Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating

Ray Keating serves up regulatory reform measures that would recognize the costs of regulation and balance the incentives at work on the regulatory front. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great...

Economics makes clear that the burdens of regulation tend to fall hard on small businesses and undermine entrepreneurship. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to order Cathedral: An Al...

Improved economic thinking on government action and economic history has revealed the enormous costs imposed by the regulatory state. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to order Cathe...

The political incentives to regulate are numerous and powerful, with real-world costs often hidden and ignored. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to order Cathedral: An Alliance of S...

Ray Keating notes that when government talks about “negotiating” drug prices, there’s little, if any, true negotiation. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to order Cathedral: An Allia...

Ray Keating looks at the impact of crime on the economy in this extra-long episode, and notes that crime is a government-imposed cost. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to order Cath...

Ray Keating looks at the data on full-time entrepreneurship during the pandemic economy, and is heartened by the resiliency of entrepreneurs. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to ord...

Ray is often asked if the economy is about to plunge off a cliff due to some bad policymaking. His answer, in this extra-long episode, tends not to satisfy as he sees the negatives as being very real but more insidious. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or p...

Why do economists talk so much about economic growth? The Rule of 70 is a simple tool that helps to provide an answer. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to order Cathedral: An Allian...

Economics tells us that the myriad problems with subsidized federal student loans would only get worse with student loan forgiveness. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to order Cathe...

The economics of federal student loans and grants are not pretty, encouraging more spending by colleges and universities on dubious undertakings. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to...

After looking at how much the economy has under-performed for the past 15 years, the question is: Why? Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to order Cathedral: An Alliance of Saint Mich...

The U.S. economy arguably has lost trillions of dollars in real output since 2007, and that means diminished income and quality of life. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to order Ca...

Once the economics are considered, no one should be surprised that a tax on stock buybacks winds up working against investment, innovation and economic growth. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two...

A debate rages as to whether or not the U.S. is in a recession. Ray looks at the definition and history of recessions to arrive at an answer. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to ord...

For those born in 1989 or after, they’ve only known a grossly under-performing U.S. economy during their adult years. In terms of economic growth, it’s been pretty ugly. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazo...

Yes, from entrepreneurs and small businesses to so-called “Big Tech,” the digital economy is a big deal. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to order Cathedral: An Alliance of Saint Mi...

Ray further explores why some pastors and priests go in the wrong direction on economics. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to order Cathedral: An Alliance of Saint Michael Novel, wh...

One of Ray’s pet peeves is when members of the clergy decide to speak very publicly on economic matters when they haven’t done any serious thinking on economics. (Since this is a pet peeve, Ray winds up going a little long in this episode!)Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKe...

Ray explores more of the economic realities of immigration, including that immigrant entrepreneurs play a big part in U.S. job creation. So much for immigration taking work away from the native born. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcover...

Ray looks at the latest numbers and trends reminding us that immigrant workers are positives to the U.S. economy, and to native-born workers. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to ord...

Monetarism has to be about more than only changes in the money supply, and its advocates say it is. But are the monetarist answers enough? Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to order...

Ray discusses some key points from the monetarist school of economic thought. Two great ways to order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or paperbacks, hardcovers and Kindle editions at Amazon.com. Two great ways to order Cathedral: An Alliance of Saint Michael Novel, which is Ray’s...

Ray delves into why we should all think more like an economist, referencing his new book The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Two great ways to pre-order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or the Kindle edition at Amazon.com. Two great ways to pr...

Ray explores additional ills of capital gains taxes, concluding that the capital gains tax that makes the most economic sense is 0 percent. Two great ways to pre-order Ray Keating’s new nonfiction book – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed paperbacks at RayKeatingOnline.com or the Kindle edition at Amazon.com. Two great ways to pre-order Cathedral: An A...