Middle-class Americans have more income than they did 50 years ago, but the squeeze is realBy Roland Fryer. He is a professor of economics at Harvard. Excerpts: “Before indicting the economy, consider what 50 years of growth actually delivered. The car in your driveway is far less likely to kill you than its 1975 counterpart—traffic fatalities…
Why Everything Feels More Expensive (hedonic adaptation)
Why Everything Feels More Expensive (hedonic adaptation)
12 Jun 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic growth, economic history, economics of media and culture, macroeconomics
Artificial Intelligence, Natural Ignorance
07 Jun 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of media and culture, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, financial economics, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, market efficiency, politics - USA, regulation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction
Everyone in Washington seems to agree that artificial intelligence must be governed. The only real dispute is who gets the steering wheel. Congress? Federal agencies? State legislatures? Some newly minted task force with a long acronym and a taste for reporting requirements? That debate is already too narrow. President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on…
Artificial Intelligence, Natural Ignorance
What do Muslim immigrants think?
31 May 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, economics of media and culture, economics of religion, law and economics, liberalism, politics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: economics of immigration
Tomas Pueyo has collated a huge amount of public opinion data from Muslims in Western countries. He finds: Depending on the country of origin and destination:~10-40% of Muslims are moderate & well integrated~20-50% are conservative, religious, pious~25% are fundamentalists~Of which 15% (pp) are radical Islamists Some findings in the US: He concludes: In summary, the…
What do Muslim immigrants think?
Review of “Ted Kennedy: A Life” by John A. Farrell
15 May 2026 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of education, economics of media and culture, politics - USA
Ted Kennedy: A Life by John A. Farrell 752 pages Penguin Press Published: Oct 2022 “Ted Kennedy: A Life” is John Farrell’s just-released biography of the youngest son of Joseph P. Kennedy. Farrell is a former correspondent for The Boston Globe who has written biographies of Tip O’Neill and Richard Nixon (a Pulitzer Prize finalist […]
Review of “Ted Kennedy: A Life” by John A. Farrell
Review of “G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century” by Beverly Gage
14 May 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of education, economics of media and culture, politics - USA
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage 864 pages Viking (Penguin Random House) Published: Nov 2022 One of 2022’s most notable new biographies is Beverly Gage’s long-awaited “G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century.” Gage is a professor of American history at Yale University […]
Review of “G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century” by Beverly Gage
Review of “King: A Life” by Jonathan Eig
13 May 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of education, economics of media and culture
King: A Life by Jonathan Eig 688 pages Farrar, Straus and Giroux Published: May 2023 Jonathan Eig’s “King: A Life” was published early last year to nearly instant acclaim and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Biography earlier this year. Eig is a journalist and author previously best-known for his biographies “Luckiest Man: The Life […]
Review of “King: A Life” by Jonathan Eig
Review of “Mark Twain” by Ron Chernow
11 May 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of education, economics of media and culture
Mark Twain by Ron Chernow 1,174 pages Penguin Press Published: May 13, 2025 Ron Chernow’s latest, and widely-anticipated, biography of “Mark Twain” has just been released. Among his seven previous books are biographies of Alexander Hamilton, Ulysses S. Grant, John D. Rockefeller, Sr., and the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography “Washington: A Life.” Until now, readers enchanted […]
Review of “Mark Twain” by Ron Chernow
Unreported for nearly a year: media misconduct in Parliament
29 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, politics - New Zealand Tags: media bias
Inside the Press Gallery: power, silence, and the accountability gap in New Zealand media On the evening of 13 May 2025, Finance Minister Nicola Willis hosted a pre-Budget drinks event in her parliamentary office. The event appears, in official records, as “EVENT: Press Gallery… Parliament… Invited Guests” at 6pm in her ministerial diary. It was intended to […]
Unreported for nearly a year: media misconduct in Parliament
Sky News issues on-air correction about Lebanon death toll
28 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of information, economics of media and culture, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Israel, Lebanon, media bias, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
Two weeks ago, we complained to Sky News editors about an April 11 interview with Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon by presenter Yalda Hakim,… The post Sky News issues on-air correction about Lebanon death toll appeared first on CAMERA UK.
Sky News issues on-air correction about Lebanon death toll
The History of Music Piracy: Did It Really Hurt the Music Industry?
26 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic history, economics of media and culture, law and economics, Music, property rights Tags: copyrights and patents
For as long as there has been recorded music, there have been attempts to copy, share, and distribute it without paying for it. Music piracy is often painted as a villain in the story of the modern music industry—accused of draining billions in revenue, shuttering record stores, and crippling artist careers. But is that the […]
The History of Music Piracy: Did It Really Hurt the Music Industry?
The Washington Post vs Elizabeth Warren
25 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of media and culture, fiscal policy, human capital, income redistribution, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, politics - USA, Public Choice, public economics Tags: taxation and entrepreneurship, taxation and investment, taxation and labour supply
People sometimes will get excited about big-picture tax fights – whether politicians should raise taxes, whether they should add a VAT, or whether they should scrap the IRS for a flat tax. On the other had, there are a handful of tax issues that induce drowsiness but are nonetheless very important for purposes of tax […]
The Washington Post vs Elizabeth Warren
Peak fashion was in the 1970s; cheap too
20 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture
The Paramount Question Isn’t Paramount
17 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of media and culture, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, law and economics, managerial economics, market efficiency, movies, organisational economics, politics - USA, television Tags: competition law, creative destruction, merger law enforcement
Big mergers make headlines. They don’t always make antitrust problems. In a previous commentary, I explored the antitrust implications of a potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). That uncertainty is now resolved. On Feb. 27, Paramount Skydance Corp. agreed to acquire WBD for roughly $110 billion in enterprise value—$31 per share, all cash. The…
The Paramount Question Isn’t Paramount
BBC News once again promotes ‘targeting journalists’ narrative
13 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of media and culture, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel, Lebanon, Middle-East politics, war against terror
On the afternoon of April 9th the BBC New website published a report by David Gritten under the headline “Al Jazeera condemns killing of… The post BBC News once again promotes ‘targeting journalists’ narrative appeared first on CAMERA UK.
BBC News once again promotes ‘targeting journalists’ narrative
Abolish the BSA
04 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, economics of regulation, industrial organisation, politics - New Zealand
The Broadcasting Standards Authority announced: The Broadcasting Standards Authority has confirmed it has jurisdiction to consider a complaint about content transmitted by an online broadcaster. In a decision published today, the Authority determined it can accept, and is required to consider under the Broadcasting Act, complaints about The Platform’s Live Talkback programme, because the programme meets…
Abolish the BSA
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