Backgrounder: The Keynesian Multiplier
by T. Norman Van Cott The notion that additional government expenditures magically increase national output is ingrained in the national psyche. Keynesian economics professors can certainly take credit for this mindset; it is they who have schooled multiple generations of college students in Keynesian multiplier analysis. The professors’ counter-intuitive tease in this effort has always Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (100): Meltzer Woods
by Andrea Neal Eight miles from Shelbyville at a place called Meltzer Woods, a remnant of old-growth forest thrives untouched by human development. It’s an oasis of tall trees in the midst of some of the most fertile farmland anywhere. The 48-acre expanse is a powerful reminder that our history is older than our state. Read the full article…
Book Review: A Real Liberal Dresses Down the Phony Ones
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. I’ve grown fond of saying that the world would be a much better place if we had many more real conservatives and liberals. For example, imagine how much public life would improve if we had many more people who were as tolerant and compassionate as a lot of “liberals” claim to Read the full article…
Op-Ed: Regional Development and Higher Taxes
by Jason Arp In the committee chambers of my council recently we heard something that could significantly affect the future of my city and the surrounding 11-county area. A veteran councilman announced there would be a discussion in January of a new tax to be collected by way of an increase in the Community Economic Read the full article…
Huston: The Electoral College
by Tom Charles Huston The original concept of the Electoral College was that each state by popular election or through its state legislature would select its best men who would consult among themselves and cast ballots for the two men in the country they deemed most fit to hold the presidency and vice presidency of Read the full article…
Backgrounder: Cuba Can’t Blame U.S. Embargo
by T. Norman Van Cott A recent letter to my hometown newspaper included an erroneous assumption regarding the now decades-old debate about the U.S. embargo on Cuba. Debaters, both pro and con, take it as given that Cubans would be inundated with things American should the embargo be lifted. Nothing could be further from the Read the full article…
