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It’s the Growth, Stupid

Scott Grannis at Calafia Beach Pundit is one of my favorite economics bloggers. He does not post often, but when he does he produces some real gems.  His work includes illuminating graphs that supports his clear analysis. While I have agonized over the terrible choice...

The Hypertrophy of Finance

George Gilder explains how the management of our money system has increased inequality. While the trade in goods and services has remained stagnant the volume of trade, and the ensuing profits, in currency trading and financial instruments has grown substantially,...

The Re-Introduction

from The National Review editors Hillary Forgets Herself: But if you need a reintroduction to Mrs. Clinton, we will oblige: She is an opportunist without anything resembling a conviction with the exception of her unwavering commitment to abortion, a “public servant”...

Political Party Hangovers

from The Republican and Democratic brands endure, even if their core beliefs don’t- from Jeff Jacoby at Boston Globe Yet in the end, political parties — or at any rate, big national parties — are about winning elections. And as society changes, so does a party’s...

Overcoming Pessimism

Over the last 200 years the world population has increased 7x while the wealth per capita increased 10x- for a 70x increase in wealth consumed. This  is dwarfed by the better performers like Britain, Japan, Sweden and of course the US.  All of this has happened...