Economic Growth
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Can Stock Indexes Afford to Ignore SpaceX?
Firms that grow large before going public raise questions about whether index membership rules shape market reality rather than merely reflect it.
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The Myth of a Permanently Poor Underclass
The bottom income quintile is not a static social class but a temporary snapshot of lives in motion. Most Americans do not remain poor for life, and removing policy barriers can help more people move up.
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Business Conditions Monthly March 2026
The US economy appears on stable footing for now, but inflation, borrowing costs, and other warning signs are accumulating beneath the surface.
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The Boomers vs. Millennials Debate Misses the Bigger Economic Point
The real challenge isn’t deciding which generation suffered more — it’s restoring the conditions that allow every generation to prosper.
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CPI Meets Goodhart’s Law: Can Economic Metrics Become Fallacies?
When measures like CPI and GDP become policy targets, they also become sources of confusion for both experts and the public.
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Decades of Bad Energy Policy Left Oil Markets Vulnerable to Iran Shock
Current energy prices reflect the delayed costs of regulatory priorities that misallocated investment and undermined energy resilience.
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Estimating the Iran War’s Effect on US Gasoline Prices
A forecasting model shows gasoline prices broke sharply from their expected trajectory after the outbreak of war.
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Europe’s Green Deal Is Unraveling
Europe’s centrally planned climate agenda has collided with economic reality, weakening growth and fueling political backlash.
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Protectionism Won’t Feed North America: Don’t Scrap the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Calls to weaken or abandon USMCA overlook how interconnected US, Canadian, and Mexican agriculture has become. Trade barriers hurt farmers and families in all three nations.
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Claims of Housing ‘Oversupply’ Are Misleading
A few cooling markets have sparked claims that housing reform is no longer necessary. Post-COVID adjustments shouldn’t distract us from the long-term problem.
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Can Stock Indexes Afford to Ignore SpaceX?
Firms that grow large before going public raise questions about whether index membership rules shape market reality rather than merely reflect it.
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•
The Myth of a Permanently Poor Underclass
The bottom income quintile is not a static social class but a temporary snapshot of lives in motion. Most Americans do not remain poor for life, and removing policy barriers can help more people move up.
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•
Business Conditions Monthly March 2026
The US economy appears on stable footing for now, but inflation, borrowing costs, and other warning signs are accumulating beneath the surface.
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•
The Boomers vs. Millennials Debate Misses the Bigger Economic Point
The real challenge isn’t deciding which generation suffered more — it’s restoring the conditions that allow every generation to prosper.
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•
CPI Meets Goodhart’s Law: Can Economic Metrics Become Fallacies?
When measures like CPI and GDP become policy targets, they also become sources of confusion for both experts and the public.
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•
Decades of Bad Energy Policy Left Oil Markets Vulnerable to Iran Shock
Current energy prices reflect the delayed costs of regulatory priorities that misallocated investment and undermined energy resilience.
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•
Estimating the Iran War’s Effect on US Gasoline Prices
A forecasting model shows gasoline prices broke sharply from their expected trajectory after the outbreak of war.
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•
Europe’s Green Deal Is Unraveling
Europe’s centrally planned climate agenda has collided with economic reality, weakening growth and fueling political backlash.
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•
Protectionism Won’t Feed North America: Don’t Scrap the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Calls to weaken or abandon USMCA overlook how interconnected US, Canadian, and Mexican agriculture has become. Trade barriers hurt farmers and families in all three nations.
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•
Claims of Housing ‘Oversupply’ Are Misleading
A few cooling markets have sparked claims that housing reform is no longer necessary. Post-COVID adjustments shouldn’t distract us from the long-term problem.