President Trump’s motto is “Make America Great Again.” To achieve this, we should recall what made America great in the first place. Our Founding Fathers recognized that robust property rights — both tangible and intellectual — form the cornerstone of…
If Trivial Pursuit had been designed by economists If would have had 100 questions and 3,000 answers. —Ronald Reagan Economics has richly earned its label as “the dismal science,” that is unless it’s being practiced by…
While countries worldwide begin to negotiate to end President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, China’s tariff retaliation resulted in Trump pushing additional tariffs on the country. (READ MORE: Trumping China) In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott…
President Trump announced that he would push for reciprocal tariffs in response to other countries raising tariffs on American goods. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay break down the usage and meaning of tariffs and…
My hometown Kilkenny has the Irish festival game sewn up. Comedy, art, folk music, animation, and, since 2010, economics. “Kilkenomics” has become an obligatory pilgrimage for paddies who self-identify as European. “Davos with jokes” sprang from a comedy show where…
One of the stronger arguments for public support of universities is that the creation of new knowledge improves the quality of our lives. In the early 1950s, a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, Jonas Salk, discovered a vaccine that…
In late October, 37 nations met in the Russian city of Kazan, capital of the Tartarstan Republic, on the banks of the Volga River. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted this summit of BRICS, an alliance established in 2009 originally including…
It’s just a few days before the end of the 2024 campaign, and we’re finally learning where Bidenomics leads. The Bureau of Labor Statistics published its October report, and its final report before the election turned out to be a…
Solving the Mystery of Europe’s Rise In October 2024, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm announced that the Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to three economists who studied why some countries are rich while others remain poor….
