Trying To Save The Future – Redesigning Government
[ad_1] It took the Roman Empire about 314 years (Pi) to realize that it was just too big and complicated for one man to rule. The Tetrarchy was the system instituted by Roman emperor Diocletian (284-305AD) in 293 AD to govern the Empire by dividing it between two emperors, the augusti (presidents), and their junior […]
Government Project: The Eternal Folly of Central Planning
[ad_1] Members of the Casa Grande cooperative farm pick cotton near Coolidge, Arizona, November, 1940. Department of Agriculture. The American Enterprise Institute has reprinted Edward C. Banfield’s little-known 1951 book, Government Project, which was a post-mortem of a defunct, quasi-socialist New Deal-era agricultural project in drought-prone Pinal County, Arizona. The Foreword to the 2024 edition, […]
Inflation in December was even lower than first reported, the government says
[ad_1] People shop in a supermarket in the Manhattan borough of New York city on January 27, 2024. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images The prices consumers pay in the marketplace rose at an even slower pace than originally reported, according to closely watched revisions the government released Friday. Updates to the consumer price […]
Milton Friedman on Government as the Problem
[ad_1] Both David Boaz and Bryan Caplan recently sent a link to a YouTube audio recording of a talk that Milton Friedman gave in the early 1990s. After his talk came a back and forth between Milton, moderator David Boaz, Hannes Gissurarson, Sally Pipes, and me. Milton was his usual cogent and clear self, […]
We Have The Stupidest People In Government In History
[ad_1] The Biden Administration’s stupidity mandating that those in the military submit to this worthless experiment MRNA vaccine or be dishonorably discharged has resulted in not just a shortage of pilots. Still, there has been a dramatic increase in heart problems among those who surrendered their human rights and took the vaccine. Heart problems […]
When Government Does Not Understand Something – Regulate It Until They Kill It
[ad_1] The golden rule of government is that whenever something new emerges – regulate it even when you do not understand what you are doing. While the details are not yet set, the EU wants to be the first to regular AI. This new legislation requires foundation models such as ChatGPT and general-purpose AI systems […]
Let the Market, Not Government, Decide the Fate of EVs
[ad_1] Advocates of various energy technologies have long argued that major barriers, either government or market-derived, stifle the development of their favored technology. They then infer that the current level of their preferred technology is suboptimal, necessitating some form of governmental intervention. That seems to hold true for New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, who […]
Revisiting the Argument that Government is Too Small
[ad_1] Once upon a time, academics argued over whether the government was too large or too small. I haven’t seen much of such conversations lately, even as government has blown far past its previous levels of magnitude and power. Perhaps that means it is worth reconsidering the major competing claims in the earlier discussion about […]
Nikki Haley Wants Social Media Users To Verify Identity With Government
[ad_1] Nikki Haley is a dangerous person who is pro-establishment and anti-American. Haley is eager for war with all of America’s adversaries simultaneously. This top Neocon would also like to place harsh restrictions on Americans, including our freedom of speech. Her most recent braindead idea states that all social media users should verify their identification. […]
Fed interest rate moves affected by government shutdown
[ad_1] An eagle sculpture stands on the facade of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A looming government shutdown could prevent the Federal Reserve from raising rates in November, but not for the reason you might think, according to Bank of America. Not only […]