Tauquir Shayaan
My Weekly Reading for February 23, 2025
A Closer Look at U.S. Meddling in Democratic Countries By Ted Galen Carpenter, Antiwar.com, February 17, 2025. Recent…
A Blueprint for Freedom: The Classical Liberal Path to Prosperity
The eternal struggle between order and liberty has been a central theme in human societies since the dawn…
Why I’m Not Very Worried about the 2032 Asteroid
Increased Probability of Asteroid Strike in 2032 As new data emerges, scientists have determined that the likelihood of…
The King of New York
During Joe Biden's presidency, Republicans voiced their concerns about the abuse of power, particularly when it came to…
The Benefits of Free Trade Are at Risk
As a former economics professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, I always emphasized the importance of comparative advantage…
Revealed preference as an analytical tool
Economists often rely on the concept of "revealed preference" to understand people's beliefs through their actual behavior. This…
The Tension in Discussions of Tariff Burdens
Who Actually Pays for Tariffs? Many people engage in discussions about who actually bears the cost of tariffs,…
Prices and the Possibility of Civilization
"The Role of Incentives in Shaping Civilization" John Maynard Keynes once famously remarked, “I give you the toast…
The Basic Error About International Trade
International trade is often misunderstood as a collective state activity rather than individual and private organizations engaging in…
Stephanie King on Getting Rid of the Penny
In a recent announcement on Super Bowl Sunday, President Trump declared that the federal government would cease production…
A VAT is not a tariff
Understanding Tariffs and the President’s Views According to the US Constitution, Congress is responsible for setting tariff rates.…
Animal Personalities, Individual Dignity, and Equilibrium
A Review of John A. Shivik's "Mousy Cats and Sheepish Coyotes: The Science of Animal Personalities" Biologist and…
The Left and the Right: A Non-Mysterious Puzzle
In a recent Wall Street Journal editorial, Barton Swaim highlights the shift in rhetoric from mainstream Democrats when…
I, Can – Econlib
Understanding How Systems Work Exploring the intricacies of how systems operate is a fascinating journey that often reveals…
Is China waking up? – Econlib
China's Economic Shift Towards Market-Oriented Policies Over the past decade, China has gradually moved away from its previous…