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American Exceptionalism
What makes America different affects policy and our lives.
December 27, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
The Blindspot that has Plagued Humanity for Eons
One reason you don't know what to do is that your brain won't let you see the right choice for everyone.
December 5, 2015
Jeffery J. Smith
Activist
The Undemocratic Ballot Access
Costly ballot access stifles democracy.
November 29, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Tyrants Exploit Income Inequality
The inequality of wealth and income has become a meme loaded with danger.
November 22, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Favors for a Group or Dividends for All?
To date, government has endowed landowners with very lucrative favors. What if we extended such largesse to everyone?
November 19, 2015
Jeffery J. Smith
Activist
Taxation by Citation
Excessive traffic fines create distrust between the police and the people. What’s needed is tax reform that eliminates the financial incentive for taxation by citation.
November 15, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Academics Against Academic Jargon
It's not just that you're kept from knowing what they know. It's also that bad writers means bad thinkers.
November 1, 2015
Jeffery J. Smith
Activist
Justice—Coming to a Nation Near You
Do tell me about a problem I can fix, and that is—before all heck breaks loose—how to hurry up social progress.
October 29, 2015
Jeffery J. Smith
Activist
Take “The Donald” Seriously? Yes, and Here’s Why.
The Donald built his empire on other people’s money. Yet when he failed, he bailed—leaving other people high and dry. Now, he’s come back for more.
September 9, 2015
Phil J. Anderson
Economic Consultant
Are Pessimists Right? Or is Optimism Warranted?
The human brain easily sees problems but is not hardwired to instantly recognize solutions. One must think, not just react. Can we pull it off?
September 7, 2015
Jeffery J. Smith
Activist
The Siberian Solution for Refugees
Europe has not solved its refugee problem. Siberia could offer a potential solution.
August 30, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
The Tyranny of Billionaire Monopolists
Critics of markets lack an understanding of truly free markets.
August 23, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
The Rules of Reality: How Societies Change
The stakes are high. When would-be agents of change ignore what works, they can’t get it readily adopted. And the world misses out on its own salvation.
August 6, 2015
Jeffery J. Smith
Activist
Same-Sex Marriage and the Bible
A close examination of what the Bible says about same-sex relations rebuts religious objections.
June 28, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Final Words of Advice
“I am now convinced that the solution to poverty is to abolish it directly by a now widely discussed measure: the guaranteed income.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.
June 5, 2015
Jeffery J. Smith
Activist
Contra Argumentation Ethics
Bad arguments for liberty hamper progress.
May 31, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
The EMP Threat
The biggest threat to the US economy is an electromagnetic pulse.
May 24, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Radical Democracy
The only way to implement absolute democracy is for each participant to voluntarily agree to the governance structure, and be able to exit when one no longer agrees.
May 17, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Majoritarianism
The prevailing idea of majority rule violates deep equality.
May 10, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Everything You Suspected About U.S. Gov’t Corruption is True
The stuff you learned about government as a kid is completely wrong. Researchers from Princeton University show what’s really going on.
May 6, 2015
Martin Adams
Author, Educator
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