Topic: Thomas Sowell

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The Circle Bastiat
Are economy experts less likely to give to charity?

An economic knowledge base makes people smarter about how they use their resources–which benefits everyone, even if those resources don't go into a donation box.
The Circle Bastiat
How status-seeking drives capitalism

Status-seeking drives a lot of human action, but this weighs in favor if the free markets rather than against them
The Circle Bastiat
Student loan debt: 'Occupy' movement's weakest talking point

The Occupy Wall Street movement is complex and raises many legitimate issues. Student loan debt is not one of them.
ThinkMarkets
'There is no such thing as macroeconomics.'

Armen Alchian, who said this, features prominently in a new history of UCLA's economics department.
The Circle Bastiat
Feel clueless about economics?

There's no free lunch, but here - at no cost* - find the nine fundamental principles of economics. It's like Economics 101 without the college tuition.
The Circle Bastiat
Economic collapse: Don't blame the free market

A more realistic view is that a housing boom and bust happened to strike a fragile financial system whose fragility was worsened by ill-conceived government interventions.
The Daily Reckoning
Fannie and Freddie: Homeownership at whose expense?

Fannie and Freddie are stimulating the creation of credit and indebting homebuyers at the expense of the highest-income-earning taxpayers.
Greek protesters: Ready to face reality about the debt crisis?

Greek protesters are angry and in denial. But there’s no denying the consequences of spending beyond your means.