Founder & President
John Tamny
John Tamny has spent two decades arguing that economic growth is what free people produce when they are left alone, and that most of what we are told to fear about the economy is a misreading of what prosperity actually looks like.
He is the editor of RealClearMarkets and a longtime Forbes contributor. He has written eight books, among them Popular Economics, which George Will devoted a column to, and The Deficit Delusion, his 2025 argument that nearly everyone across the political spectrum has the national debt backwards. A ninth, on California, is underway.
He founded The Parkview Institute in 2023 to make the case full time, and he writes here several times a week.
“The goal of Parkview is to relentlessly push the terms of the economics debate to much sounder footing.”
John Tamny · Founder & President
On camera
An hour on C-SPAN
A full hour with Brian Lamb on When Politicians Panicked, his book about the economic cost of the lockdowns. If you want to know how he argues before you invite him or read him, this is the fastest way to find out.
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Recent
John’s recent work
He writes here several times a week. These are the newest.
The Profit Motive Is Vivifying Karl Marx's Beautiful Vision
"Honoring" Lindsey Graham With Tax Hikes Is Abjectly Foolish
Retirement Is Better Than Ever As Retirees Work Longer Than Ever
Governments Don't Spare Us "Chernobyl Moments," They Create Them
Balanced Budget Hagiography Plays Into the Hands of Big Government
Tariff Legislation Honoring Lindsey Graham Is Abjectly Irresponsible
Books
Eight books, and a ninth underway
The same argument, made at length — from the Federal Reserve to the future of work.
Speaking
Invite John to speak
Campus lectures, debates, donor briefings, and panels. Tell him what you have in mind and he will tell you whether he is the right person for it.
Send an invitationEvery new essay, the moment it goes up. Nothing else, ever.
Free, and about five minutes to read.
Elsewhere
Find him on the record
- RealClearMarkets — his author archive
- Forbes — his contributor archive
- Goodreads — author page
- Wikidata
- Library of Congress name authority
- VIAF
- Muck Rack — verified journalist profile
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