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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 6)

Posted on October 4, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election but five weeks away, this is a good time to revisit Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose each Friday before the election as a reminder of why politically good sounding policies are often bad economics.      The sixth episode: … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – The Coming Economic Doom: In Slow Motion; Looming Closer; Worse Than You Think

Posted on October 3, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Whichever party controls the White House when it comes will suffer … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 5)

Posted on September 27, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election but six weeks away, this is a good time to revisit Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose each Friday before the election as a reminder of why politically good sounding policies are often bad economics.      The fifth episode: … Continue reading →

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The New Right Is The Old Left

Posted on September 23, 2024 by The Political Hat

     “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” seems to be the route to political success now sought be the new ascendant Right.   ‘Twould seem that “fighting like the Left” does means adopting many of their positions, if not the … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 4)

Posted on September 20, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election but seven weeks away, this is a good time to revisit Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose each Friday before the election as a reminder of why politically good sounding policies are often bad economics.      The fourth episode: … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 3)

Posted on September 13, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election but eight weeks away, this is a good time to revisit Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose each Friday before the election as a reminder of why politically good sounding policies are often bad economics.      The third episode: … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 2)

Posted on September 6, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election but nine weeks away, this is a good time to revisit Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose each Friday before the election as a reminder of why politically good sounding policies are often bad economics.      The second episode: … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 1)

Posted on August 30, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election but ten weeks away, this is a good time to revisit Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose each Friday before the election as a reminder of why politically good sounding policies are often bad economics.      The first episode: The … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Resolved: That Welfare Has Done More Harm than Good

Posted on August 23, 2024 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      The question of whether the Welfare state is good or bad depends for far too many people on … Continue reading →

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Subsidizing Poverty via Free Money From The Government

Posted on August 7, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Universal Basic Income (UBI), whereby people are given free money just for being a warm body, has often been heralded as an economic panacea. While some such as the laudable Milton Friedman supported negative income tax or replacing welfare programs … Continue reading →

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