Tag Archives: Economy

Free to Choose Friday: I Pencil

Posted on April 25, 2025 by The Political Hat

     With all the talk of tariffs and trade wars, it’s a good time to remind ourselves of the humble pencil, specifically “I, Pencil”.      As Milton Friedman explains:      Or if you prefer it in animated form: Yesterday, @elonmusk shared the video … Continue reading →

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Flatly Addressing Manufacturing Questions Directly

Posted on April 23, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Your humble author acknowledges not being as eloquent as others, or readily able to self-restrict to simple yet catchy wording and/or phrases, but nonetheless can be willing to engage in a civilized discussion, even when blocked on social media. One … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia Of The Nomenklatura

Posted on March 17, 2025 by The Political Hat

Nor is this the Summer of Love      It has become an obsessive fantasy amongst some to look back at the past as a paragon of a more perfect civilization when the “common man” was king and responsible for creating wealth … Continue reading →

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Price Fixing, Nevada Style

Posted on March 12, 2025 by The Political Hat

     In the name of stopping “price manipulation” and “price fixing”, an overreaching proposal has been introduced into the Nevada legislature. Introduced by the current state Attorney General and expected 2026 Democratic Gubernatorial nominee Aaron Ford, AB 44 bans, in part: … Continue reading →

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Working Man’s Elitism

Posted on February 12, 2025 by The Political Hat

     From the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to modern day, there has been a resistance to automation and mechanization that replaces human labor by Luddites and their intellectual decedents, or or innovations such as the the assembly line that Henry … Continue reading →

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The Pernicious Invention of “Disparate Impact”

Posted on January 14, 2025 by The Political Hat

     One of the hallmarks of Cultural Marxism and wokeness is the belief that justice can not be attained by treating people equally or even by treating them as individuals. Instead, a “System of Oppression” that is proclaimed to be at … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Oil: The Issue of American Intervention

Posted on January 3, 2025 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 intersection of economic need and foreign policy is nothing new. The question of American foreign policy priorities … Continue reading →

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Why do unions hate right-to-work?

Posted on December 2, 2024 by The Political Hat

     After the recent election, the question of the Working Class and Unions has been raised. Once, and still in part, a champion of Right to Work laws which prevent Unions from stealing the money of workers who don’t support them, … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 10)

Posted on November 1, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election less than a week 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 tenth … Continue reading →

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 9)

Posted on October 25, 2024 by The Political Hat

     With the Presidential election but a couple of 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 … Continue reading →

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