Tag: Daniel Sutter
Daniel Sutter: Squatters and property rights
Recent news stories detail incidents of squatting, or illegal occupation of a home. These rights violations plausibly reflect public discourse demonizing landlords,...
Daniel Sutter: Freedom and the Fourth of July
America celebrates 222 years of independence this July 4th. Our current political polarization makes many question whether Americans are still united in...
Daniel Sutter: Are we getting richer or poorer?
Economists debate whether typical Americans are better off now than fifty years ago. The debate concerns the reliability of the Consumer Price...
Daniel Sutter: Economics and the transfer portal
The transfer portal is changing college sports, particularly in combination with Name, Image, and Licensing (NIL) deals. The portal also illustrates the...
Daniel Sutter: Tasks and jobs
Economists think about jobs in a seemingly counterintuitive way. While noneconomists see job creation as a primary goal, economists view labor as...
Daniel Sutter: The debt ceiling and the national debt
The United States faces potential default in June as we run up against the debt ceiling, currently at $31.4 trillion. Whether the...
Daniel Sutter: Taxation without taxation
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is imposing fees on mortgage applicants with high credit scores to assist applicants with low credit...
Daniel Sutter: What’s good and bad with DEI
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in business and higher education have become controversial. Texas A&M and Texas Tech recently ended DEI...
Dan Sutter: Can we halt research?
Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and Stability AI founder Emad Mostque have signed an open letter calling for a pause in...
Daniel Sutter: TikTok and national security
The House Energy and Commerce Committee grilled ByteDance CEO Show Zi Chew as Congress seeks to either force a sale of TikTok...