Ray explains that even attacks and threats by politicians on industries alter decision-making and create problems for entrepreneurs, businesses, investors and the economy.Great Christmas Gifts! The Disney Planner 2022: The TO DO List Solution and The Lutheran Planner 2022: The TO DO List Solution are here! These combine a simple, powerful system for getting things done with, either, Disney quotes encouragement, or inspiration and comfort from Holy Scripture and Christian thinkers.Also, ...

Ray notes how onerous regulations raised costs and limited entrepreneurship in trucking, and how deregulation cured those ills.Great Christmas Gifts! The Disney Planner 2022: The TO DO List Solution and The Lutheran Planner 2022: The TO DO List Solution are here! These combine a simple, powerful system for getting things done with, either, Disney quotes encouragement, or inspiration and comfort from Holy Scripture and Christian thinkers.Also, check out Ray Keating’s three most recent wo...

Ray explains some key essentials of the airline industry during a time of great regulation, and then under deregulation. Airlines actually opposed deregulation at the time because they feared new competition, and they turned out to be right, to the benefit of the flying public.Great Christmas Gifts! The Disney Planner 2022: The TO DO List Solution and The Lutheran Planner 2022: The TO DO List Solution are here! These combine a simple, powerful system for getting things done with, either...

In the first of a few lessons on the economics of deregulation, Ray takes a look at the impact of deregulating freight railroads.Great Christmas Gifts! The Disney Planner 2022: The TO DO List Solution and The Lutheran Planner 2022: The TO DO List Solution are here! These combine a simple, powerful system for getting things done with, either, Disney quotes encouragement, or inspiration and comfort from Holy Scripture and Christian thinkers.Also, check out Ray Keating’s three most recent ...

What are economists talking about when referencing “the tragedy of the commons”? Ray explains.Great Christmas Gifts! The Disney Planner 2022: The TO DO List Solution and The Lutheran Planner 2022: The TO DO List Solution are here! These combine a simple, powerful system for getting things done with, either, Disney quotes encouragement, or inspiration and comfort from Holy Scripture and Christian thinkers.Also, check out Ray Keating’s three most recent works of fiction. Vatican Shadows: ...

Sure, politics often undermines economic growth, but in this episode, Ray focuses on how views of an entire sector of our economy can be so distorted by a political agenda that markets and the economy suffer in major ways.Keating has three new books out and more on the way. Vatican Shadows: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel is the 13th thriller/mystery in the Pastor Stephen Grant series. Get the paperback or Kindle edition at Amazon, or signed books at www.raykeatingonline.com. Past Lives: A...

Ray explains that unseen or unintended consequences, an idea made clear by Frederic Bastiat in the 19th century, is central to being a good economist, and is something that economists need to teach others, especially politicians.Keating has three new books out and more on the way. Vatican Shadows: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel is the 13th thriller/mystery in the Pastor Stephen Grant series. Get the paperback or Kindle edition at Amazon, or signed books at www.raykeatingonline.com. Past L...

Ray takes a little extra time in this episode to explain and emphasize the importance of Joseph Schumpeter’s concept of “creative destruction,” and how it ties in to the central role of the entrepreneur in the economy.Keating has three new books out and more on the way. Vatican Shadows: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel is the 13th thriller/mystery in the Pastor Stephen Grant series. Get the paperback or Kindle edition at Amazon, or signed books at www.raykeatingonline.com. Past Lives: A Pas...

Lots of people and politicians like to rail against corporations, but do they get why corporations exist? Ray reviews some basics.Keating has three new books out and more on the way. Vatican Shadows: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel is the 13th thriller/mystery in the Pastor Stephen Grant series. Get the paperback or Kindle edition at Amazon, or signed books at www.raykeatingonline.com. Past Lives: A Pastor Stephen Grant Short Story is the 14th book in the series. Get the paperback or...

What’s the deal with bankruptcy? Its purpose can seem odd. Ray looks at the economics.Keating has three new books out and another on the way. Vatican Shadows: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel is the 13th thriller/mystery in the Pastor Stephen Grant series. Get the paperback or Kindle edition at Amazon, or signed books at www.raykeatingonline.com. Past Lives: A Pastor Stephen Grant Short Story is the 14th book in the series. Get the paperback or Kindle edition at Amazon, or signed book...