Mark Skousen
My Dirty Little Secret… Now Revealed!
FreedomFest is famous for attracting top celebrity speakers — William Shatner, George Foreman, Kevin O’Leary and John Cleese, to name a few. I’ve been dying to tell you who our celebrity speaker is for FreedomFest this July 12-15 in Memphis. Now, he’s finally confirmed that he will come, and you are in for a treat. […]
The Economics of Life Made Simple
“No science in the world is more elevated, more necessary, and more useful than economics.” — Carl Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist (1707-1778) I’ve always wanted to do a “one article” summary of the “Economics of Life.” In 2023, in honor of Adam Smith’s 300th birthday, I got the opportunity. Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine, commissioned […]
How to Get a Raise and Become a Millionaire
“Whenever the law has attempted to regulate the wages of workmen, it has always been rather to lower them than to raise them.” — Adam Smith, “The Wealth of Nations” (1776) Last week in my economics class at Chapman University, I ended my lecture with this promise: “If you want to become wealthy, let me give […]
Watch This Funny Video: ‘Millionaires For Higher Taxes’ Refuse a Pledge to Pay More
“We want to pay more taxes, and everyone else wants to pay more taxes as well.” — Morris Pearl, Chair, “Patriotic Millionaires” You might get a kick out of this three-minute video of Steve Moore, a supply-side economist and the founder of the Unleash Prosperity hotline, confronting a group of “patriotic millionaires” who want to impose […]
Investing for Two: How My Wife Made All the Difference
Special Note: This is Roger Michalski, publisher of Eagle Financial Publications. You may have noticed that Skousen Cafe is a day early this week. That is because I wanted everyone to know that today is Mark Skousen and his wife Jo Ann’s 50th wedding anniversary. Please join me in congratulating them on 50 incredible years. […]
The Three Rs of Government Growth: Here’s How to Stop It.
“It is incredible the quantity of good that may be done in a country by a single man who will make a business out of it.” — Benjamin Franklin (1783) This week, in my economics class at Chapman University, our topic is the role of government. I showed them this chart, which demonstrates the never-ending […]