Phil Magness
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NatCons, the American System, and the Founders
“Madison and Jefferson were both still alive when Henry Clay outlined his American System platform in 1824. Contrary to the NatCon claims, neither founding father approved of Clay’s proposals. In fact, both condemned it as a constitutional overreach by the federal government.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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The 1619 Project’s Confusion on Capitalism
“A pervasive sense of confusion characterizes Hulu’s new 1619 Project episode on ‘capitalism,’ beginning with the basic definition of its titular term.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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When Lenin Read a Book on Marx
“It is no small irony that Hobsbawm’s qualitative investigation of Marx’s dissemination and spread now finds empirical validation in the unlikeliest of sources: our econometric analysis of the Soviet revolution’s effects on Marx’s citation patterns after 1917.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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The Suicide of the American Historical Association
“In this branch of academia, it does not matter whether the 1619 Project was truthful or factually accurate. The only concerns are whether its narrative can be weaponized for a political cause or used to deflect scrutiny of the same.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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Facebook Fact-Checks Recession Analysis | Phillip Magness on Fox News (Video)
“Phillip Magness, Research and Education Director at AIER, discusses the censorship tactics enacted against him after he shared a post regarding the White House’s attempts to redefine ‘recession.'” ~ AIER
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Biden Borrows the Nixon Playbook on Recessions
“The White House’s definitional wordsmithing could not overcome the onset of worsening economic realities in 1974, and its frequent appeals to the NBER determination could not run down the clock against a prolonged recession.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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How Milton Friedman Fought Segregation through the American Economic Association
“Friedman opposed racial segregation on moral and economic grounds, and his actions aligned with his rhetoric. When the time came to move on these beliefs in 1957, he chose to send an economic message to the offending business by diverting its customers elsewhere.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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Big Tobacco, Small Minds
“The BMJ appears to only selectively exempt its contributors from its own financial standards, because it turns out that one of the authors of the attack on AIER has a far more direct connection to Big Tobacco than minor and indirect stock market investments.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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Did Tipping Come from Slavery? The 1619 Project Lies Again
“At best, the critics of tipping are guilty of inexcusable sloppiness. At worst, they’re selectively weaponizing the horrors of slavery to advance an ideological cause.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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The 1619 Project Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry
“Rather than following the evidence where it leads, Hannah-Jones picks and chooses bits and pieces of her arguments from a secondary literature based on whether it conforms to her preconceived political narrative.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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NatCons, the American System, and the Founders
“Madison and Jefferson were both still alive when Henry Clay outlined his American System platform in 1824. Contrary to the NatCon claims, neither founding father approved of Clay’s proposals. In fact, both condemned it as a constitutional overreach by the federal government.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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The 1619 Project’s Confusion on Capitalism
“A pervasive sense of confusion characterizes Hulu’s new 1619 Project episode on ‘capitalism,’ beginning with the basic definition of its titular term.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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When Lenin Read a Book on Marx
“It is no small irony that Hobsbawm’s qualitative investigation of Marx’s dissemination and spread now finds empirical validation in the unlikeliest of sources: our econometric analysis of the Soviet revolution’s effects on Marx’s citation patterns after 1917.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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The Suicide of the American Historical Association
“In this branch of academia, it does not matter whether the 1619 Project was truthful or factually accurate. The only concerns are whether its narrative can be weaponized for a political cause or used to deflect scrutiny of the same.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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Facebook Fact-Checks Recession Analysis | Phillip Magness on Fox News (Video)
“Phillip Magness, Research and Education Director at AIER, discusses the censorship tactics enacted against him after he shared a post regarding the White House’s attempts to redefine ‘recession.'” ~ AIER
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Biden Borrows the Nixon Playbook on Recessions
“The White House’s definitional wordsmithing could not overcome the onset of worsening economic realities in 1974, and its frequent appeals to the NBER determination could not run down the clock against a prolonged recession.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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How Milton Friedman Fought Segregation through the American Economic Association
“Friedman opposed racial segregation on moral and economic grounds, and his actions aligned with his rhetoric. When the time came to move on these beliefs in 1957, he chose to send an economic message to the offending business by diverting its customers elsewhere.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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Big Tobacco, Small Minds
“The BMJ appears to only selectively exempt its contributors from its own financial standards, because it turns out that one of the authors of the attack on AIER has a far more direct connection to Big Tobacco than minor and indirect stock market investments.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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Did Tipping Come from Slavery? The 1619 Project Lies Again
“At best, the critics of tipping are guilty of inexcusable sloppiness. At worst, they’re selectively weaponizing the horrors of slavery to advance an ideological cause.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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The 1619 Project Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry
“Rather than following the evidence where it leads, Hannah-Jones picks and chooses bits and pieces of her arguments from a secondary literature based on whether it conforms to her preconceived political narrative.” ~ Phillip W. Magness