Daily Economy
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What If You Tell the Bartender About Crypto and He Doesn’t Say a Word Back to You?
At the BrainBar festival in Budapest, Hungary, this year, it was my pleasure to stay around an extra day for the filming of a video series on crypto. Basically, they just let me talk and talk to this bartender who never said a word back to me! As a result, I kept trying to engage…
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Confessions of an Affluent Welfare Bum
Our obligation is not to don a hair shirt but to understand and explain why these programs should not exist.
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Twenty Crazy Beliefs on Economics and Politics
Why do so many American Progressives, fearing that rich people abuse state power, aim to reduce the riches of rich people, instead of the state power that Progressives admit is subject to being abused? Why do so many American Progressives wish to put even larger swathes of our lives under political control given their belief…
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The Politicization of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s case isn’t about the power of private equity or the perfect workings of market capitalism. It doesn’t fit into any existing political paradigm. It is a dispute over enforced ownership rights that have been granted to the unownable.
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The Immigrant Next Door
Like the other two immigrants on the roundtable, William helped to raise a brood of youngin’s that have made good. One of his children is an electrical engineer and the other is in medical school.
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Existing-Home Sales Trending Flat; Upside Limited
Housing activity is enjoying a tailwind from the drop in mortgage rates but housing activity is unlikely to contribute significantly to economic growth in coming quarters.
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Consumer Sentiment Shows Partisan Divide
Consumer sentiment has trended slightly lower in recent months but remains at a high level; partisan differences remain significant.
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Hiding Likes Can Make Instagram Better Than Ever
Is the “popularity” contest that has become vanity platforms like Instagram contributing to the content experience? Or is it just introducing social pathologies?
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One Hundred Exhortations: Why We Hate Airports
At some point, human beings feel a sense of demoralization when they are treated like cattle. That is precisely the feeling one gets at airports today.
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Edward Stringham on Trends and Ideas of Our Time (Video)
AIER President Edward Stringham again joins Fox News’ Cavuto: Coast to Coast panel to discuss doubt about the future of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs among many other topics. Stringham asserts that tariffs are taxes on American businesses, disrupt supply chains, and impede the potential of the U.S. economy. He emphasizes the widespread censure by economists…
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What If You Tell the Bartender About Crypto and He Doesn’t Say a Word Back to You?
At the BrainBar festival in Budapest, Hungary, this year, it was my pleasure to stay around an extra day for the filming of a video series on crypto. Basically, they just let me talk and talk to this bartender who never said a word back to me! As a result, I kept trying to engage…
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Confessions of an Affluent Welfare Bum
Our obligation is not to don a hair shirt but to understand and explain why these programs should not exist.
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•
Twenty Crazy Beliefs on Economics and Politics
Why do so many American Progressives, fearing that rich people abuse state power, aim to reduce the riches of rich people, instead of the state power that Progressives admit is subject to being abused? Why do so many American Progressives wish to put even larger swathes of our lives under political control given their belief…
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The Politicization of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s case isn’t about the power of private equity or the perfect workings of market capitalism. It doesn’t fit into any existing political paradigm. It is a dispute over enforced ownership rights that have been granted to the unownable.
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The Immigrant Next Door
Like the other two immigrants on the roundtable, William helped to raise a brood of youngin’s that have made good. One of his children is an electrical engineer and the other is in medical school.
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•
Existing-Home Sales Trending Flat; Upside Limited
Housing activity is enjoying a tailwind from the drop in mortgage rates but housing activity is unlikely to contribute significantly to economic growth in coming quarters.
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•
Consumer Sentiment Shows Partisan Divide
Consumer sentiment has trended slightly lower in recent months but remains at a high level; partisan differences remain significant.
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•
Hiding Likes Can Make Instagram Better Than Ever
Is the “popularity” contest that has become vanity platforms like Instagram contributing to the content experience? Or is it just introducing social pathologies?
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•
One Hundred Exhortations: Why We Hate Airports
At some point, human beings feel a sense of demoralization when they are treated like cattle. That is precisely the feeling one gets at airports today.
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•
Edward Stringham on Trends and Ideas of Our Time (Video)
AIER President Edward Stringham again joins Fox News’ Cavuto: Coast to Coast panel to discuss doubt about the future of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs among many other topics. Stringham asserts that tariffs are taxes on American businesses, disrupt supply chains, and impede the potential of the U.S. economy. He emphasizes the widespread censure by economists…