Daily Economy
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What Is Your Coffee Cup’s Country of Origin?
National economic statistics in a global economy are already suspect, even more so when we are talking about products that depend for their very existence on international supply chains. At this point in history, where trading relationships cover every nation and production structures are infinitely complex, such data literally make no sense.
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The US Mugging of Huawei Is Truly Dangerous
Translating what is completely mindless, the federal government is ultimately persecuting Huawei for being successful.
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The Global Economy Desperately Needs Freedom
We take for granted the miraculous ability technology has now given us to travel to and communicate with virtually any place on the planet in little or no time. Yet we allow governments and their bureaucracies to use their coercive powers to constrain us from having the full freedom to create, produce, trade, and travel to…
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Jaden Smith Brings Flint the Water-Filtration System City Officials Won’t Offer
It’s 2019, nearly five years after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis became news nationwide. But the city is still struggling to get access to clean water.
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The Nonmanufacturing Sector Gained Momentum in February on Strength in Activity and New Orders
The ISM’s nonmanufacturing index rose to 59.7 in February. The increase was led by strong performances by the activity index and the new orders index. The report suggests continued expansion for the economy last month.
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The Socialists Always Come For the Kids, Eventually
Beware, my friends. Socialists may start off believing that they are for the well being of all. But once they turn their attention to matters of control, they eventually discover that controlling demographics is essential to making all their dreams come true. That’s when they come after a fundamental human right.
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Why Expert Opinion Has Value Even When It Is Wrong
Neither consumers of expert opinion nor experts themselves will ever fully transcend their biases, nor should they. But when experts disagree, it behooves us to avoid as best we can hunkering down into black-and-white thinking that conveniently accommodates those preexisting biases.
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How Keith Flint Demonstrated that There are No Limits to Progress
Just as we come up with ever-newer ways to combine materials into new goods and services, people are constantly coming up with new ways to combine sounds into music.
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The Strange Economics of Mechanical-Clock Repair
You are not in it for the money? That might be the source of the problem.
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Books On Liberty that You Haven’t Read but Should
This great variety of influential books testifies to the richness of the libertarian scholarly tradition. It’s filled with remarkable works of scholarship that are not (yet) as widely known and read as they deserve to be.
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What Is Your Coffee Cup’s Country of Origin?
National economic statistics in a global economy are already suspect, even more so when we are talking about products that depend for their very existence on international supply chains. At this point in history, where trading relationships cover every nation and production structures are infinitely complex, such data literally make no sense.
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The US Mugging of Huawei Is Truly Dangerous
Translating what is completely mindless, the federal government is ultimately persecuting Huawei for being successful.
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The Global Economy Desperately Needs Freedom
We take for granted the miraculous ability technology has now given us to travel to and communicate with virtually any place on the planet in little or no time. Yet we allow governments and their bureaucracies to use their coercive powers to constrain us from having the full freedom to create, produce, trade, and travel to…
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Jaden Smith Brings Flint the Water-Filtration System City Officials Won’t Offer
It’s 2019, nearly five years after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis became news nationwide. But the city is still struggling to get access to clean water.
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The Nonmanufacturing Sector Gained Momentum in February on Strength in Activity and New Orders
The ISM’s nonmanufacturing index rose to 59.7 in February. The increase was led by strong performances by the activity index and the new orders index. The report suggests continued expansion for the economy last month.
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The Socialists Always Come For the Kids, Eventually
Beware, my friends. Socialists may start off believing that they are for the well being of all. But once they turn their attention to matters of control, they eventually discover that controlling demographics is essential to making all their dreams come true. That’s when they come after a fundamental human right.
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Why Expert Opinion Has Value Even When It Is Wrong
Neither consumers of expert opinion nor experts themselves will ever fully transcend their biases, nor should they. But when experts disagree, it behooves us to avoid as best we can hunkering down into black-and-white thinking that conveniently accommodates those preexisting biases.
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•
How Keith Flint Demonstrated that There are No Limits to Progress
Just as we come up with ever-newer ways to combine materials into new goods and services, people are constantly coming up with new ways to combine sounds into music.
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•
The Strange Economics of Mechanical-Clock Repair
You are not in it for the money? That might be the source of the problem.
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•
Books On Liberty that You Haven’t Read but Should
This great variety of influential books testifies to the richness of the libertarian scholarly tradition. It’s filled with remarkable works of scholarship that are not (yet) as widely known and read as they deserve to be.