »
Benjamin Powell (Washington Times)
In 1976, Joe Biden was the first Democratic senator to endorse Jimmy Carter for president. Now, as president himself, Mr. Biden should honor him by embracing a Carter-style deregulation agenda—a fast, effective way to reduce inflation.
READ MORE »
Phillip W. Magness, David R. Henderson (AIER)
We are told we need to implement reparations—a massive $13 trillion government-redistribution program. But even the 1619 Project author wonders where that kind of money would come from. There are only two options, neither very pretty.
READ MORE »
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
- You Can Choose Your Gender, But Not Your Race, by Randall G. Holcombe
- Biden Grows National Debt Per Household by 11% in Two Years, by Craig Eyermann
- Nuke Bizzle, Unemployment Fraud, and AB-5: Julie Su’s Concerning Record, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- The Fed’s Cost Overruns, by William F. Shughart II
Catalyst: New Articles
- Why We Should Let Bad Banks Fail, by Peter Jacobsen
- PBS Ignores Angela Davis’s Political Roots, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- The Challenge of Latin American “Centros”, by Scott Beyer
