This post is a response to the question posted my @newtonquach : "How did the Federal Reserve and the Treasury affect the housing bubble?" The 2008 Recession was caused by a whole slew of policy

Is America too far in to start solving the problems that have been hundreds of years in the making? Is there anything the average person can do to help pull America out of this hole? 3.Is there any hope

Dr. Burt Folsom wrote a book called The Myth of The Robber Barons and he has given several talks about the contents of his book. The talk I watched was mostly a case study on instances where "robber

Were the "Robber Barons" good for America? What are some current issues created by subsidies? What might lead people to think that subsidies are neccesary?

This post is a response to a question posted by @newtonquanch: Would universal basic income be more beneficial to our current welfare systems? A Universal Basic Income (UBI) could be better for everyone

What are the pros and cons of the UBI? What would be some deal-breaker conditions with a UBI? Why do you think so many people oppose a UBI even when nearly everyone can acknowledge that our current social

This week I watched a talk given by Jay Richards relating to his book on the debate surrounding the automation of labor. I have not read his book, but this post is a reflection on his talk. His point is

This post is a response to the question posted by @llyran-noble :"If machines could do all the work that is currently being done, would there be no work left for humans to do?" I think we had

Do you think it is possible for machines to completely replace humans in any way? What happens to workers when jobs become automated? Is automation a solution which creates a labor free utopia, or would

This week I watched the documentary titles Poverty Inc. directed by Michael Matheson Miller, and let me say, it was an hour and a half of some truly shocking content. The documentary is a study on foreign

This post is a response to the question posted by @dilucadomain : "Do you believe that there are basic necessities that all humans should have access to no matter what as a human right? If so what

Is extreme poverty avoidable, or is it just a part of society? Who/what is generally responsible for extreme poverty and who, if anyone, should be responsible for finding a remedy? Are there paths for

How could more federalism generate unity in America? What are some of the economic benefits of federalism? What are some of the downsides of more federalism?

This week in class we watched a talk by an author of the book Socialism Sucks. One of the interesting things he talks about early on is the misconception that Scandinavian countries such as Sweden. He

These questions relate to the weeks topic: Socialism Sucks Does Socialism, in fact, suck? Are there historical examples of Socialism not sucking? Does socialism suck worse than other types of government?

Image Source This post is a response to the question posted by @anniebburg: "Is socialism the same thing as communism? What are the differences?" My understanding of Communism is that it is a

Image Source This post is a response to the question posted by @leighwelch : "What problems could arise from getting rid of all intellectual property laws?" I think the biggest problem that could

Image Source In a world without intellectual property laws, what incentivizes entrepreneurs to sped time and money innovating/inventing when someone else can just take their idea after the work is done?

Image Source This post is a reflection on The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek. It was written immediately following World War II. Hayek saw first hand the fall of Germany from socialism to Nazism. This

Image Source This post is a response to the question posted by @newtonquanch : What are some historical examples of planners who created power and became totalitarian leaders? The classic historical example