Congratulations to my publisher Germinal G. Van (an acclaimed economist and political scientist) who owns and runs GGV Publishing Company in Oak Park (Ill.) His new book is an Amazon "Top New Release." Well-done, Sir! 😎👏🏾📚🌎

This book tells the uncomfortable truth about the condition of the middle-class, about how government policy put the middle-class at a disadvantage. Government gets to pick winners and losers, especially during times of economic downturns, which harm the middle-class in the

Amazon’s #1 New Release This book tells the uncomfortable truth about the condition of the middle-class, about how government policy put the middle-class at a disadvantage. Government gets to pick winners and losers, especially during times of economic downturns, which harm the

My article on Charlie Kirk's assassination and political violence in the United States is published. germinalgvan.substack.com/p/the-death-of… #PoliticalViolence #politicalassassination #FirstAmendment #CharlieKirkdead #CharlieKirkshot

If you believe free speech is for you but not your political opponents, you're illiberal. If no contrary evidence could change your beliefs, you're a fundamentalist. If you believe the state should punish those with contrary views, you're a totalitarian. If you believe

How do Universities turn Economics students into Useful Idiots #economics #academiceconomics #paulsamuelson #physicsenvy #usefulidiots open.substack.com/pub/germinalgv…

Germinal G. Van wrote a brilliant article, where he torches the hubris of mainstream economists. The sentiments in the article are one I share. It's my pinned tweet expatiated. open.substack.com/pub/germinalgv…

Thoughts on the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics and its Laureates open.substack.com/pub/germinalgv… #nobelprizeineconomics #2025nobelprize #economics #academiceconomics

After a 2-day conference at Stanford's Hoover Institution honoring my friend, the economist Thomas Sowell, I was fortunate to have lunch with Tom, going strong at 95! 🧵 hoover.org/events/sowell-…

"Thomas Sowell might be one of the smartest Americans who has ever lived, and his contributions to economics are undeniably momentous. Any other black intellectual of his stature would be much more famous, but Sowell’s conservatism means his extensive writings on race are ignored

The tax system is designed to benefit business owners and investors rather than full-time employees, and NOT at their expense. Business owners and investors pay less taxes than full-time employees because they create jobs, and employ people, something that the full-time

Argentina, historically one of the wealthiest countries in Latin America, but also one of the most decimated over the last decades, is on the path to economic recovery and prosperity since Javier Milei has been in power. The recent agreement between the United States and

Communism and socialism were tried over and over, and every time they were tried, they miserably failed. And yet, members of the political class such as Zohran Mamdani, AOC, and Bernie Sanders in the United States, Jeremy Corbyn and Arthur Scargill in the UK, or Olivier Faure

The whole concept of “affordability” by the government is a blatant lie. Every time government seeks to make a product or a service affordable, that thing ends up becoming more expensive. Look at housing, education, and healthcare. These services became more costly when

open.substack.com/pub/germinalgv… Check out my latest article on why New Yorkers chose to elect Mamdani while knowing full well that socialism doesn't work and never will. #Mamdani #newyorkcity #socialism

There are two ways to create government surplus. The first way is to increase revenue (taxes) and the second way is to cut spending. The second method is the best approach because government isn’t supposed to spend money it doesn’t have. Government doesn’t need more revenue, it

The Deficit matters more than you think open.substack.com/pub/germinalgv… Politicians have this tendency to dismiss the federal deficit, arguing that it does not matter so long as it leads to economic growth. While using deficits in the short-term may stimulate economic growth, it