Category Archives: Economics

Is Anyone Who Opposes Free Trade A Bigot?

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Luke Ford

Comment: My thanks to Profs. Mankiw, Mansfield and Mutz for pointing out that anyone who questions free trade is a bigot, xenophobe and isolationist. I had thought that this heresy might spring from the life experience of Americans, unhappily not … Continue reading →

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The Case Against Free Trade

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Luke Ford

The Conservative Treehouse: When you understand the scope of food export, and also the risks of food manufacturing, and when you understand the severity of quality control needed to produce food safely, you begin to understand why massive corporations are … Continue reading →

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My UCLA Economics Prof Interviewed By The WSJ

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Luke Ford

LINK: Mr. Roberts is decidedly not in the materialist camp. He has described himself as a believer, a religious Jew, and he has a penchant for literature. One of his books is an “economic romance” about a young high-school teacher … Continue reading →

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Neal Gabler’s Money Problems

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Luke Ford

Comments at LOTB: * The great thing about that Atlantic article is how it turns into a humblebrag if you keep reading. First the guy’s all about his economic insecurity, then you learn: – Thinks were tight for him in … Continue reading →

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The Point Of Charter Schools

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Luke Ford

Comments to Steve Sailer: * The whole point of charter schools is to allow well-connected insiders to steal from American taxpayers. It would be racist to deny, to the Turks only, a boon given freely to any Saudi prince, Nigerian … Continue reading →

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