Magnitude Matters

Consider this graph from the COVID-19 vaccine page on the CDC's website:  Notice the red trendline, which is the 7-day moving average o...

I want to be wealthy. The wealthy take fabulous vacations, drive expensive sports cars, and surround themselves with luxury. Therefore, ...

Well, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. The momentum won't end. At least that is the story now that Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett ...

Gun rights are dead. Long live gun rights! Caplan offers some great insight  into the Briggs-Tabarrok Effect, a study which shows that gun a...

In 2009 in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the President of the United States chose to direct his administration's effort...

When it comes to justifying economic development initiatives and incentives, public officials and those seeking favorable treatment from st...

The White House put out a budget just a couple months late of when it is supposed to, which is a rather good record in comparison to the Sen...

I'm back from my unintentional hiatus. Now that my bracket is busted and other things have been put to bed, at least for a while, I can ...

A $22 per hour minimum wage might be reasonable. Here is a telling passage from the full article on Huffington Post: "If we start...

In his latest State of the Union address, President Obama referred to investing, investors, or investment 13 times. Here are a few of those ...

I recently took the family to the 36th annual Oklahoma City Train Show . Since my 3-year-old son thinks trains are the reason for man's ...

Economist Barry Nalebuff has always been an insightful, out-of-the-box thinker. I've long admired his work. So it is with great disapp...