Daily Economy
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The French Revolt Against Fiscal Reality
France is the canary in Europe’s debt coal mine. Voters resist spending restraint even as the cost of postponing reform grows.
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Can the Wealthy Buy Elections?
Money matters, but the data show that other things matter more. Minority interests routinely organize and win, even with comparatively little wealth.
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I’ve Lost Faith in Human Progress: Have We Stalled?
Housing is less affordable, governments are drowning in debt, and workers feel stuck. Has technological progress stopped translating into better lives?
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Markets Build Trust, Not Just Wealth
Markets bring together people who otherwise have little reason to cooperate. The voluntary economic relationships critics dismiss may help sustain civil society.
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Did Voters Get Things Wrong on Tuesday?
Elections routinely leave voters dissatisfied. Public choice economists explain why rational people repeatedly vote for policies whose consequences they’ll regret.
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When Foreign Aid Succeeds, Why Doesn’t It End?
USAID’s experience reveals a missing incentive at the heart of international aid: who is rewarded when a country no longer needs help?
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Why Milei’s Chainsaw Revolution Required Restraint
Critics are divided as Javier Milei takes gradual, constrained steps toward the radical free market he campaigned on.
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The West’s Free Speech Consensus Is Fracturing
European crackdowns on citizen speech is provoking Washington to respond. Will free expression become a transatlantic fault line?
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AI, Empathy, and Entrepreneurship: Could Robot Labor Make the Economy More Human?
As machines take over routine tasks, work might actually become less robotic. When production is cheap, people can be much more entrepreneurial — and more personal.
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Five State Ballot Measures to Watch on Election Tuesday
While many watch the battle for Congress, state-level ballots are where some of America’s biggest economic experiments unfold.
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The French Revolt Against Fiscal Reality
France is the canary in Europe’s debt coal mine. Voters resist spending restraint even as the cost of postponing reform grows.
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•
Can the Wealthy Buy Elections?
Money matters, but the data show that other things matter more. Minority interests routinely organize and win, even with comparatively little wealth.
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•
I’ve Lost Faith in Human Progress: Have We Stalled?
Housing is less affordable, governments are drowning in debt, and workers feel stuck. Has technological progress stopped translating into better lives?
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•
Markets Build Trust, Not Just Wealth
Markets bring together people who otherwise have little reason to cooperate. The voluntary economic relationships critics dismiss may help sustain civil society.
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Did Voters Get Things Wrong on Tuesday?
Elections routinely leave voters dissatisfied. Public choice economists explain why rational people repeatedly vote for policies whose consequences they’ll regret.
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•
When Foreign Aid Succeeds, Why Doesn’t It End?
USAID’s experience reveals a missing incentive at the heart of international aid: who is rewarded when a country no longer needs help?
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Why Milei’s Chainsaw Revolution Required Restraint
Critics are divided as Javier Milei takes gradual, constrained steps toward the radical free market he campaigned on.
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The West’s Free Speech Consensus Is Fracturing
European crackdowns on citizen speech is provoking Washington to respond. Will free expression become a transatlantic fault line?
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AI, Empathy, and Entrepreneurship: Could Robot Labor Make the Economy More Human?
As machines take over routine tasks, work might actually become less robotic. When production is cheap, people can be much more entrepreneurial — and more personal.
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Five State Ballot Measures to Watch on Election Tuesday
While many watch the battle for Congress, state-level ballots are where some of America’s biggest economic experiments unfold.