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Winning On The Margin

We tend to evaluate government programs by their intentions and market alternatives by an impossible standard of perfection. We need to judge both by…

Oct 7 • Cameron Belt

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September 2026

Results, Assurances, Hopes, and Fears

When public programs face weak accountability, they can continue receiving support without results due to assurances, hope, and when all else fails…

Sep 21 • Cameron Belt

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August 2026

Before "We" Do Something

Before we set out to solve problems, we should ask who has the best information, who bears the consequences, and what’s causing the problem in the first…

Aug 28 • Cameron Belt

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Warm and Toasty Isn't Proof

Who Pays When Programs Don't Work?

Aug 21 • Cameron Belt

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We Look For Certainty in a World That Can’t Provide It

The systems that promise certainty often deliver less than the messy, uncertain process of people figuring things out for themselves.

Aug 10 • Cameron Belt

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We Can't End Inequality, But We Can Stop Picking Favorites

Inequality can be harmful, however what matters is whether it comes from outcompeting or from rigging the rules to serve yourself.

Aug 3 • Cameron Belt

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July 2026

We Cooperate Because We Choose To

Markets are moral not because they’re perfect, but because they are based on choice, reward cooperation, and reveal what works.

Jul 27 • Cameron Belt

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We Need Ethics And Economics To Build A Better World

Ethical progress requires economic understanding. Good intentions can’t overcome bad incentives or broken systems.

Jul 20 • Cameron Belt

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Economics for Busy People Now Available!

Economics for Busy People is now available on Amazon.

Jul 13 • Cameron Belt

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We Benefit When We Trade Across Borders

International trade works the same way as any other voluntary exchange. Both sides benefit, even when one country is "better" at producing everything.

Jul 6 • Cameron Belt

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June 2026

We Often Protect Producers At The Expense of Consumers

Regulations that try to protect consumers from harm can end up protecting producers from competition.

Jun 29 • Cameron Belt

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Institutional Knowledge and Why We Continue to Work Together

Working with other people isn’t always easy. But working together generates something important: knowledge that accumulates across people and time.

Jun 25 • Cameron Belt

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