Opinion
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Property Tax Relief
Opinion -Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed eliminating property taxes in Florida, which does not have a state income tax. Property taxes are being reevaluated over fairness concerns. -
Should the Federal Reserve Be Independent?
Opinion -Governments today control but did not create money. Money emerged spontaneously, as economist Carl Menger detailed, and provides an example of spontaneous order. Money is a product of human action but not human design. -
Some Lessons from Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan: Working at the Fed Is Harmful for One’s Understanding of Reality
Opinion -Editorial -The founders of the United States had quite a good understanding of the main problems caused by government banks (e.g., “Why Do We Have the Federal Reserve Bank?” by Dalia Marciukaityte). This knowledge was not completely lost in the 20th century. Before becoming one of the longest serving Fed chairs, Alan Greenspan described the reasons […] -
Busybody Egalitarians
Opinion -There are busybodies all around us. Many of them are incensed about income inequality. -
Why Do We Have the Federal Reserve Bank?
Opinion -These days, most people assume that a central bank—in the United States that is the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed)—is something that a country has to have. -
Jobs and Economic Policy
Opinion -Good paying jobs allowing people to support families should be the focus of economic policy. So argues Oren Cass of American Compass. In The Once and Future Worker, Cass discussed what jobs-centered policy might mean: “creating an economy in which workers of all kinds can sustain strong families and communities. And that requires a policy […] -
A Strong Economy Doesn’t Have a Citizenry That Is $18.8 Trillion in Debt
Opinion -Starting in the 1970s, the U.S. government began stupidly helping Big Business convert America into a 70 percent consumption economy. Which now means: For every $10 of U.S. economic activity, $7 is spending money. Which means any little economic hiccup – is awful for the U.S. economy. And explains why anytime there is even a little […] -
Price Ceilings Do Not Help
Opinion -President Trump takes Americans’ affordability concerns seriously. He recently capped credit card interest rates at 10 percent. Unfortunately, price controls address symptoms and not causes of affordability. The President’s legal authority to limit interest rates is unclear. My discussion presumes that the cap takes effect. People do not like high prices for things we buy. […] -
Trump Selects Fed Critic to Replace Powell for Fed Chair
Opinion -President Trump has selected Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor and current Hoover Institute fellow, to replace Jerome Powell as the chair of the Federal Reserve. While it is unclear what Warsh would actually do, assuming that he is confirmed to be the next chairman, his past criticisms of the Federal Reserve provide hope […] -
99 Percent Market Dominance – And It Ain’t a Monopoly. Just Organic Choices by Individuals.
Opinion -I am a conservative. Who thinks decades’ worth of a lack of proper antitrust enforcement – has been a key component in the downfall of America. Especially in the tech sector. Especially with Big Tech The likes of Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon are so incredibly huge in large part because Big Government has colluded […] -
Will the Next Big Crash Lead to the Great Taking?
Opinion -The best-kept secret on Wall Street is not how Jeffrey Epstein became filthy rich; it is that ordinary Americans do not actually own the assets in their investment and retirement accounts. -
New Heartland Institute Book: How Wall Street Quietly Took Ownership of Your Investments
Opinion -Most Americans believe they own the stocks, bonds, and retirement assets in their investment accounts. Legally, they don’t. That reality carries massive implications for the security of Americans’ savings as the United States barrels toward its next major economic crisis. -
Crony Capitalism and Socialism
Opinion -Voluntary transactions between consumers, firms, employees, and investors and direction using coercive commands, or capitalism and socialism, provide alternative ways to organize an economy. America’s mixed economy is neither capitalist nor socialist. But government favors for business, or “crony capitalism,” may be increasing support for socialism. Government can benefit businesses in numerous ways. Nobel prize […] -
Is the U.S. Economy About to Go SNAP, Crackle, and Pop?
Opinion -Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, was at the helm during the 2008 global financial collapse. -
‘Consumers Are Collapsing….Broke….17% Are Putting Groceries on (Layaway)’
Opinion -So US consumers have yet another hyper-interest-inflated debt to throw on the pile. -
California continues to devastate its economy for a net-zero dream world
Opinion -As reported by Californians for Energy Independence, California’s Economy is supported by Oil and Gas, so let’s look at the state’s demands for the products and transportation fuels that so- called renewables like wind and solar CANNOT make for society, as they can ONLY generate electricity under favorable weather conditions. -
Reducing Unfair Discrimination: Statism vs. Free-Market Capitalism
Opinion -“Man is an unoriginal animal,” says Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie’s “Cards on the Table.” This human tendency to keep doing essentially the same thing may be one reason why we still use government laws and regulations to deal with unfair discrimination regardless of the evidence that they are better at creating rather than eliminating […] -
Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Legislation Is Advancing
Opinion -ECCA would provide financial assistance to families in all 50 states that have incomes less than three times their “area’s median income.” -
Tariffs and Domestic Taxes: Which Are More Harmful?
Opinion -It seems strange that some people who do not want to cut government spending and do not complain about high domestic taxes are very excited about tariffs and predict horrible things happening if tariffs remain in place. Tariffs are just one kind of tax. Yes, tariffs can lead to some inefficiencies when we start producing […] -
Peer Review of Academic Articles: Gold Standard or Paper Money Standard?
Opinion -The first time I heard that the current method used to accept scientific article submissions to academic journals—the peer review of academic articles—was the gold standard to ensure the quality of academic research, the statement sounded reasonable to me. It seemed that everybody agreed that peer review was the best method. However, watching poor decisions […] -
Small Businesses Stopped Hiring and Started Closing DECADES Ago
Opinion -This is DC and Wall Street joining forces to wage war on Main Street. For decades. -
We Built It, And They Still Won’t Come
Opinion -If left to state and local governments, redevelopment would be less onerous. -
New Heartland Study: European Union Is on the Verge of Vassalizing America Through New Global ESG Law
Opinion -The CSDDD is the greatest threat to America’s sovereignty since the fall of the Soviet Union. -
Overlooked Treasury Report Supports Musk’s Warning About Federal Deficits Sinking the U.S.
Opinion -Elon Musk recently stated that “rich people” should “be caring more” about federal deficits because “if the ship of America sinks,” “we all sink with it.” This may seem like hyperbole, but a widely overlooked report from the U.S. Treasury shows it is a likely scenario unless major changes are made.
