Regardless which party controls the White House, one thing remains constant: U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East rests on the fiction that Saudi Arabia is a reliable partner, perhaps even some sort of indispensable friend of the West. The narrative is repeated by both diplomats, top military officials, and business executives. It’s no wonder...
“It is because every individual knows little … that we trust the independent and competitive efforts of many to induce the emergence of what we shall want when we see it.” The Nobel Prize-winning Austrian-born economist and political philosopher Friedrich von Hayek (1899-1992) left a rich legacy of books and articles brimming with insights and...
We hear a lot these days about “equity,” “safe spaces,” and “lived experiences.” But here’s a radical idea: maybe what America really needs is more Northwood University graduates. That was the message from Dr. Kent MacDonald, President of Northwood, during a recent Freedom Seminar lecture. He didn’t talk about victimhood or virtue-signaling. He talked about...
Dr. Timothy G. Nash discussed the pros and cons of 50-year mortgages in an interview with Mike Austin on WILS on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. Listen to the interview here:
Dr. Timothy Nash, Northwood University Senior Vice President, and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and Northwood University, joined WJR 760 on Tuesday, Nov. 12, to share his thoughts on President Trump’s proposed $2,000 tariff dividend checks and 50-year mortgages. Listen here!
Dr. Timothy G. Nash, Director of the Northwood University Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship was joined by his 11-year-old granddaughter for a recent interview on the Mike Austin Show on WILS regarding increased Halloween expenses. The pair co-authored a piece recently about this subject for The Detroit News. Listen to their...
Two out of five people view socialism positively. In 2025. In America! It’s as if the twentieth century never happened. The Holodomor? The Great Leap Forward? The Cultural Revolution? More than a hundred million victims in less than a hundred years? Gone from our collective memory. We’re told, again, that socialism is the answer to...
Political pressure and high levels of uncertainty are a big concern for businesses today. And such concerns can have a ripple effect on the communities and nonprofits that rely on and benefit from partnerships with the private sector. I was recently reminded of this at my local Giant grocery store which featured a special promotion:...
Long before the concept of “personal brand” became mainstream in the age of social media—and before it turned into a buzzword among LinkedIn recruiters (and a commandment for anyone wanting to stand out in their field)—there was someone who had already mastered it naturally, instinctively, and with absolute control: Taylor Swift. Throughout her career, Taylor...
Dr. Timothy G. Nash, director of the Northwood University of the Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, recently discussed the economy with Mike Austin on WILS. Listen here:
Dr. Timothy G. Nash, Director of the Northwood University Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship recently joined Kalamazoo Mornings with Ken Lanphear on WKZO to discuss a positive CPI Report and the economic road ahead. Listen here.
Northwood University will livestream a keynote Freedom Seminar address from award-winning historian and author Dr. Wilfred M. McClay for a Freedom Seminar keynote address, “America: Land of Hope,” on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. The lecture, which begins at 6 p.m. in the Griswold Lecture Hall, is free and open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and...
After several years of calm, stress is again building in the hidden plumbing of the US financial system — the short-term funding markets that move trillions of dollars in overnight cash and securities each day. These markets, particularly the repurchase (“repo”) market and its benchmark Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), are critical to the smooth...
Yang Zhu (440–360 BC) was a Chinese philosopher whose ideas were considered daring and transgressive for his time, but can strike us as modern in their focus on individual freedom. His lessons were shared through early texts and referred to by scholars in the following centuries. He lived during the “Warring States” period, the phase...