Daily Economy
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Beat Entitlements before Boosting Defense
It is simply not possible to grow defense spending without substantial, cost-curbing reforms to the rest of the federal budget.
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Temporary Employment Doesn’t Have to be a Bad Deal for Workers
Is the American economy’s creation of fewer traditional full-time jobs a sign of weakness, or just changing times?
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Small-Business Optimism Index Posts Best Year on Record
The small-business optimism index from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) fell slightly in December but still had a record-breaking year. However, there are significant concerns regarding the tight labor market and lack of qualified applicants to fill current openings.
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What Has Government Done to Our Bathrooms?
The net effect of all of this has been to ruin our bathrooms. You might not realize it because the change has been slow, extending over 25 years. Only by encountering a bathroom with original fixtures from the 1940s can you perceive the full horror of what has happened. Our showers are lame, our toilets…
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How Mexico Can Catch Up
For economic freedom, even the best Mexican states come in below the worst US states and Canadian provinces. The challenges and shortcomings are easily identifiable, and the potential for Mexico’s rise remains enormous.
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Could ICO Funding Help Find “Lost Einsteins?”
Think about how many brilliant ideas may have been squashed because a would-be inventor was either turned down by traditional gatekeepers of funding, or because they lacked the network or social capital to even initiate the process.
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Oregon Legalizes Self-Serve Gas, Twitter Chronicles the Crisis
Residents of Oregon became outraged when a new law took effect allowing motorists in rural counties to, perish the thought, pump their own gas.
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In this Case, Nothing Beats Old Technology
The continued popularity of the cast-iron skillet illustrates a point. The purpose of technology is not to be new. It is not to complicate your life. It is not to do something never done before. It is not to confound, confuse, or disorient. The purpose of technology is to make your life better than it…
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Top Things I Learned from Fire and Fury
The Trump administration is truly the impossible presidency. Donald was never supposed to win. He didn’t believe he would win. When he did, he did something that absolutely no one could have predicted: he didn’t become anything we have associated with being president, ever. He refused to be anything but Trump. As a result, a…
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Inequality and Competition Go Hand in Hand in European Soccer
Americans recoil at the notion of money in sports, while Europeans have learned to accept it.
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Beat Entitlements before Boosting Defense
It is simply not possible to grow defense spending without substantial, cost-curbing reforms to the rest of the federal budget.
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•
Temporary Employment Doesn’t Have to be a Bad Deal for Workers
Is the American economy’s creation of fewer traditional full-time jobs a sign of weakness, or just changing times?
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•
Small-Business Optimism Index Posts Best Year on Record
The small-business optimism index from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) fell slightly in December but still had a record-breaking year. However, there are significant concerns regarding the tight labor market and lack of qualified applicants to fill current openings.
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What Has Government Done to Our Bathrooms?
The net effect of all of this has been to ruin our bathrooms. You might not realize it because the change has been slow, extending over 25 years. Only by encountering a bathroom with original fixtures from the 1940s can you perceive the full horror of what has happened. Our showers are lame, our toilets…
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How Mexico Can Catch Up
For economic freedom, even the best Mexican states come in below the worst US states and Canadian provinces. The challenges and shortcomings are easily identifiable, and the potential for Mexico’s rise remains enormous.
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Could ICO Funding Help Find “Lost Einsteins?”
Think about how many brilliant ideas may have been squashed because a would-be inventor was either turned down by traditional gatekeepers of funding, or because they lacked the network or social capital to even initiate the process.
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Oregon Legalizes Self-Serve Gas, Twitter Chronicles the Crisis
Residents of Oregon became outraged when a new law took effect allowing motorists in rural counties to, perish the thought, pump their own gas.
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•
In this Case, Nothing Beats Old Technology
The continued popularity of the cast-iron skillet illustrates a point. The purpose of technology is not to be new. It is not to complicate your life. It is not to do something never done before. It is not to confound, confuse, or disorient. The purpose of technology is to make your life better than it…
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Top Things I Learned from Fire and Fury
The Trump administration is truly the impossible presidency. Donald was never supposed to win. He didn’t believe he would win. When he did, he did something that absolutely no one could have predicted: he didn’t become anything we have associated with being president, ever. He refused to be anything but Trump. As a result, a…
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Inequality and Competition Go Hand in Hand in European Soccer
Americans recoil at the notion of money in sports, while Europeans have learned to accept it.