Articles in the First Principles Category
Episode 10: Is the Stimulus Working?
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 21 September 2009
Stats: 44 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle and Sheldon Richman discuss whether the stimulus is working. They examine claims by the government that the economy would be worse had they not acted.
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 21 September 2009
Stats: 44 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle and Sheldon Richman discuss whether the stimulus is working. They examine claims by the government that the economy would be worse had they not acted.
Special: Reaction to President Obama’s Health Care Speech
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 10 September 2009
Stats: 73 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle gets Sheldon Richman's reaction to President Obama's "major" health care speech before a joint session of Congress on September 9, 2009.
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 10 September 2009
Stats: 73 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle gets Sheldon Richman's reaction to President Obama's "major" health care speech before a joint session of Congress on September 9, 2009.
Episode 9: Insurance and Risk
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 28 August 2009
Stats: 62 views and No Comments In this episode Prof. Paul Cwik explains the logic behind insurance as a tool for mitigating risk and why the concept of a "public option" completely undercuts it.
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 28 August 2009
Stats: 62 views and No Comments In this episode Prof. Paul Cwik explains the logic behind insurance as a tool for mitigating risk and why the concept of a "public option" completely undercuts it.
Episode 8: Making Health Care Better
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 19 August 2009
Stats: 58 views and No Comments Ben Powell and Mike Van Winkle discuss what could be done to address the perverse incentives wreaking havoc on the current health care system.
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 19 August 2009
Stats: 58 views and No Comments Ben Powell and Mike Van Winkle discuss what could be done to address the perverse incentives wreaking havoc on the current health care system.
Episode 7: What is the problem with government-run insurance?
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 12 August 2009
Stats: 95 views and No Comments [PRODUCTION NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, there is a slight buzz in the background in some parts of this recording. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. We do not expect this to be a problem on future recordings.]Mike Van Winkle interviews Michael F. Cannon of the Cato Institute about ...
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 12 August 2009
Stats: 95 views and No Comments [PRODUCTION NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, there is a slight buzz in the background in some parts of this recording. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. We do not expect this to be a problem on future recordings.]Mike Van Winkle interviews Michael F. Cannon of the Cato Institute about ...
Episode 6: Health Care Rationing
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 4 August 2009
Stats: 58 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle interviews Sheldon Richman, editor of The Freeman, about claims by the Obama administration that they will provide more healthcare at a lower cost while not interfering with individual health decisions. Will national healthcare lead to rationing? Does the free market ration healthcare? Listen and find out.
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 4 August 2009
Stats: 58 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle interviews Sheldon Richman, editor of The Freeman, about claims by the Obama administration that they will provide more healthcare at a lower cost while not interfering with individual health decisions. Will national healthcare lead to rationing? Does the free market ration healthcare? Listen and find out.
Episode 5: Austrian Macroeconomics
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 27 July 2009
Stats: 84 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle and Prof. Paul Cwik discuss whether Austrian Economics and Macroeconomics are contradictory concepts. Cwik explains the significance of the Austrians' recognition of the non-neutrality of money and the heterogeneity of capital. He also explains how subjectivism informs the Austrian approach to large scale economic phenomena.
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 27 July 2009
Stats: 84 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle and Prof. Paul Cwik discuss whether Austrian Economics and Macroeconomics are contradictory concepts. Cwik explains the significance of the Austrians' recognition of the non-neutrality of money and the heterogeneity of capital. He also explains how subjectivism informs the Austrian approach to large scale economic phenomena.
Episode 4: The Implications of Bernie Madoff
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 17 July 2009
Stats: 52 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle and Sheldon Richman discuss the Bernie Madoff scandal. Does the existence of Bernie Madoff prove the government is needed to regulate the market? Without government would there be more or less fraud?
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 17 July 2009
Stats: 52 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle and Sheldon Richman discuss the Bernie Madoff scandal. Does the existence of Bernie Madoff prove the government is needed to regulate the market? Without government would there be more or less fraud?
Episode 3: The Great Recession
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 13 July 2009
Stats: 38 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle interviews Prof. Steven Horwitz about topic of his upcoming presentation at Evenings at FEE on July 18, 2009. For more information about that event visit the event page.
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 13 July 2009
Stats: 38 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle interviews Prof. Steven Horwitz about topic of his upcoming presentation at Evenings at FEE on July 18, 2009. For more information about that event visit the event page.
Episode 2: Energy Policy
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 30 June 2009
Stats: 42 views and No Comments A discussion with Sheldon Richman about "cap and trade" and U.S. Energy policy.
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 30 June 2009
Stats: 42 views and No Comments A discussion with Sheldon Richman about "cap and trade" and U.S. Energy policy.
