Tag Archives: Economy

Economic Incentives: Yours vs. The Government’s

Posted on November 19, 2025 by The Political Hat

     The free market is nothing more than free individuals freely engaging with other free individuals under the rule of law. Adam Smith understood the wisdom of complex and optimized systems arising, which were often far more beneficial to the actual … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: A Firing Line Debate: Resolved: That the Flat Tax Is Better than the Income Tax

Posted on October 17, 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”.      Once upon a time, there was serious debate about replacing the existing income tax scheme with a flat … Continue reading →

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Corporatism à la Vance

Posted on September 9, 2025 by The Political Hat

     of the greatest differences of America (and the Anglosphere more broadly) and the rest of the world was the concept that there was a separation of people and state.   Going back over 800 years ago, even before the Magna … Continue reading →

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Cracker Barrel Crack-Up

Posted on September 2, 2025 by The Political Hat

     Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Everything seemed better in the past and businesses that catered to nostalgia have gained, in some minds, mythical status (and sub-mythical sales) while others are condemned for not having the logo or motif … Continue reading →

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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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