Daily Economy
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White Supremacy No, Enlightenment Superiority Yes
“Progress isn’t automatic, and worse, regress can happen. We must understand and promote Enlightenment ideas and practices: Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress.” ~ Warren C. Gibson
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U.S. Economy Posts Record Gain, But Areas of Weakness Persist
“The U.S. economy posted historic growth in the third quarter but remains below pre-pandemic levels. Uncertainty over policies and the upcoming election is keeping risks elevated.” – Robert Hughes
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Initial Claims and Continuing Claims for Unemployment Benefits Fall Again
“Initial claims for unemployment benefits remained below 800,000 for a second week but doubts about the recovery continue.” – Robert Hughes
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A Guide for Free Thinkers: They’re Both Wrong
“Tamny’s book is essential not just because it provides insightful commentary on important political issues but because it provides a timeless lesson. This is that a country, a government, and a society cannot sustain itself on a foundation of weak narratives. Independent thought and rigorous conversations are what form the backbone of a vibrant democracy.”…
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Do the Disease Eradicators Make an Elementary Logical Mistake?
“Trying to bludgeon effects into existence in order to blot out causes is a conventional mistake within the social sciences, and, apparently among certain naive disease suppressors too.” ~ Jeffrey Tucker
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No One Is Required to Join the ‘Herd’ In Search of Immunity
“Freedom is always the answer, including freedom to not join the herd. Unknown is why this bothers so many on the left, not to mention why what’s timeless bothers them. It seems they enjoy forcing their values on others, and more than that, they positively revel in being told what to do.” ~ John Tamny
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Influential Mask Study Under Retraction Watch
“Here is one case in hundreds over this year, when hastily reviewed papers with simple errors drive media frenzies that feed directly into political outcomes, paradigmatic cases in which the appearance of science overrides the real thing in ways that injure the rights and liberties of people.” ~ AIER Staff
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The Tide-Theory of Climate Change
“Adaptation matters. Economic growth matters. Feats of engineering most certainly matter, as do flexibility and ingenuity of unregulated markets. Everyone from serious climate researchers to less-serious climate activists seem to forget that.” ~ Joakim Book
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Unmasking Paul Krugman’s Misrepresentation of Ayn Rand
“Ayn Rand’s way of individual freedom and free markets, at the end of the day, is the better one to be concerned about for saving lives in the face of the coronavirus, while the real killer in all this has been and is the misguided and harmful political paternalism for which Paul Krugman keeps so…
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Durable-Goods Orders Rose Again in September
“Manufacturers’ new orders for durable goods rose in September, but growth is uneven across the various sectors and industries of the economy.” – Robert Hughes
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White Supremacy No, Enlightenment Superiority Yes
“Progress isn’t automatic, and worse, regress can happen. We must understand and promote Enlightenment ideas and practices: Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress.” ~ Warren C. Gibson
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U.S. Economy Posts Record Gain, But Areas of Weakness Persist
“The U.S. economy posted historic growth in the third quarter but remains below pre-pandemic levels. Uncertainty over policies and the upcoming election is keeping risks elevated.” – Robert Hughes
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Initial Claims and Continuing Claims for Unemployment Benefits Fall Again
“Initial claims for unemployment benefits remained below 800,000 for a second week but doubts about the recovery continue.” – Robert Hughes
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A Guide for Free Thinkers: They’re Both Wrong
“Tamny’s book is essential not just because it provides insightful commentary on important political issues but because it provides a timeless lesson. This is that a country, a government, and a society cannot sustain itself on a foundation of weak narratives. Independent thought and rigorous conversations are what form the backbone of a vibrant democracy.”…
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Do the Disease Eradicators Make an Elementary Logical Mistake?
“Trying to bludgeon effects into existence in order to blot out causes is a conventional mistake within the social sciences, and, apparently among certain naive disease suppressors too.” ~ Jeffrey Tucker
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No One Is Required to Join the ‘Herd’ In Search of Immunity
“Freedom is always the answer, including freedom to not join the herd. Unknown is why this bothers so many on the left, not to mention why what’s timeless bothers them. It seems they enjoy forcing their values on others, and more than that, they positively revel in being told what to do.” ~ John Tamny
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Influential Mask Study Under Retraction Watch
“Here is one case in hundreds over this year, when hastily reviewed papers with simple errors drive media frenzies that feed directly into political outcomes, paradigmatic cases in which the appearance of science overrides the real thing in ways that injure the rights and liberties of people.” ~ AIER Staff
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The Tide-Theory of Climate Change
“Adaptation matters. Economic growth matters. Feats of engineering most certainly matter, as do flexibility and ingenuity of unregulated markets. Everyone from serious climate researchers to less-serious climate activists seem to forget that.” ~ Joakim Book
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Unmasking Paul Krugman’s Misrepresentation of Ayn Rand
“Ayn Rand’s way of individual freedom and free markets, at the end of the day, is the better one to be concerned about for saving lives in the face of the coronavirus, while the real killer in all this has been and is the misguided and harmful political paternalism for which Paul Krugman keeps so…
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Durable-Goods Orders Rose Again in September
“Manufacturers’ new orders for durable goods rose in September, but growth is uneven across the various sectors and industries of the economy.” – Robert Hughes