And there is a lot to remember. In a country where the political class was made up of gray professionals, Berlusconi was an outsider, not only a businessman but a self-made man. And his politics? Lowering taxes to unleash the economy. Italy (and the rest of us) could use another helping of that, please. READ MORE »

Why Italy’s Season of Economic Liberalism Did Not Last The Independent Review, Spring 2021

Virtually every proposed solution to fix American healthcare involves people who don’t practice medicine telling those who do how to manage their affairs. None of those ideas has worked. Doctors could fix things—but we all must first agree to Goodman’s first principles. READ MORE »

New Way to Care Social Protections that Put Families First By John C. Goodman

Now that the debt-ceiling bill has been signed, Republicans must turn to monetary policies—like the servicing of the debt under really high interest rates. And those facts are truly sobering. Congress needs to act and rein in the Fed. READ MORE »

Political Affiliations of Federal Reserve Economists The Independent Review, Fall 2022

People who see the declining population as a good thing ignore the difficulties it will create. Fiscal havoc—the federal government continuing to spend more than it can squeeze in taxes out of a shrinking population—is just the beginning. Then comes crushing inflation and much more. What can be done? READ MORE »

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