The US federal government owns and administers 472,892,659 acres or 21% of the land area of the lower 48 states, the country’s largest landowner. The resource is held and managed as a collective resource, the Federal Lands, through political and bureaucratic interpretation of the Multiple Use principle and generally, the biological aim of maximum sustained-yield.…
The Federal Lands: An Economic Property Rights Perspective
The Federal Lands: An Economic Property Rights Perspective
19 Oct 2026 1 Comment
in politics - USA, law and economics, Public Choice, economics of regulation, public economics, property rights, economics of bureaucracy Tags: tragedy of the commons
Some Progressives Tried To Abolish the Tipped Minimum Wage. Now They’re Backtracking.
19 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, labour economics, minimum wage, politics - USA, poverty and inequality Tags: offsetting behavior, regressive left, unintended consequences
Policymakers across the country are confronting the unfortunate—and predictable—economic results of prohibiting restaurants from paying servers a lower base wage supplemented by tips.
Some Progressives Tried To Abolish the Tipped Minimum Wage. Now They’re Backtracking.
BRINK: INSIDE THE RACE TO FREE THE OCTOBER 7TH HOSTAGES by Brett McGurk
18 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
(Children’s toys and personal items lie on the bloodstained floor of a child’s bedroom, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel, October 17) The role of the Gaza War which began with the Hamas massacres of October 7, 2023, plays an important role in our current political climate. The […]
BRINK: INSIDE THE RACE TO FREE THE OCTOBER 7TH HOSTAGES by Brett McGurk
Steve Vladeck’s “Hard Questions About Court Expansion”
17 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in politics - USA Tags: constitutional law, regressive left
A leading critic of the conservative majority on the Supreme Court oultines reasons why court-packing is a bad response to its flaws.
Steve Vladeck’s “Hard Questions About Court Expansion”
What Happens When 2 Dan Sullivans Run for the Same Senate Seat?
17 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
Should it be illegal to run for office against someone with your same name?
What Happens When 2 Dan Sullivans Run for the Same Senate Seat?
Socialism at Its Finest: The U.S. Transit Industry
16 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in Marxist economics, politics - USA, transport economics, urban economics
A recent Gallup poll found that 43 percent of Americans have a positive view of socialism, the highest share since the polling firm began asking the question in 2010. The greatest support, 57 percent, comes from people under age 35 who weren’t yet born when the fall of the Soviet … Continue reading →
Socialism at Its Finest: The U.S. Transit Industry
Climate Lawsuits Fail Constitutional and Scientific Review
15 Oct 2026 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: nuisance suits
Whatever one thinks of the climate issue, its questions need to be answered according to the disciplined rationale of both the U.S. Constitution and scientific inquiry. The post Climate Lawsuits Fail Constitutional and Scientific Review appeared first on Watts Up With That?.
Climate Lawsuits Fail Constitutional and Scientific Review
Trump’s Plan To Buy Russian Diesel Would Violate Federal Law
15 Oct 2026 1 Comment
in defence economics, energy economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Russia, sanctions, Ukraine
If laws passed by Congress do not apply to presidential actions, then we no longer live in a democracy.
Trump’s Plan To Buy Russian Diesel Would Violate Federal Law
Marijuana Contracts Are Not Enforceable in Federal Court
14 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, economics of regulation, health economics, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: Marijuana decriminalization. economics of prohibition
Just because marijuana is legal under state law does not mean marijuana is legal — a useful reminder.
Marijuana Contracts Are Not Enforceable in Federal Court
California in-migration and out-migration
14 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, econometerics, entrepreneurship, fiscal policy, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, public economics Tags: California, taxation and entrepreneurship, taxation and investment, taxation and labour supply, top 1%
Long-run U.S. population movements have been driven more by natural amenities than by jobs, and California, rich in both uniform and complementary climates, should be a persistent net gainer of domestic migrants. It has instead lost residents to other states every year since about 1990. This paper argues that its amenities are unchanged and that…
California in-migration and out-migration
45 Trump achievements the MSM largely ignore
12 Oct 2026 1 Comment
As we draw closer to the 2026 US Congressional mid-term elections (where all US House of Representatives and 1/3 of Senators are up for re-election along with Statewide races but NOT the US President), the mainstream media’s rhetorical war with President Donald Trump is ramping up. Any incumbent administration is anxious to tout their successes…
45 Trump achievements the MSM largely ignore
Immigration Policy and the Two Types of Errors
12 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: economics of immigration
When screening applicants, there are two ways to make a mistake. A Type I error occurs when someone who should be rejected is admitted. A Type II error occurs when someone who should be admitted is rejected. Immigration policy faces this tradeoff. Tightening screening and admission requirements may reduce the first type of error, but…
Immigration Policy and the Two Types of Errors
The Purge: Princeton Faculty Reach Perfect Zero Support for Republicans
12 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of education, politics - USA Tags: academic bias
We recently discussed how Yale faculty reached academic nirvana after years of purging departments of conservatives and Republicans. The university…
The Purge: Princeton Faculty Reach Perfect Zero Support for Republicans
Bret Stephens on Mamdani
11 Oct 2026 1 Comment
in defence economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: war against terror
If you’ve kept track of NYT Mayor Zohran Mamdani since he was elected less than a year ago, it’s not hard to conclude that, though he pretends to dislike bigotry, his statements and actions add up to a man who is not fond of Jews, and who wants Israel gone and replaced by a Palestinian…
Bret Stephens on Mamdani
My Review of Ted Cruz’s Biography of Justice Thomas
11 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in law and economics, politics - USA
“Senator Ted Cruz’s new biography about Justice Clarence Thomas, Going Further, is a must-read contribution to this third genre of Supreme Court books.”
My Review of Ted Cruz’s Biography of Justice Thomas
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