Author Archives: MN Gordon
Banking On Magic
American consumers are being squeezed. Between high grocery prices, rising utility bills, and hefty prices at the pump, little float remains in monthly budgets. An unexpected medical bill or car repair is all it takes to blow the household budget. Continue reading
The Amsterdam of AI
There is a certain breed of politicians operating in American government today that can’t seem to keep their grubby hands out of the fruits of private wealth. They’re unwilling to recognize that new wealth generated by private enterprise benefits everyone. Blind to the bloody lessons of history, and entrenched in politics of envy, they endeavor to confiscate and redistribute that which does not belong to them. Continue reading
California’s Self-Inflicted Squeeze
Policymakers in Sacramento, over many decades, have operated under the assumption that if petroleum production, refining capacity, and fuel consumption were made sufficiently difficult and expensive, the market would rapidly transition to their preferred alternatives. Continue reading
From Pharaohs to the Fed
Since the very beginning of ordered government, rulers and their administrators have endeavored to control their economies. The conviction that there is a fair price for a certain good, and that it ought to be imposed by government decree, is a foolishness nearly all rulers are incapable of resisting. Continue reading
