Jack Elbaum

Charters Receive Far Less Money than Traditional Public Schools. They Do Better Anyway

If you thought charter schools received anywhere near the same amount of funding as traditional public schools, then think again.…

8 months ago

A Rent Control Renaissance Is Underway in the US—and It’s Sure to Make the Housing Shortage Worse

If one needed any more proof that rent control laws suppress investment in new housing, then it is not necessary…

11 months ago

Critical Race Theory And Gender Ideology Are Ubiquitous In US Schools, New Study Shows

Last month, the Manhattan Institute released a groundbreaking new study, titled “School Choice Is Not Enough: The Impact of Critical…

1 year ago

Why Do Wages Rise? Not Because of Minimum Wage Laws, New Data Show

In 2023, more than half of states will be raising their minimum wage. While this may sound like a recipe…

1 year ago

Yellen Blaming Consumers for Inflation Is Government’s Latest Attempt to Deflect Blame for Its Policies

A few weeks ago, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen appeared on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert to…

1 year ago

The Problem With Declaring a ‘Pandemic Amnesty’

Last week, The Atlantic published an article by Dr. Emily Oster, an economics professor at Brown University, titled “Let’s Declare…

1 year ago

What the Constitutions of the Soviet Union and North Korea Can Teach Us about Rights—and the Purpose of a Constitution

On December 5, 1936, history was made in Moscow when the Eighth Congress of Soviets approved and Joseph Stalin signed…

2 years ago

Teachers Unions Politicized US Schools, Not Parents

When voters were asked by Pew Research, prior to the 2020 election, what issues were most important to them, education…

2 years ago

John Oliver Whiffs on Basic Economics in Viral Clip on High Rent

Comedian John Oliver last month dedicated a 22-minute segment of his weekly HBO late-night show to a deep dive on…

2 years ago

3 Environmental Doomsday Myths, Debunked

For many, thinking about the future of our planet is terrifying. According to a global survey reported by the BBC,…

3 years ago

The Issue With the New York Times’s Claim That “A Minimum Wage Can Create Jobs”

Last week, The New York Times published an opinion article by Peter Coy titled “A Minimum Wage Can Create Jobs.”…

3 years ago

Here’s Why the Eviction Moratorium Is Likely To Create More Homelessness

In September of 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that they would implement an eviction moratorium that…

3 years ago

Populist Claims About Stagnant Wages Are Misleading, Federal Reserve Data Show

Last week, Rep. Ro Khanna tweeted about the disparity in CEO and worker wage growth since 2009. He wrote, “From…

3 years ago

Can Socialism Ever Be ‘Democratic’? Here’s What Bernie Sanders Gets Wrong.

Over the past few weeks, massive anti-government protests have been raging across Cuba. In response, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said…

3 years ago

Teachers Union Announces Campaign to Bring ‘Every Student’ Ibram X. Kendi’s Radical Teachings

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which is the second-largest teachers union in the country, recently announced their new "campaign…

3 years ago