Daily Economy
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Starbucks Too Has Surge Pricing
Even though you have money and you are ready, even eager, to pay, you have to wait your turn. That’s a form of surge pricing.
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The History and Meaning of the Berlin Wall
The history of the Berlin Wall and the collectivist ideology behind it should remind us of how important a loss any of our freedoms can be.
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Drunk Driving and Fake Science
The combination of state power and pseudoscience is a dangerous one. Criminalizing something that depends on the scientific accuracy of some secret test rather than observable behavior is itself fraught with dangers.
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The Case for Open Borders Is Stronger than You Think
The status quo is moral and economic madness: at the very least, immigration restrictions should be dramatically reduced.
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The Incredibly Uneventful Impeachment
Today is a different world from that which produced Watergate. What was once an ominous moment in 1974 has become the incredibly uneventful impeachment in 2019 – an impeachment completely consistent with the reputational status of state today, which is a shadow of its former self.
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ISM Indexes Suggest Manufacturing Recession Continues
The ISM’s manufacturing PMI remained in contractionary territory for a third consecutive month. Declining trade amid slowing global growth and erratic U.S. policies are keeping risks elevated.
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October Employment Report Was Better Than Expected
A solid October jobs report suggests continued economic expansion. However, growth has slowed and may leave the economy more vulnerable to erratic policies and elevated uncertainty.
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Lyft’s Job Access Program Shows How the Market Provides Help Government Can’t
Realizing that the ride-sharing app already had a great appeal among people in disadvantaged communities, Lyft took a step further.
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We Thrive Thanks to Many Andrew Yangs, Not One
Entrepreneurs, it turns out, don’t need to understand entrepreneurship. The same creativity that led Yang to create value in our economy now leads him astray.
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For Practical Reasons, Blockchain Must Be Privately Innovated (Video)
Governments are the world, at least those that are not trying to suppress the latest and greatest innovations, are making the error of subsidizing blockchain projects, under the mistaken impression that this causes them to be wonderful.
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Starbucks Too Has Surge Pricing
Even though you have money and you are ready, even eager, to pay, you have to wait your turn. That’s a form of surge pricing.
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•
The History and Meaning of the Berlin Wall
The history of the Berlin Wall and the collectivist ideology behind it should remind us of how important a loss any of our freedoms can be.
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•
Drunk Driving and Fake Science
The combination of state power and pseudoscience is a dangerous one. Criminalizing something that depends on the scientific accuracy of some secret test rather than observable behavior is itself fraught with dangers.
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•
The Case for Open Borders Is Stronger than You Think
The status quo is moral and economic madness: at the very least, immigration restrictions should be dramatically reduced.
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•
The Incredibly Uneventful Impeachment
Today is a different world from that which produced Watergate. What was once an ominous moment in 1974 has become the incredibly uneventful impeachment in 2019 – an impeachment completely consistent with the reputational status of state today, which is a shadow of its former self.
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•
ISM Indexes Suggest Manufacturing Recession Continues
The ISM’s manufacturing PMI remained in contractionary territory for a third consecutive month. Declining trade amid slowing global growth and erratic U.S. policies are keeping risks elevated.
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•
October Employment Report Was Better Than Expected
A solid October jobs report suggests continued economic expansion. However, growth has slowed and may leave the economy more vulnerable to erratic policies and elevated uncertainty.
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•
Lyft’s Job Access Program Shows How the Market Provides Help Government Can’t
Realizing that the ride-sharing app already had a great appeal among people in disadvantaged communities, Lyft took a step further.
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•
We Thrive Thanks to Many Andrew Yangs, Not One
Entrepreneurs, it turns out, don’t need to understand entrepreneurship. The same creativity that led Yang to create value in our economy now leads him astray.
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•
For Practical Reasons, Blockchain Must Be Privately Innovated (Video)
Governments are the world, at least those that are not trying to suppress the latest and greatest innovations, are making the error of subsidizing blockchain projects, under the mistaken impression that this causes them to be wonderful.