Articles tagged as Economics
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The Right Rethinks Economics — Sam Gregg on the Anchoring Truths Podcast
Dr. Samuel Gregg returned to the Anchoring Truths Podcast for a discussion of his new book, The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World (Encounter). Gregg carefully addresses New Right criticism of the conventional wisdom on economics that pervaded conservative intellectual circles in recent decades. Gregg offers a defense of America as a […] -
“A Better Alternative to State Bankruptcy or Default”: John Baker and Robert Miller in the Wall Street Journal
In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, scholars John Baker and Robert Miller discuss the prospect of state bankruptcies during the Covid-19 pandemic. They discuss state sovereignty with respect to the eleventh amendment and argue that allowing states to declare bankruptcy fundamentally contradicts American federalism. States have always struggled with debt and have […] -
“How the Shutdown Europeanized the US Constitution and How to Restore It” —Prof. Angelo Codevilla in the Library of Law and Liberty
Writing in the Library of Law and Liberty, Prof. Angelo Codevilla reflects on the October 2013 U.S. government shutdown through the lens of its similarities to European parliamentary procedure -
“Five Years after the Financial Crisis: Threats to Taxpayers in the Era of Much Bigger Government” by James Freeman
James Freeman delivers a talk on the most recent financial crisis and the lessons learned September 28, 2013 at Amherst College.