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1 week ago | 
independent.org | Ross Marchand |Phillip W. Magness |K. Lloyd Billingsley |Jonathan Hofer
Mary Theroux and Let Colleges Fail, by Richard Vedder mentioned on KSFO radio’s Armstrong & Getty program
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1 week ago | 
independent.org | Ross Marchand |Phillip W. Magness |K. Lloyd Billingsley |Jonathan Hofer
In this episode Scott welcomes economist John Cochran who specializes in financial economics and macroeconomics. He’s the Rosemary and Jack Anderson senior fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution. Previously he was a professor of finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and before that at the University of Chicago Department of Economics. He also writes the very popular Grumpy Economist blog.
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1 week ago | 
floridadaily.com | Ross Marchand
By Ross Marchand
Egg prices are still way too high, and cuckoo responses from politicians and pundits are a dime a dozen. It’s true that the yolk of the problem lies in the avian flu, and tariffs certainly aren’t helping. But, businesses and consumers looking to ship chicks have also had to deal with eggheaded policies from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Thanks to a new $15 “” for Priority Mail, getting ahold of eggs has gotten a lot pricier.
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1 week ago | 
independent.org | Ethan Yang |Phillip W. Magness |K. Lloyd Billingsley |Ross Marchand
On March 14, a group of Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation that would ban all student visas for Chinese nationals, sparking controversy and outrage. Although the Stop CCP VISAs Act is unlikely to pass, it signals a growing concern and frustration with Chinese influence in American higher education, particularly attempts at espionage and institutional capture.
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1 week ago | 
independent.org | John Goodman |Phillip W. Magness |K. Lloyd Billingsley |Ross Marchand
Some time ago, my think tank commissioned Dr. Lori Taylor, at that time an economics professor at Southern Methodist University, to do a study of Dallas public schools. The study measured the productivity of the schools by comparing the test scores of students in the current year with the scores of those same students in the previous year.
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1 week ago | 
independent.org | Phillip W. Magness |K. Lloyd Billingsley |Ross Marchand |John Goodman
For Immediate ReleaseApril 15, 2025Oakland, Calif.—The concept of “creative destruction” was introduced by economist Joseph Schumpeter to describe the natural process by which competitive markets dismantle established practices, thus making way for innovation. That process needs to occur in American higher education—but is blocked by regulations and subsidies from government and short-sighted donors.
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1 week ago | 
independent.org | Phillip W. Magness |K. Lloyd Billingsley |Ross Marchand |Ethan Yang
HighlightsAmerican universities are consistently ranked among the best in the world, but their place at the top is precarious. Richard Vedder lists ten major problems plaguing higher education:Enrollments have been falling for over a decade. Public support and confidence in higher education is very, very low. “Unpopular” ideas are often suppressed or ignored. Intellectual diversity is declining—just the opposite of what one would hope for on a college campus.
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2 weeks ago | 
townhall.com | Ross Marchand
The auditing apparatus at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is shrinking — and fast. The Trump administration envisions a 50 percent workforce reduction at the IRS. Already, the number of workers at the agency is poised to drop 18 percent. The audits division has been reportedly hit hard, with the IRS having to cancel several large audits planned for the near-term. While not all IRS audits are bad, the agency has a track-record targeting low-income and vulnerable populations in its review process.
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3 weeks ago | 
dcjournal.com | Ross Marchand
After years of intellectual property disappointments, there’s finally hope on the horizon for inventors and innovators. Attorney John Squires has been nominated to serve as the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Squires is known for his strong record in defending IP rights and can be counted on to defend the rights of patent and trademark holders.
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3 weeks ago | 
dcjournal.com | Ross Marchand
After years of intellectual property (IP) Biden-era disappointments, there’s finally hope on the horizon for American inventors and innovators. Recently, President Trump nominated attorney John Squires to serve as Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Squires is known for his strong record in defending IP rights and can be counted on to defend the rights of patent and trademark holders.
