Stuart Varney and I debate the growth-killing economic proposals of Democratic presidential candidates Cory Booker and Andrew Yang, as well as Elizabeth Warren’s proposal to restrict oil drilling on public lands, on Fox Business’s Varney & Co. https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/iyn8t4gmx8?embedType=async&videoWidth=640 ... Read More
A Strong U.S. Economy is Capitalism’s Best Defense on Fox Business’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast”
Ed Conard vigorously defends capitalism with David Asman on Fox Business’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast.” A 3.8% unemployment rate, rising wages, and a 40% stock market increase since President Trump’s election demonstrate the unparalleled success of American capitalism. https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/63q1auhu2s?embedType=async&videoWidth=640 ... Read More
Ed Conard Discusses his WSJ op-ed, “The Crippling Cost of 70% Tax Rates,” on Bill Martinez Live
Ed Conard discusses his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, “The Crippling Cost of 70% Tax Rates," and how unleashing the forces of capitalism drives innovation and middle-class prosperity, on Bill Martinez Live. ... Read More
Ed Conard Explains Why Howard Schultz Isn’t Running as a Democrat on “Cavuto: Coast to Coast”
Ed Conard explains on Fox Business’s "Cavuto: Coast to Coast” why Howard Schultz is reluctant to run as a Democrat despite his innovation increasing the demand, and therefore the wages, of low-skilled workers, something we should all celebrate. https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/nkgc58atld?embedType=async&videoWidth=640 ... Read More
Ed Conard Says a 70% Top Tax Rate Would Be “A Growth Killer” on Fox News “Cavuto: Coast to Coast”
Ed Conard says liberal Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 70% top tax rate proposal would be “a growth killer” on Fox Business Network’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast.” https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/fhhgadlthi?embedType=async&videoWidth=640 ... Read More
Economist Chart Measuring Political Polarization Is Revealing
I thought this Economist chart measuring political polarization was revealing. ... Read More
Study Shows Prediction Market Better Predictor of Scientific Reproducibility Than Editors of Nature and Science
A recent study shows a prediction market is a better predictor of scientific reproducibility than the editors of the journals Nature and Science (who have only a 62% chance of accurately identifying reproducibility). Telltale signs of irreproducibility include newsworthy results. "Consider the new results from the Social Sciences Replication Project, in which 24 researchers attempted to replicate social-science studies published between 2010 and 2015 in Nature and ... Read More
