Daily Economy
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How to Recognize the Fascistic Turn
In explicitly promoting righteousness at the expense of factualness, Ocasio-Cortez is — in pursuit of socialistic ends — doing so beneath the mantle of fascism.
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Netflix May Not Worry About the Competition, but Consumers Reap the Benefits Anyway
Netflix may have started as a modest streaming service, giving viewers the opportunity to consume entertainment that only large TV and Hollywood studios could produce. But as consumers started ditching traditional cable packages for internet streaming, Netflix became a giant in its own right, producing big entertainment for all segments of the population.
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The Secret History of Tamales Offers a Lesson in Humility
The history of tamales offers a powerful historical lesson about humility: most of the time, we don’t understand why rules are good, and we certainly should doubt our ability to choose reforms that will be better.
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The Socialist Way Means Poverty (Video)
Edward Stringham on Fox Business, commenting on the new popularity of socialist economics.
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The Humanitarian Case for the Freedom to Associate
Anti-discrimination law interrupts important information flows that enable buyers to make rational decisions, supporting values of which they approve and denying funds to people with values of which they disapprove. These laws thereby interrupt the feedback mechanism that makes market democracy work. It also takes away the incentive for people to adapt their own value…
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AOC is Calling For Wars She Can’t Win
Strong centralized nation-states are good at marshaling resources to defeat other nations in wars. But how have more recent “wars” we’ve fought against drugs, poverty, and terrorism turned out? Society has gone through staggering changes since 1941, and so have the problems we face. The left should think long and hard about these changes before…
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How About Improper Payments in the Military?
Imagine if a company behaved this way, and refused to get audited for 26 years straight and then failed its audit. How long do you think its investors would stick around?
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Fyre Festival Restaurant Owner Gets a Hand From Private Initiative
Scheduled to take place in April and May 2017, the Fyre Festival became a cautionary tale about events hyped by social media influencers. But as it turned out, it also became a great example of how civil society can use technology for good.
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What a Dictator Does to an Economy
The modern idea of freedom was born with the rise of the commercial economy and the independence of its business sector. That independence should be sacrosanct.
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Existing Single-Family Home Sales Fall Again in December
Existing-home sales declined in December and are 12.8 percent below the November 2017 peak. Home prices, interest rates, and uncertainty are all contributing to the weakness.
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How to Recognize the Fascistic Turn
In explicitly promoting righteousness at the expense of factualness, Ocasio-Cortez is — in pursuit of socialistic ends — doing so beneath the mantle of fascism.
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Netflix May Not Worry About the Competition, but Consumers Reap the Benefits Anyway
Netflix may have started as a modest streaming service, giving viewers the opportunity to consume entertainment that only large TV and Hollywood studios could produce. But as consumers started ditching traditional cable packages for internet streaming, Netflix became a giant in its own right, producing big entertainment for all segments of the population.
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The Secret History of Tamales Offers a Lesson in Humility
The history of tamales offers a powerful historical lesson about humility: most of the time, we don’t understand why rules are good, and we certainly should doubt our ability to choose reforms that will be better.
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The Socialist Way Means Poverty (Video)
Edward Stringham on Fox Business, commenting on the new popularity of socialist economics.
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The Humanitarian Case for the Freedom to Associate
Anti-discrimination law interrupts important information flows that enable buyers to make rational decisions, supporting values of which they approve and denying funds to people with values of which they disapprove. These laws thereby interrupt the feedback mechanism that makes market democracy work. It also takes away the incentive for people to adapt their own value…
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AOC is Calling For Wars She Can’t Win
Strong centralized nation-states are good at marshaling resources to defeat other nations in wars. But how have more recent “wars” we’ve fought against drugs, poverty, and terrorism turned out? Society has gone through staggering changes since 1941, and so have the problems we face. The left should think long and hard about these changes before…
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•
How About Improper Payments in the Military?
Imagine if a company behaved this way, and refused to get audited for 26 years straight and then failed its audit. How long do you think its investors would stick around?
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•
Fyre Festival Restaurant Owner Gets a Hand From Private Initiative
Scheduled to take place in April and May 2017, the Fyre Festival became a cautionary tale about events hyped by social media influencers. But as it turned out, it also became a great example of how civil society can use technology for good.
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•
What a Dictator Does to an Economy
The modern idea of freedom was born with the rise of the commercial economy and the independence of its business sector. That independence should be sacrosanct.
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•
Existing Single-Family Home Sales Fall Again in December
Existing-home sales declined in December and are 12.8 percent below the November 2017 peak. Home prices, interest rates, and uncertainty are all contributing to the weakness.