So here’s an economic idea from Donald Trump that we (and I) can fully get behind: It’s time to abolish the federal minimum wage. It’s absolutely time. As the New York Times had it right back in 1987, the correct federal minimum wage is $0. While that’s true and correct, it’s even more important these […]
I think it’s fair to say that Paul Krugman has declared his colours here and can now be said to support Hillary Clinton for President. He does so on the basis that she’s well informed about economics and would thus be a good person to have in a crisis if another economic crisis were to […]
If you want to see welfare-state socialism in action, go to bankrupt Puerto Rico. Let’s hope Bernie Sanders’ voters are paying attention to what their worker paradise dreams turn into in real life. Puerto Rico is a financial basket base with the island’s $75 billion debt now eclipsing 100% of its output. The government is […]
Just at the time when America most desperately needs a leader who will pull the nation back from the abyss of Omnipotent Government (a term borrowed from Ludwig von Mises, who so titled one of his great books), we find ourselves facing the prospect of either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. If we are to […]
On Saturday, Jeb Bush dropped out of the presidential race. His tolerance for bigger government, his defense of his brother’s policies, and his praise of Obama’s expansion of the NSA surveillance program made him hard to stomach for many libertarians. And yet, I will admit that I am sorry to see him go. Beyond the fact that he seemed like a […]