Category Archives: Economics

Principles and Policies Podcast for 8/21/2012- More Myth-Busting On Public-Private Partnerships

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday August 22, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue their critical analysis of a white paper written by the Buckeye Institute and the Reason Foundation on the subject of “public-private partnerships.”

Article link- http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/uploads/files/Ten Myths and Facts on Transportation P3s (Final).pdf

Principles and Policies Podcast for 8/20/2012- Attempting To Replace One Set Of Myths With Another

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday August 20, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis do a critical analysis of a white paper written by the Buckeye Institute and the Reason Foundation on the subject of “public-private partnerships” and find that attempting to supplant one mythology with another mythology is not very wise.

Article link- http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/uploads/files/Ten Myths and Facts on Transportation P3s (Final).pdf

Principles and Policies Podcast for 7/21/2012- A Lesson In Applying Worldview In Economics

Our Principles and Policies  radio show for Saturday July 21, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze an article written by a “journalist” in support of  President Obama’s statement about government making private businesses successful.

Article links- http://www.lvrj.com/business/amonix-closes-north-las-vegas-solar-plant-after-14-months-heavy-federal-subsidies-162901626.html

http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/19/usda-partnering-with-mexico-to-boost-food-stamp-participation/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 7/20/2012- Thinking Critically About Who Makes Businesses Successful

Our Principles and Policies  radio show for Friday July 20, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze an article written by a “journalist” in support of  President Obama’s statement about government making private businesses successful.

Article link- http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/07/17/obama-right-americans-cant-succeed-without-government/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 7/19/2012- Being Consistent With Your Worldview In Economics

Our Principles and Policies  radio show for Thursday July 19, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss US House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer’s pretzel logic and hallucinogenic “vision” regarding how to stimulate the economy.

Article link- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/hoyer-food-stamps-unemployment-insurance-2-most-stimulative-things-economy

Principles and Policies Podcast for 7/16/2012- It Takes A Village Of Busybody Bureaucrats To Create A Successful Business

Our Principles and Policies  radio show for Monday July 16, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss President Obama’s claim that successful businesses are successful due to government “help” (i.e., interference). In case you didn’t catch it, we’re skeptical of this dubious claim.

Article link- http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2012/jul/15/picketvideo-obama-if-youve-got-business-you-didnt-/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 7/7/2012- Pay No Attention To That Man Behind The Curtain Wearing A Black Robe

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday July 7, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze some aspects of the Supreme Court’s (especially John Roberts’ contribution) recent decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Article links- http://www.jec.senate.gov/republicans/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=5ee16e0f-6ee6-4643-980e-b4d5f1d7759a

http://cnsnews.com/blog/terence-p-jeffrey/john-roberts-doctrine-stopping-red-lights-optional

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/06/28/Wrong-Wrong-Wrong-the-Supreme-Court-Worst-Decision-Since-Kelo

 

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/12/2012- If Government Is The Answer Then It Must Be A Really Stupid Question

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday June 12, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze a claim made by left-wing pundit E.J. Dionne that government can fix everything.

Article Link- http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/11/4552143/an-active-government-is-the-solution.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/9/2012- Rescuing A Broken America

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday June 9, 2012. Chuck Michaelis hosts an audio version of a class taught in 2010 at Camp American. The class “Rescuing A Broken America” was taught by Dr. Michael Coffman of Environmental Perspectives, Inc. Dr. Coffman is a respected environmental scientist and philosophical scholar.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/8/2012- The Economic Model That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday June 8, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss an article which engages in semantic sleight-of-hand to try and prove that President Obama is not a socialist and that several socialist government programs aren’t really socialist.

Article links- http://hosted2.ap.org/OHCOL/8ef5320729ce4298abefc1903704c7d5/Article_2012-06-04-US-Politics-Socialism/id-69a4834298b94cdea3e6b04175b6bb41

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/54254855-68/mandate-care-law-health.html.csp