… if you understand some pictures I took at the park, you’re on your way to understanding economics, and therefore the world, better. … If even the ducks and pigeons respond to incentives, people may do so too.
Month: December 2022
The Beauty of Gridlock
It is true that gridlock may prevent the adoption of potentially good legislation or the repeal of bad legislation, but this is still better than tyranny.
He jokingly compared covid to a zombie apocalypse. An arrest followed.
Waylon Bailey’s Facebook post joked that deputies had been ordered to ‘shoot on sight’ if they came across someone with the coronavirus
“I need to stand up for myself because what [deputies] did was morally wrong,” Bailey told The Washington Post. “They came to my home three hours after I made the post. What sort of investigation is that? And for what? A joke they didn’t like? It’s messed up.”
Houston Prosecutors Are Keeping Cash Seized From Defendants Whose Cases Were Compromised by Police Corruption
Even in cases that hinged on the trustworthiness of demonstrably untrustworthy cops, people are still waiting to get their money back.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg wants credit for investigating the blatantly corrupt behavior of Goines and other Houston narcotics officers. Meanwhile, her office, which is hardly without blame for prosecuting falsely accused defendants, is eagerly engaged in money grabs that victimize innocent people and make a mockery of justice.
Tax Increases and the Great Depression
Did tax increases deepen and extend the Great Depression?
Laffer and coauthors argue that the “chief cause of the Great Depression was taxation.” That is a bold claim because policymakers made many mistakes during the 1930s. Aside from adverse monetary and tax policies, the government undermined the economy with regulatory interventions, labor union laws, and a general antagonism toward businesses and high earners.