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December 1, 2025November 29, 2025 andreweverett360

Why Government Cannot Be Run Like a Business

Peter G. Klein wrote an article for Mises Wire titled Why Government Cannot Be Run Like a Business (4 Sept 2017).

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October 6, 2024 andreweverett360

A Grumpy Economist on Inflation’s Causes

Mickey Butts interviewed economist John H. Cochrane for Stanford Business: A “Grumpy Economist” Weighs in on Inflation’s Causes — And Its Cures (20 August 2024).

« Cochrane is an economist at Stanford’s Hoover Institution … the author of The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level, and writes a newsletter titled The Grumpy Economist. »

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May 28, 2020 andreweverett360

That yearning for simplicity is at the root of countless policy failures

Polly Mackenzie wrote an article for Unherd titled Simplicity is at the root of policy failures. Continue reading “That yearning for simplicity is at the root of countless policy failures” →

May 7, 2020 andreweverett360

California government faces a $54.3-billion budget deficit

John Myers wrote an article for the Los Angeles Times titled Coronavirus plunges California into worst budget deficit in state history. Continue reading “California government faces a $54.3-billion budget deficit” →

February 26, 2020April 1, 2020 andreweverett360

Orwellian Word Games: Honest communication at risk

Seth Barron wrote an article for City Journal titled Orwellian Word Games.

« A new law in California bans the use, in official documents, of the term “at risk” to describe youth identified by social workers, teachers, or the courts as likely to drop out of school, join a gang, or go to jail. » Continue reading “Orwellian Word Games: Honest communication at risk” →

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