An Interview with John F. Cogan, Author of The High Cost of Good Intentions
“The large reduction in government spending relative to GDP during this period [1983-2001] is unique in U.S. history. It provides an important message for the future.”
“The large reduction in government spending relative to GDP during this period [1983-2001] is unique in U.S. history. It provides an important message for the future.”
“Expanding the conversation beyond the ‘good’ and the ‘bad’ immigrant, or the ‘excellent’ immigrant… I think that is exactly what I see as the responsibility for using my platform.”
“The simplest theories, ones which are just starting points in economics, are used as if they are the truth.”
“In treating others, a humane libertarianism 2.0 attends to both Golden Rules. The one corrects a busybody pushing around. The other corrects an inhumane selfishness.”
“You almost can’t overstate how important YouTube is in how young people get their political information.”
“I am extremely focused these days, in my own thoughts, on the importance of empathy and perspective.”
[Redistribution] isn’t what people want or need, they actually need and want to work, to be productive contributors in society, to be able to support their own families and communities.
“Everyone should read the journal until there’s something that’s made them angry, in a sense, there’s something they’ve agreed with, and there’s something they’ve found unexpected.”