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Many market watchers are concerned about the softening labor market. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US economy lost 92,000 nonfarm payroll...
2026 commemorates the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s great work An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. This book...
I’ve taught Principles of Microeconomics (“ECON 101”) regularly now for nearly a half-century. The first such course I taught was in the Fall Quarter...
In the late nineteenth century, local governments in Britain invested substantial sums in running water infrastructure. Running water made cities more attractive and also...
American kids’ ability to focus is under a full-frontal assault, and it should be taken seriously as a national threat. Attacks come from all...
Owing to the ongoing federal government shutdown, a number of key US economic data releases are currently unavailable. The Federal Reserve, the Bureau of...
For much of the twentieth century, the American Dream promised a straightforward bargain: work hard, save wisely, and secure a comfortable life. Today, that...
Americans are afraid of their healthcare system — and that fear is justified. Families worry that an accident or illness will bankrupt them, and...
To develop effective responses to populism, it is essential to first understand its nature and underlying causes. Just as bait must appeal to the...
For 24 years, Gene Weierbach has operated his home-based car garage on his rural 16-acre property near Allentown, Pennsylvania. A well-loved mechanic, Gene chose...
After several years of calm, stress is again building in the hidden plumbing of the US financial system — the short-term funding markets that...
When my eldest son was four years old, he climbed on top of a batting cage at a park in New Jersey. Several bystanders...
“Chicken” is a game where two people, or two groups, want different things, in a context where “I win/you lose.” That is, there are...