How Lockdowns Broke Human Capital
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Politicians, policymakers, and experts who would never miss a paycheck or a meal suddenly decided that workers not like them were no longer essential. In making... Read more.
The Triumph and Glory of Air Conditioning
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The story about the mass production of air conditioners is that what were once status symbols are now common. Crucial here is that people got very rich making air... Read more.
Stop Blaming Workers for the Labor Shortage
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It’s useful to think about in terms of what happened in March of 2020. It was then that politicians aggressively took away freedom. The very humans who drive all... Read more.
Was It the Pandemic or the Response?
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No doubt some remember “drop the bag at the doorstep,” “no knocking on the door,” “don’t ring the doorbell” lest the working-class germs of the delivery... Read more.
Recovery Is Possible: The Case of Post-War Germany
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The main thing is Germany once again recovered. This rates thought and repeated thought as a reminder of the stupidity of bailouts and intervention in countries... Read more.
After Disaster: The Case of Post-War Berlin
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Looked at through the prism of Germany, war is the destruction of that which economic growth builds. Worse, war is the destruction of the very human capital without... Read more.
Why Did Politicians Choose Economic Contraction Over Virus Mitigation?
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Poverty has always been mankind’s most brutal killer, while prosperity that’s produced the resources necessary for cures has been death's greatest foe. Politicians... Read more.
History Won’t Be Kind to Operation Warp Speed
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Specific companies were handed billions by the federal government, after which alternative ways of medicating or dealing with the virus were roundly ridiculed. In... Read more.
Post-Lockdown Politics Will Disrupt Republicans Too
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While conservatives were properly disgusted by the $1.9 trillion coronavirus “rescue plan” signed into law by President Biden in 2021, they were rather quiet... Read more.
American Happiness and the Wisdom of George Will
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Will brings to mind Oxford’s Sunetra Gupta (or she brings to mind Will) when he writes that “The interconnectedness of the modern world, thanks in part to the... Read more.
Governments Broke the Supply Chains
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While politicians couldn’t ever create or legislate billions working together around the world, they could and can surely break voluntary economic arrangements.... Read more.
The Travel Bans Achieve Nothing for Public Health
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Many countries have economies reliant on tourism, but it seems the businesses created to serve the tourists weren’t asked their opinions about this overreach.... Read more.