Category Archives: regulation

Access to COVID-19 vaccines

Posted on January 2, 2021 by wcoats

In less than one year from learning of this virus, we now have two approved safe and effective covid-19 vaccines with at least one more on the way. Millions of doses have already been produced. This is a near miracle. … Continue reading →

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Conflicts of interest in government

Posted on December 10, 2020 by wcoats

I want my government to be run as efficiently as possible for the benefit of all of us. Appointing people to run it with experience in what they oversee contributes to that objective. Conflicts of interest–serving the interests of friends … Continue reading →

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Unions vs the Gig Economy

Posted on November 14, 2020 by wcoats

Americans largely support and benefit from a political/legal environment conducive to individual freedom and active entrepreneurship.  However, within that broad consensus, views vary over how large and prescriptive the role of government and mandatory bodies should be.  Should only doctors, … Continue reading →

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Are Venture Capitalists racists?

Posted on July 25, 2020 by wcoats

Shifting sovereignty from Kings to the people, was the beginning of human flourishing. In the United States, in its constitution the people returned only those powers to their government necessary to protect their wellbeing. The right to and protection of … Continue reading →

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The order to reopen–who gives it?

Posted on April 17, 2020 by wcoats

Like all of us, President Trump is eager to reopen the economy. Does he have the authority to do so or do state governors? Fortunately, neither can force us to start eating out again, or return to our offices. We … Continue reading →

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Econ 101: covid-19 resource priorities

Posted on April 5, 2020 by wcoats

U.S. cases of covid-19 (those testing positive for the virus that causes it) continue their exponential growth exceeding 333,000 on April 5 with over 9,500 associated deaths. In a few days some hospitals will run out of the protective equipment … Continue reading →

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Beating covid-19: Compulsion or Persuasion and Guidance

Posted on March 31, 2020 by wcoats

March 31, 2019 The number of deaths in the U.S. from covid-19 have doubled every three days over the last 22 days amounting to 3,141 by the end of March 30. At that point there were 163,788 confirmed cases (those … Continue reading →

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Covid-19: What should Uncle Sam do?

Posted on March 23, 2020 by wcoats

On February 29 the first person in the United States died from Covid-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, the so-called novel coronavirus first observed in Wuhan, China.  On March 12, three more people succumbed from this disease bringing the total … Continue reading →

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Socialism as seen by Millennials

Posted on February 29, 2020 by wcoats

“Seventy percent of millennials in a new poll say that they are somewhat or extremely likely to vote for a socialist candidate.” “70-percent-of-millennials-say-theyd-vote-for-a-socialist”  That, and the current lead of Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed Socialist, for the Presidential nomination of the … Continue reading →

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Crony Capitalism

Posted on January 25, 2020 by wcoats

The standard of living of the median income family in the United States has risen to heights that could not have been imagined just a hundred years ago ($73,891 in 2017). All other industrial countries have had similar experiences.  “As … Continue reading →

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