If the Chinese Are Producing, the World Is Growing
The problem with economics is the economists. They arguably understand what powers economic growth the least. Consider “World Pays a Price for China’s Growth,” the latest piece by Wall Street Journal columnist Greg Ip. In it, the…
Americans Grasped the Absurdity of Social Security, and Worked Around It
Social Security is no longer the Third Rail of politics. Which is perhaps too bad, though not for the reasons readers might imagine. For now, it’s worth celebrating what’s abundantly true: growing numbers of Americans…
Lest We Forget, Blockbuster Twice Passed on Netflix
Blockbuster could have had Netflix for south of $100 million. Twice. It’s worth thinking about in consideration of Netflix’s present-day market cap of $437 billion. Of much greater importance, it’s worth thinking about Netflix now…
Peter Bauer Would Understand the Danger of Balanced Budgets
Balanced budget orthodoxy in the United States will keep the poorest parts of the U.S. relatively impoverished. And not because of reduced federal spending. Quite the opposite. Peter Bauer (1915-2002), a Hungarian-born British economist, and…
Why Is Zohran Mamdani Ridiculed, Kevin Hassett Revered?
Fed officials rate as much ridicule as does New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Arguably central bankers rate more. To see why, stop and contemplate how politicians, pundits and economists have fallen all over themselves…
U.S. Test Scores Will Continue to Decline. It’s Very Bullish
Falling test scores signal rising prosperity. The declines that have pundits up in arms are a signal of a much better future precisely because they signal soaring individual specialization. Which requires a brief digression. In…
With Tariffs and Trade, the Trump Administration Takes a Positive Step
President Trump is happily overstepping the naivete that informs so much economic commentary. While the experts continue to look to the Federal Reserve to bring down prices via the tweaking of interest rates, Trump wisely…
Jensen Huang Will Do For Affordability What Zohran Mamdani Can’t
U.S. Postal Service workers used to be able to afford Manhattan’s Upper East Side. When a young Lee Harvey Oswald moved with his mother Marguerite to New York City in 1952, they lived for a…
“Capitalism cannot cause a financial crisis because capitalism is about markets constantly correcting errors. It is government intervention that can and often does cause crises,”
~ John Tamny, Founder
Parkview Institute is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded July of 2023.
The goal of Parkview is to relentlessly push the terms of the economics debate to much sounder footing so that the rather amazing present can ascend to even more spectacular heights.