Tag: dan sutter
Dan Sutter: Greed and inflation
Inflation topped 7 percent in December, the highest level in forty years. The Biden administration has tried blaming rising prices on corporate...
Dan Sutter: Steroids and positional goods
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were recently not elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in their final year of eligibility, reportedly...
Dan Sutter: Why are Americans avoiding work?
Inflation is currently America’s most pressing economic concern, but I believe that our disappearing workers pose a greater long-term challenge. Almost four...
Dan Sutter: The economics of the coaching carousel
As the college football regular season winds down, the coaching carousel heats up. So far in 2021, 28 of 130 FBS programs...
Dan Sutter: Supply chains and the shortage economy
America is experiencing extended shortages of goods without recent precedent. The global transportation system is heavily congested, with dozens of ocean freighters waiting...
Dan Sutter: The NCAA cartel is collapsing
The unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in NCAA v. Alston portends change for college sports. This case involves education-related benefits and is separate from...
Dan Sutter: Is this the start of government-guaranteed income?
The Federal government has issued three rounds of COVID “stimulus” checks and boosted unemployment benefits, first by $600 and now $300 per month. Is...
Dan Sutter: New perspectives on inequality
Inequality is one of America’s most contentious issues. According to a popular narrative, higher taxes on the rich are needed to control growing inequality. ...
Dan Sutter: Who gets vaccinated first?
Vaccines from Moderna and BioNTech/Pfizer are nearing approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Politicians will now decide who will get vaccinated first. ...
Dan Sutter: Renewable fuels and ice cream
Recently a group of businesses, including Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, called on insurance companies to stop supporting fossil fuels. Some state insurance commissioners...
