The Reagan Revolution: When Common Sense Beat ‘Expert’ Economics
The Reagan Revolution: When Common Sense Beat ‘Expert’ Economics
A Student View by Oliver Jarvis, Lilly Lauzon, A. Noel Tokarev, and Kristin Tokarev When Ronald Reagan took office in 1981, America was in trouble. Prices were rising by double digits on an annual basis. Interest rates? Nearly 20%. Unemployment? Persistently high. The Keynesian economists from the Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter years had given...
By Oliver T. Jarvis, Lillian Lauzon, A. Noel Tokarev, Kristin Tokarev
Free Trade or Tariffs: What Makes America Great — A Student View
Free Trade or Tariffs: What Makes America Great — A Student View
Two hundred years ago, Britain made a big mistake — and then fixed it. That’s something America should pay attention to. In the early 1800s, British politicians (mostly aristocrats) passed the Corn Laws, tariffs on imported grain. Who benefited from these restrictions? The wealthy landowners — by reaping higher rents. The result was higher food...
By Lillian Lauzon, Kristin Tokarev