Archive for Ernest G. Ross

The Deficit Connection

Mr. Ross is an Oregon commentator and writer especially concerned with new developments in human freedom. From the man-in-the-street, to economists, to politicians, to academics, nearly everyone seems worried about federal deficits. During Presidential campaigning, Walter Mondale called deficits “a travesty”; in more reserved tones, Ronald Reagan called deficits “a problem.” Distinguished professors write grave [...]

1Feb1985 | Ernest G. Ross | 3 comments | Continued

Lets Liberate Money

Mr. Ross is an Oregon commentator and writer especially concerned with new developments in human freedom. Although the idea of returning to a gold standard has received considerable attention in recent years, the general focus has been to return to some sort of government managed standard. For instance, there has been a great deal of [...]

1Jan1985 | Ernest G. Ross | 1 comment | Continued

Capitalism Versus Comte

Mr. Ross is an Oregon commentator and writer especially concerned with new developments in human freedom. If you ask the man in the street what “altruism” means, he’s likely to tell you that it’s the same thing as good will. Altruism, in the American vernacular, is taken as a virtue—as a charitable worldview toward one’s [...]

1Jun1984 | Ernest G. Ross | 1 comment | Continued

The Unproductive Investment Prejudice

Mr. Ross is an Oregon commentator and writer especially concerned with new developments in human freedom. When gold ownership was finally again legalized in America last decade, many of us free market analysts thought investment in the metal—and in other “hard” assets—had finally gained respect both from other mainstream investors and from investment regulators. How [...]

1May1984 | Ernest G. Ross | 0 comments | Continued

Live Long and Prosper

Mr. Ross is an Oregon commentator and writer especially concerned with new developments in human freedom. The average lifespan continues to increase in the United States. Once the deleterious effects of greater cigarette smoking among males are taken into account,[1] American men and women can reasonably hope to live well into their seventies. At the [...]

1Feb1984 | Ernest G. Ross | 0 comments | Continued

The Two Faces of Risk

Mr. Ross is an Oregon commentator and writer especially concerned with new developments in human freedom. Assessing risk these days is a risky business. In times when we are deregulating our economy, are we to assume that risk will be increasing-or decreasing? Should we expect that businessmen will face greater risk—or lesser? Will the “dog-eat-dog” [...]

1Dec1983 | Ernest G. Ross | 0 comments | Continued

Letter from the Paper Planet

Mr. Ross is an Oregon commentator and writer especially concerned with new developments in human freedom. Dear Sir: This is my first letter to you since arriving “incognito” several weeks ago here on The Paper Planet. When you suggested that traveling to this planet for the summer would be good experience for a student working [...]

1Oct1983 | Ernest G. Ross | 0 comments | Continued

The Siren of Partnership

Mr. Ross is an Oregon commentator and writer especially concerned with new developments in human freedom. An ancient sound echoes across the troubled waters of American politics—a haunting, alluring chant. Free economy advocates must recognize that this is not a call which would lead America forward to a safe harbor of economic rejuvenation, but one [...]

1Jul1983 | Ernest G. Ross | 1 comment | Continued

Robot Protectionism

Mr. Ross is an Oregon commentator and writer especially concerned with new developments in human freedom. Robots are nothing special. Oh, they are wonderful machines and the world has never seen their likes before. But in an economic sense, that’s all they are—machines. Consequently, the almost frenetic fears we are witnessing—the fear that robots will [...]

1Apr1983 | Ernest G. Ross | 1 comment | Continued

The Price of Education

Mr. Ross is an Oregon commentator and writer especially concerned with new developments in human freedom. He has been a teacher in both the public schools and in the private sector. If someone stopped you on the street and told you that the primary reason for the poor quality of education in America is its [...]

1Feb1983 | Ernest G. Ross | 1 comment | Continued

To Communicate Ideas on Liberty

Mr. Ross is an Oregon commentator and writer especially concerned with new developments in human freedom. There’s an old, obscure saying attributed to an Oregon backwoodsman, who, after listening to a flowery speech by a stumping politician, remarked, “I think I’d’ve agreed with him if I knew what he said!” When confronted with new ideas, [...]

1Dec1982 | Ernest G. Ross | 0 comments | Continued

The Brigands and the Bargainers

Mr, Rosa is an Oregon broadcast commentator and news editor especially concerned with new developments in human freedom. Imagine a nation at civil war. Imagine two great armies, intermingled guerrilla-style, battling in every city, every day, year in and year out. Imagine the two factions’ spokesmen, the intellectual lieutenants, interviewed every night on national television, [...]

1Sep1982 | Ernest G. Ross | 1 comment | Continued

The Impossible Task of the Fed

Mr. Ross Is an Oregon broadcast commentator and news editor especially concerned with new developments in human freedom. The Federal Reserve has an impossible task? Of course it does. But it’s seldom mentioned. Most everyone just assumes that this autonomous government agency “on line” since 1914 has a job to do and should, well, simply [...]

1Feb1981 | Ernest G. Ross | 4 comments | Continued

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