Dr. Brian Baugus

Articles by Dr. Brian Baugus

The New American Way: Bailouts and Dependency

This is the third installment of a multi-part series on suggested economic policies for the next government to consider. These are meant to be long-term solutions. Government welfare is addicting. It creates dependency by the recipients and control for the

Balancing the Budget: It's Entitlements Stupid

This is the second installment of a multi-part series on suggested economic policies for the next government to consider. These are meant to be long-term solutions. Our current economic downturn has some short-term causes but a large part of the

Economic Growth Requires Tax Reform, Simplification

This is the first installment of a multi-part series on suggested economic policies for the next government to consider. These are meant to be long-term solutions. Our current economic downturn is temporary and has some short-term causes but a large

Trust, Growth and Obama

As is well known, the American economy has been in a recession or slogging through with anemic growth over the past three years. Some say this is the new normal or at least a long-term condition. Meanwhile, American firms are

How Congress Can Game the Stock Market

Peter Schweizer’s new book Throw them All Out, (full disclosure: Peter is a friend and I had a miniscule part in editing the book) chronicles the long running graft in Washington. Congress is exempt from insider trading laws, which allows

They Are the One Percent… and We Should Be Worried

To the extent that the Occupy Wall Street crowd has a core cause, it is an economic one. However, its title and location are the only real clues, because when it comes to demonstrating their vast economic knowledge, these people