Donald Trump’s flamboyant incursion into the Republican primary has not prevented the return of the quadrennial spectacle featuring conservatives arguing among themselves, often vociferously, about the principles that define their movement.
In a country with more than 300 million people, it is remarkable how obsessed the media have become with just one — Donald Trump. What is even more remarkable is that, after six years of repeated disasters, both domestically and internationally, under a glib egomaniac in the White House, so many potential voters are turning to another glib egomaniac to be his successor.
Two weeks ago the newspapers were filled with leaked threats that the U.S. government was “developing a package of unprecedented economic sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals who have benefited from their government’s cyber theft of valuable U.S. trade secrets.”
I saw two very nice, short views on growth: John Taylor Can We Restart This Recovery All Over Again? and Andy Atkeson, Lee Ohanian, and William E. Simon, Jr., 4% Economic Growth? Yes, We Can Achieve That.
As a matter of accounting, there are two way to increase U.S. economic growth and thereby boost incomes of Americans: increase productivity and increase jobs. As economists put it, the rate of economic growth equals the rate of productivity growth plus the rate of employment growth.
A hostile review of my new book — "Wealth, Poverty and Politics" — said, "there is apparently no level of inequality of income or opportunity that Thomas Sowell would consider unacceptable."
When the field of Republican presidential hopefuls gathers at the Reagan Library for Wednesday’s nationally televised debate, two things are certain: 17 Republicans will pay their respects at the gravesite of America’s 40th president, followed by the same 16 men and one woman all trying to be, well, Ronald Reagan.
Perhaps one of the most significant cases of externalities is the extensive use of the military draft. The taxpayer benefits by not paying the full cost of staffing the armed services.
Between 2010 and 2012, more than forty states adopted the Common Core standards in reading and math, setting dramatically higher expectations for students in our elementary and secondary schools. Now comes a critical milestone in this effort.
Yogi Berra supposedly said: “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Then again, it was Will Rogers who observed: “You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes, because that’s where the fruit is.”
Dan Ariely and Michael Norton write: Picture three people splitting an 8-piece pizza. How should they divide it? The possibilities are endless, from the very unequitable -- one person eats the whole pie -- to the more equitable -- say, each person gets two pieces and two get one more each.
Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, is piling on military support for the faltering Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. And Washington is shocked—as Washington’s always shocked when the predictable-but-distasteful becomes reality. Unlike the current U.S. administration, Putin doesn’t abandon embattled allies.
At the Tabard Inn in Washington, D.C., Christopher Feaster, 19, is just starting his shift as a host. He is dressed formally and strikes a professional tone as takes calls from customers. “We do not take reservations in our bar and lounge area ma’am. It’s first come, first serve only,” he says to a customer phoning in. “No problem, have a good one, bye.”
Americans consistently underestimate how much is spent annually to educate children in the nation’s public schools, including how much teachers are being paid.
quoting Timothy Kanevia International Business Times
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
This week could mark the end of the era of “cheap money” -- that is, if the U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates at its meeting Wednesday and Thursday for the first time in nearly a decade.
Lanhee Chen, one of the Republican Party’s most sought-after policy experts, said Monday he has signed on to Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign and will counsel the Florida senator on issues foreign and domestic.
