Tag Archives: Economics

Failure of “Liberalism” in Texarkana?

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

I see our town has made the OPED page of the NY Times. I see many scholars quoted (& I’ve read many of their books and value their perspectives), but I don’t see that they talked to anyone in Texarkana, … Continue reading →

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Thinking about BLS Statistical Reports

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

BLS reporting has been in the news lately. I only took one statistics class in college, so I recognize my limitations. Nonetheless, I have some “meta” questions: Are “good” statistical reports ones that clearly “show my team’s policy to be … Continue reading →

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Gambling Culture

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Arnold Kling looks at how our culture has gone wild over gambling. He doesn’t see a happy end. Here’s the last reason he gives for our compulsion. Check his post to see the rest. A final reason that gambling has … Continue reading →

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Love of Domination

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Do you want to live in a society ruled by those who love to dominate others? In this post economist Timothy Taylor discusses Adam Smith’s analysis that those who pursue domination are not working in their own best interests (let … Continue reading →

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A Less Bad Culture War?

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

If we have to have a culture war, I wish we could conceptualize it in ways that were better for the country. Looking at Kyle Chan’s analysis of Chinese economic progress & challenges, Noah Smith claims that we’re getting ourselves … Continue reading →

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A Suspicion about Bubbles & Inequality

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Richard Heyduck

When I’ve read about retirement planning I’ve often seen references to savings earning a return averaging 8% a year (just recently I’ve seen the 6% figure used). That’s been tougher to find lately, as “safe” investments (federally insured accounts) are … Continue reading →

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