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Heading into Labor Day weekend, the news was abuzz with low gas prices, the ending of de minimis tariff exemptions, Kamala Harris’s secret service...
I regret it, but George Santayana’s famous statement, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” is misleading at best. The...
In early 2025, National Review reported that lobbying expenditures on tariffs had jumped an astonishing 277 percent over the prior year. Trade associations and...
Close-up of the watchful eyes of Benjamin Franklin, from his portrait on the US $100 bill. Barely halfway through 2024, the rapidly rising tower...
Hurricane Beryl as seen from the International Space Station on July 1, 2024. As Hurricane Beryl barreled its way across the Gulf of Mexico...
An experienced manager trains a young worker in a grocery store. When I was introduced to economics in 1977, the very first textbook that...
Near The Hague, Dutch farmers protest against government’s forced shrinking of livestock herds. 2019. In February, a stream of tractors driven by Italian farmers...
Sports card collector searches a vendor’s baseball cards in pursuit of a complete set. Many people think it’s unfair for some people to earn...
A homeowners’ association-governed neighborhood in Alabama. 2019. California YIMBY policy director Ned Resnikoff now advocates for banning homeowners’ associations (HOAs). The YIMBY (“Yes in...
Semi-permanent encampment in Stockton, California. The latest employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for June 2024 offers a compelling snapshot of the...
In May 2024, the AIER Business Conditions Monthly Leading Indicator sank to a mildly expansionary level of 54, its lowest value since October 2023....
Federal Reserve Board officials Governor Waller, Vice Chair Brainard, and Chair Powell at a meeting to discuss economic transitions. 2022. Federal Reserve officials have been...
Cartoon from Puck magazine depicts a railroad lobbyist pulling the strings of puppet politicians. 1902. Whenever financial assistance or opportunities for achieving favorable gains are...