He received his Bachelor of Arts in Government from Claremont McKenna College.
Richard Morrison
Contributor
Richard Morrison is a research fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, where his work focuses on the relationship between economic and political freedom. He was previously a senior editor at CEI and managing editor of the blog OpenMarket.
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‘Violent Saviors’: William Easterly’s Book on Imperialism and Conquest
William Easterly traces three centuries of Western expansion, examining the moral and political justifications used to dominate other peoples.
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Breakneck: Dan Wang Explores the Strange Symmetry of US and China
Dan Wang explores how the United States and China, while rivals in power, share surprising similarities that shape their economies, politics, and global influence.
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Debt, Destiny, and Dalio: A Review of How Countries Go Broke
Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio warns of looming fiscal disaster, yet his “Big Cycles” leave little room for free will.
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Bud Light Returns to Merit, Profit After ESG Backlash Cost Billions
Ditching political trends to focus on shareholder value likely saved Anheuser-Busch from an ignominious decline.
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Poker is Fun, AI is Intimidating: Nate Silver Tries to Find Overlap
Silver’s book is a muddled mess, but the individual pieces are interesting.
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Interventions, Easy Money Run Amok
“An obvious set of perverse incentives simply stimulate more risk-taking by corporate management and investment firms in the future, resulting in even bigger future bailouts down the road. At a certain point this strategy of holding the wolf by the ears will become untenable.” ~Richard Morrison
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‘Tyranny’ by Any Other Name
“The liberal version of true democracy is everyone getting to decide, peaceably, how to manage their own lives — not everyone being perpetually subjected to the whims of 50-percent-plus-one of their fellow men.” ~Richard Morrison
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Capitalism’s Cure for Economic Sins
“Anyone who takes economic ideas and their moral implications seriously would do well to clear space on their bookshelf for Seven Deadly Economic Sins.” ~ Richard Morrison
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Zero Impact’s Grim Cost
“Once a big bill comes due—in terms of dollars, standard of living, and geopolitical security—people’s commitment to maintaining the planet in a state of Edenic purity begins to wane rapidly.” ~ Richard Morrison
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Climate Tyrants’ New Tactics
“Just because climate change is the hottest topic in progressive policy circles today doesn’t mean that other issues won’t command similar attention in the future, as anti-nuclear and anti-firearms campaigns have in the past.” ~ Richard Morrison
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‘Violent Saviors’: William Easterly’s Book on Imperialism and Conquest
William Easterly traces three centuries of Western expansion, examining the moral and political justifications used to dominate other peoples.
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•
Breakneck: Dan Wang Explores the Strange Symmetry of US and China
Dan Wang explores how the United States and China, while rivals in power, share surprising similarities that shape their economies, politics, and global influence.
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•
Debt, Destiny, and Dalio: A Review of How Countries Go Broke
Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio warns of looming fiscal disaster, yet his “Big Cycles” leave little room for free will.
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Bud Light Returns to Merit, Profit After ESG Backlash Cost Billions
Ditching political trends to focus on shareholder value likely saved Anheuser-Busch from an ignominious decline.
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•
Poker is Fun, AI is Intimidating: Nate Silver Tries to Find Overlap
Silver’s book is a muddled mess, but the individual pieces are interesting.
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•
Interventions, Easy Money Run Amok
“An obvious set of perverse incentives simply stimulate more risk-taking by corporate management and investment firms in the future, resulting in even bigger future bailouts down the road. At a certain point this strategy of holding the wolf by the ears will become untenable.” ~Richard Morrison
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‘Tyranny’ by Any Other Name
“The liberal version of true democracy is everyone getting to decide, peaceably, how to manage their own lives — not everyone being perpetually subjected to the whims of 50-percent-plus-one of their fellow men.” ~Richard Morrison
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•
Capitalism’s Cure for Economic Sins
“Anyone who takes economic ideas and their moral implications seriously would do well to clear space on their bookshelf for Seven Deadly Economic Sins.” ~ Richard Morrison
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•
Zero Impact’s Grim Cost
“Once a big bill comes due—in terms of dollars, standard of living, and geopolitical security—people’s commitment to maintaining the planet in a state of Edenic purity begins to wane rapidly.” ~ Richard Morrison
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Climate Tyrants’ New Tactics
“Just because climate change is the hottest topic in progressive policy circles today doesn’t mean that other issues won’t command similar attention in the future, as anti-nuclear and anti-firearms campaigns have in the past.” ~ Richard Morrison