Editor’s Note: This column is co-authored by Timothy Nash and Ohio State Sen. George Lang. It originally was published by Townhall. Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal coined the term Bidenomics to expose the administration’s overstatement of success and understatement of problems in the U.S. economy. President Biden now uses Bidenomics as a re-election...
Markets big or small are made up of decision makers. When a market is characterized as a free market, that means it meets a certain criterion, including limited government intervention and the voluntary and peaceful exchange of private property rights. I recently read a piece by Dr. Walter E. Williams, a modern American economist, entitled...
Editor’s note: This piece was co-authored by Andrew Reder, a student from Northwood University. It originally was published on TownHall. As we have been discussing for months, the United States ended its “job recovery” from the COVID-19 recession in December 2022, when it finally surpassed the December 2019 level (158.8 million Americans employed) reaching 159.24...
Many people understandably resent it when they must pay a higher price for manufacturer repairs and parts when a third-party could have repaired their product for less. Therefore, many people support right-to-repair laws that would require the manufacturer to make parts and service manuals available to third-parties, and which would forbid the manufacturer from restricting...
It’s hard to find someone these days who hasn’t heard about Right to Repair. Right to repair is the concept that consumers should have the right to repair the products they own and also have access to repair information and replacement parts from manufacturers. Right to repair spans major industries, including phones, computers, agriculture equipment,...
In 1979, Ed and Patsy Bruce’s song “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” became a hit with the release of Waylon and Willie’s version. One interpretation of this song can be taken to promote modern careers and urge young Americans to move beyond the nostalgia of life on the frontier. It...
Wasn’t the Constitution written for a different time? Does that not require that we update it in accordance with our current needs? Should we sit idle while it protects hateful, racist, sexist, nationalist, and right-wing extremists? Do I have your undivided attention? Before you heap praises on democracy, consider that under it, any one of...
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The Forge Leadership Summit is a five-day intensive experience filled with dynamic trainings, professional development, and renowned speakers. Accepted students represent talented conservative students and young professionals, ages 18-25, from across America wanting to engage in politics, culture, and business. Watch more about the Summit here. Apply at forgeleadership.org/apply. The Summits are more than just...
Socialism is often associated with humanity and equality. On the other hand, we present capitalism as fueling greed and injustice. How baseless this claim is, is best shown by the example of Germany. In a period of 28 years, one country and its capital was divided, ruled by two governments, and organized with two completely...
Editor’s note: This piece is penned by Dr. David Friedman, an American economist who will be the March 16 keynote speaker at the Northwood University Freedom Seminar. All societies face the coordination problem: In order to do anything complicated you have to somehow get millions of people to coordinate their activities. To make automobiles you need...
Most of us use the words “freedom” and “liberty” as synonyms, though the freedom to send their child to whatever school they think best” probably sounds better than “Parents should have the liberty to…” However, when we start to think about that particular statement, differences between the two words become apparent. To be free usually...
The United States Declaration of Independence was not yet six months old when George Washington and his Continental Army found themselves crossing the Delaware River from Pennsylvania to New Jersey in late December to do battle against British and Hessian German soldiers at what became known as the Battle of Trenton. In fact, Washington and...
The United States and most of the rest of the world are, once again, in the midst of an inflationary crisis. Prices in general are rising at annualized rates not experienced by, especially, the industrialized countries of North America and Europe for well over 40 years. More than 50 percent of the U.S. population is...