Mark J. Perry
@Mark_J_Perry
Economics prof. (emeritus), AEI scholar (emeritus), & ex-blogger. CH❤️ Recovering musician. He/He/He Title IX/VI violation tips: Mark.Perry (at) AEI (dot) org
Mamdani would make New York a gloomy city of handouts and moochers trib.al/HLRpuAX
Foreign competition keeps consumer goods cheap, while tariffs just boost prices and kill the living standard. 🚀 Who knew making stuff more expensive wasn't the way up?
Notice that the items rising in price the fastest also have the most gov't interventions to make them "affordable." #ncpol
Just Out: Updated version of the "Chart of the Century" with data through June 2025. It should be noted that the consumer goods that have become more and more affordable over time -- e.g., cars, household furnishings, clothing, toys and TVs -- are either imported or subject to…
School uses trans actor Elliot Page as positive example of masculinity mol.im/a/14924669 via @MailOnline
When will the disproportionate share of Black crime in the Twin Cities (including carjacking) get addressed? Only 1 out of 12 residents of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area is Black, but almost 9 out of 10 carjacking offenders are Black. @alphanews @lizcollin @Jenna_Gloeb…
Just Out: Updated version of the "Chart of the Century" with data through June 2025. It should be noted that the consumer goods that have become more and more affordable over time -- e.g., cars, household furnishings, clothing, toys and TVs -- are either imported or subject to…
The urban planner world is awash with people who believe in a conspiracy theory wherein a convoluted system of laws pushed by the auto industry has made us car dependent while also impeding the adoption of mass transit. It never occurs to them that many people just prefer cars.
NEW: More state employees expose hiring practices as DOJ investigates Minnesota Management and Budget: … “if the agency notices a high number of protected group applicants do not meet minimum qualifications… the agency may determine the minimum qualifications need to…
Department of Justice launches investigation into Minnesota after Alpha News report "States invite investigation when they engage in biased hiring practices tied to protected characteristics," said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon.
"What is freedom actually in a racist society... to allow people to do whatever they want?" The searing contempt I have for every single one of these neurotic and deluded racist "antiracists" is so deep that I can barely emotionally access it anymore. Maybe it's the…
Earlier this year, Deborah Loewenberg Ball, a former University of Michigan dean, described how administrators can and should be "more forceful" in executing on diversity hiring goals. What she describes is basically a clever and very effective assertion of power: —Most…
Minneapolis is broken.
🚨BREAKING: The Minneapolis DFL party (Democrats) just endorsed state senator Omar Fateh over current DFL Mayor, Jacob Frey Fateh was also endorsed by the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) Jacob Frey is cooked. The fall of Minneapolis is nearly complete
Steve Jobs reimagined the future. Tim Cook has to reimagine supply chains based on presidential whims. This isn't the story of Apple, but rather a metaphor for the ways crony capitalism is distorting the priorities of American business.
An entire WSJ article about why US soda-makers don't use cane sugar (spoiler: we don't "make enough" lol) and not a single mention of highly-restrictive US sugar quotas that keep prices here WAY above global levels? Cmon, man. wsj.com/business/the-p…
Earlier this year, Deborah Loewenberg Ball, a former University of Michigan dean, described how administrators can and should be "more forceful" in executing on diversity hiring goals. What she describes is basically a clever and very effective assertion of power: —Most…
This is due to white supremacy.
Minnesota crime statistics by race…
Countries where preaching Christianity is ILLEGAL: 1. Saudi Arabia 2. Afghanistan 3. Iran 4. Pakistan 5. Somalia 6. Maldives 7. Yemen 8. Libya 9. Mauritania 10. Qatar 11. Brunei 12. Algeria What do you notice?
An oppressor at the University of Michigan
Earlier this year, Deborah Loewenberg Ball, a former University of Michigan dean, described how administrators can and should be "more forceful" in executing on diversity hiring goals. What she describes is basically a clever and very effective assertion of power: —Most…
Should be called “Certificate of Need Protection from market competitors.” This is so obviously an auctioned favor from bought off legislators to industry thugs.
Certificate of Need laws belong in the dustbin of history