Daily Economy
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Tariffs Are Missing the Real Enemy: Yesterday’s Products
If protectionist logic is correct, the past is guilty of unfair competition that harms workers in factories making automobiles, batteries, lightbulbs, and other goods that are increasingly imported from the past.
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China’s Elite Are Disillusioned With America—But Can’t Quit It
“Chimerica” is unraveling — but its contradictions remain.
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How Long Could That $1.8 Billion Powerball Jackpot Fund the Government?
The US government would need to win Powerball more than 1,000 times just to cover this year’s deficit.
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Assassination Is the Enemy of Liberty
Debate is inefficient, messy, and noisy — but replacing speech with political violence risks shredding the fabric of society, and suppressing truth itself.
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Markets and Marshals: How the Old West Used Private Enforcement to Deliver Justice
While bounties and private detectives may seem like relics of the past, they offer valuable insights into how markets fill in the gaps when the government fails.
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Inflation Heats Up in August
Inflation is rising compared to its year-over-year pace, nudged along by tariff effects. But Fed officials are expected to cut rates next week, anyway.
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From Draining the Swamp to Owning Intel: How the Right Became What It Feared
What began as a promise to limit Washington’s power ended with politicians holding seats at corporate boardrooms.
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The Social Security Reform Bill Clinton Almost Brought to America
Clinton’s plan, inspired by Chile’s pension reform, marked the first time a sitting US president publicly called for personal retirement accounts.
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Rises 0.21 Percent in August 2025
Sticky service costs, moderating but still-present tariff effects, and a softening labor market combine to put pressure on the Fed.
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Lessons from Google Search Ruling: Markets Evolve, Bureaucrats Don’t
In its remedies decision, the court curbed the DOJ’s sweeping demands and largely upheld Google’s position.
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Tariffs Are Missing the Real Enemy: Yesterday’s Products
If protectionist logic is correct, the past is guilty of unfair competition that harms workers in factories making automobiles, batteries, lightbulbs, and other goods that are increasingly imported from the past.
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•
China’s Elite Are Disillusioned With America—But Can’t Quit It
“Chimerica” is unraveling — but its contradictions remain.
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•
How Long Could That $1.8 Billion Powerball Jackpot Fund the Government?
The US government would need to win Powerball more than 1,000 times just to cover this year’s deficit.
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•
Assassination Is the Enemy of Liberty
Debate is inefficient, messy, and noisy — but replacing speech with political violence risks shredding the fabric of society, and suppressing truth itself.
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•
Markets and Marshals: How the Old West Used Private Enforcement to Deliver Justice
While bounties and private detectives may seem like relics of the past, they offer valuable insights into how markets fill in the gaps when the government fails.
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•
Inflation Heats Up in August
Inflation is rising compared to its year-over-year pace, nudged along by tariff effects. But Fed officials are expected to cut rates next week, anyway.
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•
From Draining the Swamp to Owning Intel: How the Right Became What It Feared
What began as a promise to limit Washington’s power ended with politicians holding seats at corporate boardrooms.
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•
The Social Security Reform Bill Clinton Almost Brought to America
Clinton’s plan, inspired by Chile’s pension reform, marked the first time a sitting US president publicly called for personal retirement accounts.
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•
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Rises 0.21 Percent in August 2025
Sticky service costs, moderating but still-present tariff effects, and a softening labor market combine to put pressure on the Fed.
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•
Lessons from Google Search Ruling: Markets Evolve, Bureaucrats Don’t
In its remedies decision, the court curbed the DOJ’s sweeping demands and largely upheld Google’s position.