Adumbration

Roosevelt's Secret War, The Tycoons, Shattered Sword more »

There are other factors affecting the economy surrounding health care, but the main thing is the same as in every other part of the economy - people make their economic decisions on the basis of cost and benefit, and obscuring the cost side of that balance distorts the result. more »

Insurance as a model for protection against asteroids - concentrate the costs to those that benefit most, and spread the gain across the entire population of the planet more »

So I made that suggestion, that the union should negotiate a conversion from the one-size-fits-all approach into a system that could be tailored for each individual member. more »

The recent news includes more stories about how Boeing's engineering uniion, SPEEA, is planning on conducting a strike if they can't get the company to agree to their contract terms. more »

I listen to a few podcasts, when I'm driving or walking around the city, doing laundry or working in the yard. Among them I find econtalk to be informative and engaging, due in part to the in-depth and calm discourse of the interview format between the diverse assortment of guests and host Russ Roberts. more »

Theory and practice for those considering the benefit of stimulus programs. This edition of EconTalk (Ramey on Stimulus and Multipliers) discusses the empirical studies that have been performed related to computing the economic "multiplier" more »

Take away the option to purchase government securities and the question turns again to how that money ends up being spent. more »

The regulatory state tends to promote special interests more »

I am amazed and disappointed that Seattle's City Council can be considering yet one more public subsidy to sports teams.  How do we know it is a subsidy? for one thing, if the stadium enthusiasts were just in business, then all they would need is a building permit. more »