Daily Economy
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These Shutdowns Devastate the Credibility of Government
The problem is not a single program or regulation. It’s the complete paradigm of a state that knows no limits to its power. That paradigm has gradually faded. Another will take its place.
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These Inequality Statistics are Fishy
Given the high levels of uncertainty surrounding inequality measurement and ongoing improvements to each technique, common sense should caution us against adopting a sweeping tax code overhaul based on such an ambiguous and disputed statistical record.
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New Single-Family Home Sales Bounce Back in November
Sales of new single-family homes jumped 16.9 percent in November negating recent weakness, but is unlikely to be the start of a new sustained surge in housing activity.
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Great Works on Liberty That Could Change People’s Minds
If there’s one article or book you wish those on “the other side” could read with an open mind, what would it be?
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Millennials Are Killing the Funeral Industry With Help From the State
Millennials, it seems, are killing yet another industry. Considering the new “victim” is the funeral home market, one can’t help but wonder if that’s not a positive change. Still, there’s a lot more to this sped-up “death” than meets the eye, especially if you look at how powerful the funeral lobby has been in the…
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If You Are Warm Right Now, Thank Capitalism
I am lucky to be alive. It would take me just a couple of hours to die from hypothermia if I were outside in such weather.
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Trade Agreements are Better than Protectionism
My ideal is for each government to immediately abolish all tariffs and other trade restrictions, regardless of what any other government does or doesn’t do. That is, I fully support a policy of unilateral free trade.
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The Mystical Magic of the Mechanical Clock
And so what do we do with this thing we call time? We make the best of it. We make it matter. How much? As much as we can comprehend. The mechanical clock, by dividing the thing we call the second into two parts, tick and tock, allows us to discern that our life is…
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The Downsides and Dangers of Mission Making
Mission making turns economic decision-making into a political conflict of interest groups possessing bargaining power in the halls of government to determine what gets done, in what ways, and for whose benefit.
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The Real Problem Is the Politicization of Everything
To regain civility in human interactions and finally treat other human beings as human beings again, we would do well to get politics out of human affairs.
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These Shutdowns Devastate the Credibility of Government
The problem is not a single program or regulation. It’s the complete paradigm of a state that knows no limits to its power. That paradigm has gradually faded. Another will take its place.
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These Inequality Statistics are Fishy
Given the high levels of uncertainty surrounding inequality measurement and ongoing improvements to each technique, common sense should caution us against adopting a sweeping tax code overhaul based on such an ambiguous and disputed statistical record.
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New Single-Family Home Sales Bounce Back in November
Sales of new single-family homes jumped 16.9 percent in November negating recent weakness, but is unlikely to be the start of a new sustained surge in housing activity.
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•
Great Works on Liberty That Could Change People’s Minds
If there’s one article or book you wish those on “the other side” could read with an open mind, what would it be?
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Millennials Are Killing the Funeral Industry With Help From the State
Millennials, it seems, are killing yet another industry. Considering the new “victim” is the funeral home market, one can’t help but wonder if that’s not a positive change. Still, there’s a lot more to this sped-up “death” than meets the eye, especially if you look at how powerful the funeral lobby has been in the…
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If You Are Warm Right Now, Thank Capitalism
I am lucky to be alive. It would take me just a couple of hours to die from hypothermia if I were outside in such weather.
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•
Trade Agreements are Better than Protectionism
My ideal is for each government to immediately abolish all tariffs and other trade restrictions, regardless of what any other government does or doesn’t do. That is, I fully support a policy of unilateral free trade.
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•
The Mystical Magic of the Mechanical Clock
And so what do we do with this thing we call time? We make the best of it. We make it matter. How much? As much as we can comprehend. The mechanical clock, by dividing the thing we call the second into two parts, tick and tock, allows us to discern that our life is…
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•
The Downsides and Dangers of Mission Making
Mission making turns economic decision-making into a political conflict of interest groups possessing bargaining power in the halls of government to determine what gets done, in what ways, and for whose benefit.
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•
The Real Problem Is the Politicization of Everything
To regain civility in human interactions and finally treat other human beings as human beings again, we would do well to get politics out of human affairs.