John C. Goodman

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John C. Goodman
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In Defense of Inequality
By John C. Goodman
The subject of “inequality” is very much in the news at the moment. For a great many professors, researchers, editorial ...
April 13, 2022
Is The New York Times Racist?
By John C. Goodman
President Biden’s promise to appoint a Black woman to the  Supreme Court has attracted support among a number of  columnists ...
February 03, 2022
Is Democracy Under Siege?
By John C. Goodman
Over the past two decades the American public has become increasingly polarized. So much so, that it’s hard to bring ...
January 08, 2022
What Is Systemic Racism?
By John C. Goodman
Human beings are by nature tribal. We are tribal because our ancestors were tribal. Our ancestors were tribal because tribalism ...
November 30, 2021
Liberal Myths
By John C. Goodman
When Joe Biden claimed that his “Build Back Better Agenda costs zero dollars,” the Washington Post gave him Two Pinocchios. Yet if ...
November 15, 2021
Den of Thieves
By John C. Goodman
The Bible says, “Thou shall not steal.”Yet stealing – in the sense of robbing Peter to give to Paul – ...
November 02, 2021
Why We Are Divided: The Case of Larry Elder
By John C. Goodman
Larry Elder is a talk show host who is running for governor of California. On September 14, California voters will ...
September 04, 2021
The Truth About Inequality
By John C. Goodman
Inequality is almost universally condemned by the intellectual elite. But most of the rest of the world doesn’t think inequality ...
August 28, 2021
Where Have All the Economists Gone? (Environment)
By John C. Goodman
This is my fourth in a series on why we need to hear more from economists and less from non-economists ...
August 12, 2021
Where Have All the Economists Gone? (Taxes)
By John C. Goodman
Joe Biden says that corporations aren’t paying their fair share of taxes. He also says his plan to raise corporate taxes ...
July 26, 2021
Where Have All the Economists Gone? (Racism)
By John C. Goodman
In my previous post, I noted that non-economists who know almost nothing about socialism are the ones who seem to ...
July 10, 2021
Where Have All the Economists Gone? (Socialism)
By John C. Goodman
If a history professor asserted that black holes don’t exist, would anyone pay any attention to him? What about an ...
July 08, 2021
How Did the Cancel Culture Become Dominant So Quickly?
By John C. Goodman
By cancel culture, I mean the idea that people have rights and responsibilities and obligations and entitlements based on their ...
April 03, 2021
Four Years of Argument Ad Hominem
By John C. Goodman
When kids on a playground run out of other arguments they often resort to taunts and name calling.Adults are supposed ...
December 23, 2020
Worthless Heirs
By John C. Goodman
Sam Jacobs is a 25-year-old on a mission. He’s trying to get possession of his trust fund, which holds more ...
December 05, 2020
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