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Substantive change has occurred in the subjects examined in my second book, Gold and Liberty (AIER, 1995), since it was published three decades ago....
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The US Census Bureau just released state population data for mid-year 2025, along with updates for all previous years back to the 2020 Census....
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Prediction markets seem to be everywhere these days. Now you can bet not only on the outcomes of sporting events, but also elections, wars,...
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Director David H. Petraeus of the Central Intelligence Agency rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on September 18, 2012, CIA’s...
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Robot foot soldier of Skynet, the apocalyptic artificial superintelligence of the Terminator film franchise. Maybe it’s a law of history: every innovation faces opposition. The early...
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at a press conference. 2024. The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a 50 basis point cut...
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Frustrated factory workers can be enticed to invest in their own enrichment if constraints on human capital are relieved. Few deny the importance of...
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Skulls of young men murdered by the Pol Pot regime in the Killing Fields of Cambodia; on display in a shrine to the dead...
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Although I’ve taught Principles of Microeconomics (“ECON 101”) nearly every year now for the past 42 years, I never tire of this course. I...
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Experts were tracking a mental health crisis among Gen Z college students, even before they were quarantined, masked, and socially distanced. In 2018, 1,200...
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Electricity is among the most-regulated sectors of the U.S. economy. A century of public-utility regulation of entry and rates has given way to new...
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A mural anticipates Taylor Swift’s show at Wembley Stadium in London. 2024. Last week, former President Donald Trump stirred the pot by posting a...
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A young mother prepares a meal for her child. Nearly ten years ago, I wrote what I thought was a provocative essay about polygamy...
