Theodore A. Gebhard

Theodore A. Gebhard


  • A Free Market Wish List for the Next Administration

    July 31, 2024

    A Free Market Wish List for the Next Administration

    For those who share a belief in the instrumental as well as moral value of free markets, this list may at least provide grist for discussion and perhaps even future change.

  • May 27, 2016

    Too Few Jobs: Trade Is Not the Problem, Slow Growth Is

    Had economic growth been anywhere close to historical norms since the 2008 crisis, it is doubtful that complaints about other nations “stealing” U.S. jobs would have nearly as much currency.

  • April 2, 2016

    Demagoguery and the Minimum Wage

    Demagoguery and emotional appeal may produce short-term political advantage, but ultimately claims based on unsound economics must disappoint those who put faith in those claims. 

  • March 1, 2016

    Trump vs. Adam Smith

    What Mr. Trump fails to grasp is that voluntary trade is always beneficial to both sides regardless of current account deficits or surpluses.

  • February 11, 2016

    Economic Libertarians Will Have a Friend in Ted Cruz

    The Texas senator promulgated legal theories at the FTC that continue to help liberty flourish for entrepreneurs throughout the United States.  

  • February 6, 2016

    The Federal Reserve and the Inflation Tax

    The Fed's inflation tax that punishes prudence and thrift creates a culture that discourages personal responsibility and stifles economic growth.  

  • February 3, 2016

    Capital Accumulation: The Missing Variable in Economic Policy Debates

    Taxes that discourage saving and investment slow capital accumulation and thus adversely affect long run growth potential. 

  • January 25, 2016

    The Real Ted Cruz

    My experience in working with the Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate during the early 2000s and what it taught me about him.