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The more research I have done on economic statistics, appreciating the practical challenges, the less certain I am that we…

I’m sure DOGE will have a long history as the textbook definition of overpromising and underdelivering. There were a lot…

I’ve started reading Bryan Caplan’s excellent new book entitled Pro-Market and Pro-Business: Essays on Laissez-faireand have covered the first 12…

Question: One common argument against public assistance taking the form of direct cash handouts is that the recipients will use…

China recently experienced a housing crash that is comparable in size to what the US experienced during 2006-10. Before considering…

The newest season of the Netflix documentary America’s Sweetheartswhich traces the 2024 audition, training, and performance season of the Dallas…

In my review of Norbert J. Michel’s Crushing Capitalismwhich I quoted from yesterday, I didn’t have room to highlight 2…

We often hear that the American dream is no longer achievable for a large fraction of Americans. Some of the…

Back in February, Donald Trump claimed that the European Union was formed to “screw the US” on trade.  With the…

In my June 10 post on the penny, I wrote: The U.S. government makes a pretty penny (pun intended) on…