Comparing Economies of All Countries on Earth in 2019

In June, 2016 and September, 2018, I wrote posts that compared the economies of all countries on Earth for which data was available. My purpose was to examine which of … Read More

Western Dirigiste Elites: The Creators of Western Political and Economic Dysfunction

A growing divide  has been building for at least a decade between Western dirigiste elites and the peoples they purport to rule. This breach has become large enough to inspire … Read More

The Rahn Curve: What Makes Economies Grow?

Recently,  I read an article by Richard W. Rahn about public hoaxes. Although he wrote mostly about the Trump Russian collusion delusion, the most important part of his essay was … Read More

Balance of Social Justice with Human Freedom in the Social Contract

What should the social contract  between the rulers and the ruled be? Responses to this single question are the sources of our growing political conflict. As the image above suggests, … Read More