Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White


Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White
Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White
All content by Michael Annes

How war costs wreck the economy

Michael Annes • March 10, 2011

Most people believe that war spending can “stimulate” the economy. The huge increase in government spending during WWII allegedly got us out of the Great Depression. The problem with this theory is...

Giving, taking and the welfare state

Michael Annes • March 3, 2011

Imagine you're walking down the street with a friend, and a homeless man approaches the two of you and asks for money. You give him some, but your friend doesn't. You think he should, so you try your hardest...

Demystifying the minimum wage

Michael Annes • February 17, 2011

The idea behind the minimum wage is to help low income workers by using the power of the state to threaten to imprison people who create a labor contract with a wage lower than whatever the government...

Why they all seem to hate us

Michael Annes • February 3, 2011

Why does so much of the world, particularly the Muslim world, hate the United States? Why did the 9/11 terrorist attacks happen? A common explanation is that extremist Muslims “hate our freedom” and...