Once a government…
A friend of mine recently tagged me on Facebook to ask my opinion on this. Below is my response with some enhancements and additions. * * * * * Quoting for acce...
Category: Economics
Taxing firearms
Article: Don’t Ban Assault Weapons – Tax Them I’ve said before (here and here) that subtle racism largely fuels the calls for greater financial burd...
The biggest problem in health care NO ONE is discussing
With all the discussions about how to bring down the cost of health care in the United States, there is one I’m surprised few are discussing. Physician de...
One question no one seems to ask about diversity
Article: “Diversifying tech: Yes, white men can be part of the solution and not the problem” Ah another piece of virtue signalling. In other words, ...
Trickle-down economics, or why you have a computer or smartphone
Many on the left do not understand how “trickle-down economics” works. The more accurate name is “supply-side” economics. Colloquially i...
It’s not an "anti-college" debate
Let’s start with a simple question: if I recommend that you buy a PC over a Mac, am I anti-Mac? I think a lot of us would probably say No, especially if t...
Giving the gift of well-being
Ah Christmas. Certainly a great time of year, where people are generous – or at least try to be – and people become upset at the gifts others thoughtfully bough...
5 Steps for Funding Your Kid’s College Education
One thing that I find rather troubling is this persistent idea that parents must pay for their kid’s college education. Recently Nicole Seghetti, a contri...
MMOs and economics
Recently Cracked.com decided to tackle the subject of MMO – massively-multiplayer online games – in an article called “5 Ways Video Games are Saving Manki...
Student loan smokescreen
President Obama’s latest focus on student loans is a vapid response to the unemployment issue: We should be doing everything we can to put higher educatio...