Tag: Christmas
This Christmas, blame supply and demand for your expensive gifts
December 13, 2023 | Post
Even Santa’s elves can’t repeal the laws of supply and demand.
Rob Your Neighbor: the philosophy of publicly funded projects
December 19, 2022 | Post
The philosophy involved in Rob Your Neighbor, a game many families play at Christmas that involves buying generic gifts to be chosen at random, mirrors the public model of taxation.
Of Confederate monuments and tinfoil Christmas trees
September 14, 2017 | Post
The current controversy over the removal of Confederate monuments from public spaces is producing a great deal of rancor and strife.
Christmas gifts are a hassle. Why do we bother?
January 5, 2017 | Post
We spend a lot of time and energy getting gifts for our loved ones. Yet a look at the return lines in many stores this time of year seems to indicate our time could be better spent wrapping a corresponding amount of cash. Why don’t we?
Does the constitution require a war on Christmas?
December 25, 2016 | Post
“In no way did America’s Founders — especially those men who drafted and ratified the First Amendment — desire to build a wall of separation between church and state.” — Mark Hall
Some economics of Christmas
December 24, 2016 | Post
The holiday season is a time for love and cheer. So this Christmas, as you’re huddled in front of fire drinking eggnog and singing carols, be thankful for the wealth and opportunity that the free market has generated, and signal your love by giving a gift that matters.
The business of giving: What are we receiving?
December 8, 2016 | Post
A truly caring society depends on building relationships and community norms.
Holiday Season Brings Booze (Taxes)
December 25, 2015 | Post
Christmastime isn’t just about giving presents and sleeping in all morning. For many, it means boozy holiday parties and a chance to kick back a beer (or three) with family and friends. But holiday brews aren’t cheap—and it’s not the alcohol that makes them so expensive. In the video below, George Mason University Professor Christopher […]