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Calvin Coolidge and The Peace and Mercy of Christmas – The Gymnasium
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A place for reason, politics, economics, and faith steeped in the classical liberal tradition. About “The Gymnasium”. Calvin Coolidge and The Peace and Mercy of Christmas. December 23, 2016. December 22, 2016. Calvin Coolidge has long been one of my favorite presidents, based upon biographies I have read, his renown for executive restraint and fealty to Article II of the Constitution, and his whimsical penchant for pulling pranks on staff members – as Paul Johnson notes in his sweeping book,. To cherish ...
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The World is Full of Good News too – The Gymnasium
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A place for reason, politics, economics, and faith steeped in the classical liberal tradition. About “The Gymnasium”. The World is Full of Good News too. January 5, 2017. January 5, 2017. Take for instance the “Notable and Quotable”. In a more fulsome article on the subject within. Back in August of 2016, Norberg elaborates on the points of the golden age we live in and the reasons for people’s doom and gloom pessimism. 8230;Look at 1828, when. Karl Marx thought that capitalism inevitably made the rich r...
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No, pumping up demand through government intervention is not “basic macroeconomics.” In the long run, only great ideas in a free market create economic growth. – The Gymnasium
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A place for reason, politics, economics, and faith steeped in the classical liberal tradition. About “The Gymnasium”. No, pumping up demand through government intervention is not “basic macroeconomics.” In the long run, only great ideas in a free market create economic growth. November 17, 2016. December 1, 2016. On this topic, I am gaining some great insights as I am slowly and deliberately making my way through Deirdre McCloskey’s incredible book. McCloskey’s Chapter 16 in her book is titled,. 8220;The...
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John Lott's Website: Assault weapons ban going no place in Minnesota
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Please e-mail me with any questions at johnrlott@aol.com. Assault weapons ban going no place in Minnesota. Speaking of doing what feels right, it also looks like Minnesota's effort to pass its own assault-weapon ban to replace the equally misguided federal law that thankfully expired in September is going nowhere. Section 1 of SF1946 lists the usual litany of mean-looking weapons: the AK-47, MAC-10, Uzi and AR-15. So why is the AR-15 on the list and the Ruger isn't? Because it looks scarier. Which brings...
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Reducing Poverty and Saving the Poor – The Gymnasium
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A place for reason, politics, economics, and faith steeped in the classical liberal tradition. About “The Gymnasium”. Reducing Poverty and Saving the Poor. December 29, 2016. December 29, 2016. Detailing some of the key ideas in her latest book,. But for those who want a Cliff’s Notes version, fortunately McCloskey has provided it in the form of a New York Times op-ed. In what Economist Dan Mitchell has called “the most compelling article of 2016” in his International Liberty. Another problem is that the...
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U.S. Labor Market Trends – Alarming Data for Young Men – The Gymnasium
https://gymnasiumsite.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/u-s-labor-market-trends-alarming-data-for-young-men
A place for reason, politics, economics, and faith steeped in the classical liberal tradition. About “The Gymnasium”. US Labor Market Trends – Alarming Data for Young Men. December 27, 2016. December 27, 2016. To the 21-30 year old men in the United States, I say a hearty Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Beginning with some framing and comparative trends, since 2000 and amongst workers aged 31-55 without college degrees, hours worked throughout the year have decreased over 10%. During the previous y...
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A Fatuous Defense of the Affordable Care Act – The Gymnasium
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A place for reason, politics, economics, and faith steeped in the classical liberal tradition. About “The Gymnasium”. A Fatuous Defense of the Affordable Care Act. January 9, 2017. January 9, 2017. 8220;There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Benjamin Disraeli. The LA. Times provides a nice set of cherry picked data. It’s nice that the uninsured rate is going down, but of course a federal mandate to buy health insurance upon pain of hefty tax penalties is going to increase insu...
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The Defense of Free Trade – The Gymnasium
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A place for reason, politics, economics, and faith steeped in the classical liberal tradition. About “The Gymnasium”. The Defense of Free Trade. December 26, 2016. December 26, 2016. This is about as robust and comprehensive a defense of free trade. As I have seen in quite some time, from one of my favorite economists, Russ Roberts. Here is a key excerpt that was quoted in the Wall Street Journal:. Should we let the scientist sell the pill? Is it good for the country? Mass unemployment. All of the sk...
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“Medicaid reform, the elephant in the room” – The Gymnasium
https://gymnasiumsite.wordpress.com/2017/01/06/medicaid-reform-the-elephant-in-the-room
A place for reason, politics, economics, and faith steeped in the classical liberal tradition. About “The Gymnasium”. 8220;Medicaid reform, the elephant in the room”. January 6, 2017. January 6, 2017. The American Enterprise Institute recently published a thought-provoking and helpfully brief primer. On how Medicaid funding works, what it means to shift to state block grants, and why politically such a move will be tremendously challenging. The World is Full of Good News too. January 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm.
