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Economy
Fourteen years ago this month, The Office aired the episode, Scott’s Tots, in which the well-meaning but highly delusional manager of a struggling paper...
Economy
The Supreme Court has been systematically dismantling the modern administrative state. In several decisions, the justices have pushed back against the idea that executive-branch...
Economy
In 1980, at Dartmouth College, psychologists Richard E. Kleck and Angelo G. Strenta set out to study how people perceive subtle social cues. In...
Economy
Central bank independence isn’t just wonky economic theory. It’s a stabilizing force in fiat money-using economies. When shortsighted politicians control monetary policy, the public...
Economy
Gold has crossed $4,000 per ounce just 200 days after it passed $3,000. What began as a slow march from crisis to crisis has...
Economy
America is in the midst of a housing crisis. Homelessness hit a record high last year, rising 18 percent in 2024. Meanwhile, rent spiked...
Economy
The reported death of US dollar dominance has been greatly exaggerated. The dollar’s demise has been repeatedly prophesied, supposedly threatened by any number of...
Economy
In 1961, with global politics chilled by the looming Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address, warning the nation of a...
Economy
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) latest economic outlook should serve as a wake-up call for Washington. While the organization upgraded global...
Economy
In August, the Associated Press reported that Nigeria had passed a law prohibiting the export of raw shea nuts — a key ingredient in...
Economy
The American housing market is no stranger to boom and bust cycles, but the current slowdown in existing home sales is remarkable both for...
Economy
Creating a long list of the familiar flaws in protectionists’ thinking is easy. Protectionists don’t realize that, although trade ‘destroys’ some particular jobs in...
Economy
Argentina’s recent $20 billion currency swap agreement with the US underscores the delicate balance of economic reform and the vital need for liberalization. Last month, there...
