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So much for a manufacturing renaissance, post-“Liberation Day”. Figure 1: Manufacturing production (blue), value added in 2017$ (red), employment (tan),…

by Calculated Risk on 6/26/2025 07:59:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Friday:• At…

This month marks 20 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. City of New London. This 5-4…

In McCauley’s VoxEU post (first of three), he presents a pictorial depiction of exorbitant privilege: As McCauley notes: While the…

by Calculated Risk on 6/25/2025 07:59:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Thursday:• At…

Whenever a legal challenge to a given policy is decided, a discussion tends to arise as if the court is…

by Calculated Risk on 6/24/2025 07:45:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Wednesday:• At…

I posted last week about my review of Norbert J. Michel’s new book, Crushing Capitalism: How Populist Policies Are…

by Calculated Risk on 6/23/2025 08:11:00 PM From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Lowest Since May 1stMortgage…

0:37Intro. [Recording date: May 28, 2025.]Russ Roberts: Today is May 28th, 2025, and my guest is doctor and author Eric…