Magnitude Matters

It is income tax time again. Instead of the usual rant, I have a creative alternative for you to ponder: Only taxing unprofitable businesses...

This is just a rambling thought experiment. Feel free to ignore as it probably has vast shortcomings I have not considered in the admittedly...

I previously explored some of the many problems with art markets and art museums in particular. Let us now turn to the question of the art ...

Now that all the attempts at election stealing are over I feel compelled to put down in writing some predictions about Biden's presidenc...

  It should be no surprise that in this presidential election we yet again hear nothing but nonsense regarding tax policy from those seeking...

Here is the low-hanging fruit of public policy. 90% solutions (improvements) on these issues are several orders of magnitude more important ...

I just filed my tax return, so it seems like a logical time to post on taxes. The current regime (a Democrat-Republican alliance co-opted ...

Shout it (and dance it) from the rooftops! We need higher tax rates on the rich. I'm not greedy. This is all I ask. Please raise rates...

About a year ago, I posted on Trump looking at what I saw as the reasons to be optimistic and pessimistic. Let's revisit that now that ...

There may not be another area of public policy where the distinction is greater between how non-economists (the general public, politicians,...

Let us begin with all the answers:  The Cato Handbook for Policy Makers - it reads like stereo instructions for solving public policy probl...

Well, we are one month into the greatness. And it has been stellar! Unemployment went from being a horrific 4.7% to a terrific 4.8%.  Pr...

First of all, it is settled--I will be inviting Alton to my Super Bowl party next year. But I'm not inviting Adam because he ruins ev...

Tomorrow one third of the United States' government leadership will change hands from one who once promised hope and change to one who n...

I have been thinking about taxes recently and actually had a couple of potential posts noodling around in my mind and my notes for the past ...

Remembering the lessons of "Swamp Thing", 3-D printing DNA can make us more of what we already are. Flying without getting the ...

These people and their miniature worlds are so tiny. I'm crushing their heads! Be sure to hit the video at the end. Megan McArdle ask...

I've been on some of these . Perhaps I should set a goal to eventually be on each one. See if you can spot the one Forrest Gump was on. ...

Into the caves Out on the shore If you're looking for poetry, look elsemore. Sumner illuminates the thing versus the thing that is...

Kojak. Bang! Bang! Virginia Postrel gives us four questions courtesy of FIRE to ask prospective universities regarding their attitudes o...