American Institute for Economic Research, June 5, 2025
In the Biblical book of First Kings, Yahweh’s prophet Elijah challenged 450 pagans to a spiritual showdown on Mount Carmel in northern Israel….
Tag Archives: Politics
The Problem with Wellbeing Economics
American Institute for Economic Research, April 14, 2025
This May in Reykjavik, Iceland, the elegantly modern Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center will host a meeting of academics, policy makers, business leaders, and politicians known as the Wellbeing Economy Forum…
Fighting Poverty in Rural America
National Affairs, Spring 2025
Rural poverty rates in America have remained high largely because well-meaning attempts to reduce them have involved separate, uncoordinated policies thrown haphazardly at the problem. By instead considering their options in full and recognizing how each might build on the others — especially in light of new developments in the energy sector — policymakers could grasp that they confront a moment of opportunity not to be missed.
Censorship Attacks the Pursuit of Truth
American Institute for Economic Research, October 28, 2024
To paraphrase Jonathan Swift, when a bad idea appears in the world, you may know it by this sign, that its proponents will endeavor to silence the expression of alternative ideas…
Reclaiming Sovereignty in Financial Regulation
National Affairs, Fall 2024
Christmas of 1989 was a good one for me. I had just secured my first adult job as a credit analyst with a community bank in Klein, Texas. Ronald Reagan had left office less than a year earlier. Global communism was imploding. And deregulation was moving forward in multiple American industries — including a banking system that, thanks to decades of technological and financial innovation, was chafing against the rules imposed by the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933….
Techno-Tyranny of Gilliam’s Brazil is “1984” for 2024
American Institute for Economic Research, July 24, 2024
When I first saw the film Brazil (1985) a decade after its release, I was decidedly underwhelmed. The pacing was slow, the symbolism convoluted, and the humor too British for my twenty-eight-year-old American tastes. But after a recent viewing, this movie that routinely appears on ‘best British film’ lists impressed me with its entertainment value, but even more with how relevant its message has become…
Where Have You Gone, Alex P. Keaton?
American Institute for Economic Research, November 30, 2023
One of the most popular sitcoms of the 1980s, Family Ties, featured two ex-hippies raising a family in the era of Ronald Reagan. Their eldest son Alex, played by a young Michael J. Fox, was an unabashed, necktie-wearing conservative who idolized Milton Friedman and excelled academically. Alex was, of course, an economics major…
Beyond the Glitz
Arkansas Money & Politics, February/June 2016
Despite Arkansas’ tax incentives and abundant natural resources, many big-budget Hollywood films are being made elsewhere. Now the state is looking to a new grass-roots approach in attracting filmmakers.
The No-Spin Zone
Arkansas Money & Politics, February/March 2016
The Bureau of Legislative Research takes a nonpartisan approach to helping legislators craft bills, while sometimes working with lawmakers’ lack of institutional knowledge.
Changing the State from the Grassroots Up
Arkansas Money & Politics, Nov/Dec 2015
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