Something that fascinates me is how people inform themselves–how they get their news, what books they read, who they listen to, and what they watch. I think that people are profoundly influenced by who they listen to and what they read.
Tag Archive: economics
My Daily Reading Habits
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What’s the alternative to Keynesian stimulus?
Stimulus spending DOES stimulate the economy (Write this down; Bob’s actually saying this), which is why the Democrats are constantly trumpeting it. Here’s the problem, though; it’s very hard to say that government stimulus actually stimulates the economy MORE than the alternative.
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Liberals’ Demand Economics Don’t Work
Ronald Reagan once said, “It isn’t so much that liberals are ignorant. It’s just that they know so many things that aren’t so.” One of those things, recently, that liberals are increasingly espousing is demand economics. I’m hearing it more and more, from MSNBC liberals: “We have a demand problem, not a spending problem.” Why are liberals wrong about demand-side economics?
100 Reasons to Vote for Mitt Romney and Against Barack Obama
Recently, I was listening to Hugh Hewitt on the radio, and he cited 100 reasons why you should vote for Mitt Romney and against Barack Obama for president on November 6. I’ve listed those 100 reasons below, because it’s a very good list. There are some reason that are stylistic; there are others that are…
2012 Update: Rick Perry Jumps In
Today, Texas governor Rick Perry is poised to jump into the race for the 2012 Republican nomination for president. Even before he jumped in the race, he surpassed Mitt Romney as the most likely Republican nominee on Intrade.com (which has proven slightly more reliable in the past than public polls). Why is Rick Perry so popular in the Republican party? Why do liberals think he can’t win?
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4 Things That Will Decide the 2012 Election
We’re still 480 days away from the presidential election of 2012, and people are trying frantically to either paint President Obama as a goner, or say that it’s inevitable that he’ll be re-elected. C’mon people, it’s still 480 DAYS AWAY! That’s a lifetime in political dog years.
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Weekend Reads – June 25, 2011
Here are four articles/posts from this week that you should read. These are the best of the best of what I’ve read in the areas of politics, economics, Christianity, and leadership:
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Make Immigration Easier!
In the New York Times Magazine this week was an article written by Jose Antonio Vargas, in which he “outed” himself as an undocumented worker. He was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings. It was an incredible piece of journalism. His public confession again raises the issues of immigration reform.
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The Economics of Parenting
One of the blogs that I follow is called “Freakonomics,” which is the title of the authors’ book, Freakonomics (they’ve also just released another book called SuperFreakonomics). Yesterday, I listened to an episode of their radio show called “The Economist’s Guide to Parenting.” This was one of the most interesting things I’ve listened to all week (that, and the Anthony Weiner resignation announcement). If you have a little bit of time, you should listen to it.
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Weekend Reads – June 11, 2011
Here are four articles/posts from this week that you should read. These are the best of the best of what I’ve read in the areas of politics, economics, Christianity, and leadership:
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