dsutter, Author at The Troy Messenger - Page 5 of 18

I am the Charles G. Koch Professor of Economics with the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University.

Daniel Sutter

Money and March Madness

March Madness just concluded with Villanova winning the title.  Given the ongoing college basketball bribery investigation, the bigger question may be whether the Wildcats will ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, April 5, 2018 3:00 am

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Driverless cars and public transit

The first driverless car pedestrian fatality occurred recently in Arizona, almost two years after the first fatal crash.  These tragic fatalities signal the ongoing development ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, March 28, 2018 10:26 pm

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Economists and the draft

Fifty years ago, protests and violence in opposition to the Vietnam War and the draft roiled college campuses.  The War appeared hopelessly deadlocked after the ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, March 14, 2018 5:42 pm

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Bitcoins and bubbles

Bitcoin has been on a wild ride, rocketing from $1,000 to nearly $20,000 last year.  A recent slide to $7,300 brought claims that Bitcoin was ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Friday, February 23, 2018 3:00 am

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Taxes are better than civil asset forfeiture

Civil asset forfeiture involves the government taking assets allegedly used in or the proceeds of criminal activity.  The practice has long angered libertarians and produced ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Friday, February 2, 2018 3:00 am

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Economists versus tax deductions

The current debate in Congress over tax reform highlights a favorite argument of economists: that we should eliminate loopholes, like the deductions for mortgage interest ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, November 30, 2017 3:00 am

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Give thanks for prosperity

This is the time to give thanks, and I hope that your family has much to be thankful for this year.  Thanksgiving offers a time ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, November 23, 2017 3:00 am

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Cupcakes, YouTube, and home production

Home or small-scale production of goods and services is surging in the U.S.  Examples include You Tube videos, blogging and self-published books, craft beer, cupcakes, ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, October 19, 2017 3:00 am

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Protectionism for college sports?

College sports provide great opportunities for young people to play at a high level, make life-long friends and memories, and pay for their education.  Student-athletes ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, October 12, 2017 3:00 am

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Can highways be built safer?

Several serious accidents this year on a stretch of U.S. Highway 231 near Troy have raised the question of whether medians make highways safer.  An ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, September 28, 2017 3:00 am

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