Daily Economy
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Censorship Attacks the Pursuit of Truth
Attempts to concentrate power and kill competition are toxic to the marketplace of ideas.
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Walgreens, Mass Closures, and the Power of Incentives
Persistent problems and recurring losses tend to incentivize ingenuity and new thinking in a market economy.
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Why Fed Reform Could Be the Biggest Sleeper Issue of 2024
The Fed’s institutional flaws and failures trashed its credibility. It’s time to rein in the central bank.
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Unreal(ized) Gains Tax: an Economic Earthquake In the Making
This revenue grab for what you haven’t (yet) earned chokes off investment and blocks innovation.
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Why Economic Populism Is Sweeping the West
Populists exploit economic grievances and cultural anxieties. But their policies make both worse.
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What Happens if Bitcoin Goes Up Forever?
Central bankers who attack bitcoin should apply the same skepticism to a legacy system of fiat money.
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A PhD and Eight Kids? These Families Defy the Birth Rate Decline
Women who buck the trend reveal our intrinsic motives and subjective values.
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Cali’s Prop 2: Unions Win, Students and Taxpayers Lose
Hidden labor agreements exclude 85 percent of workers. Why should school construction be so discriminatory?
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How Herbert Spencer Helped Liberate Japan, Egypt, and India
Independence movements around the world drew inspiration from his anti-imperialist views.
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What We Can Learn from China’s Economic Crisis
Millions of Chinese people are being prevented from escaping poverty.
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•
Censorship Attacks the Pursuit of Truth
Attempts to concentrate power and kill competition are toxic to the marketplace of ideas.
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•
Walgreens, Mass Closures, and the Power of Incentives
Persistent problems and recurring losses tend to incentivize ingenuity and new thinking in a market economy.
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•
Why Fed Reform Could Be the Biggest Sleeper Issue of 2024
The Fed’s institutional flaws and failures trashed its credibility. It’s time to rein in the central bank.
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•
Unreal(ized) Gains Tax: an Economic Earthquake In the Making
This revenue grab for what you haven’t (yet) earned chokes off investment and blocks innovation.
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•
Why Economic Populism Is Sweeping the West
Populists exploit economic grievances and cultural anxieties. But their policies make both worse.
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•
What Happens if Bitcoin Goes Up Forever?
Central bankers who attack bitcoin should apply the same skepticism to a legacy system of fiat money.
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•
A PhD and Eight Kids? These Families Defy the Birth Rate Decline
Women who buck the trend reveal our intrinsic motives and subjective values.
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•
Cali’s Prop 2: Unions Win, Students and Taxpayers Lose
Hidden labor agreements exclude 85 percent of workers. Why should school construction be so discriminatory?
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•
How Herbert Spencer Helped Liberate Japan, Egypt, and India
Independence movements around the world drew inspiration from his anti-imperialist views.
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•
What We Can Learn from China’s Economic Crisis
Millions of Chinese people are being prevented from escaping poverty.