James Stephen “Jimmy” Donaldson, better known by his professional moniker “Mr. Beast,” has made a name for himself — and hundreds of millions of dollars for humanitarian causes — by…
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Eleanor Roosevelt and Zora Neale Hurston were pivotal figures in African American history during the twentieth century, the first for her personal fight against racial discrimination in an administration that…
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In October 2023 the AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) fell 0.49 percent to 287.1. This is the second monthly decrease in 2023 (the first came in May 2023), and the…
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The rise of several underdog states and the fall of previous favorites tells the story of the Tax Foundation’s new 2024 State Business Tax Climate report. The findings support how…
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Both former President Trump and Florida Governor DeSantis have proposed moving federal employees out of the DC area, and their message resonates with voters seeking a government more responsive to…
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Economists have often written and said that since both parties to a voluntary exchange agreement gain, private property-based market systems can be well-summarized as “mutually beneficial.” Every principles of economics…
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American consumers often take advantage of attractive bargains offered by producers located outside of the United States. American producers who compete with those foreign producers too often respond by doing…
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ESG advocates use a variety of jargon to describe their activities and goals. Some are pretty straightforward to define, others are rather ambiguous and slippery. Today’s column will help you…
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There is no evidence, as far as I know, that Adam Smith ever heard of the game of baseball (for the record, ChatGPT considers it “highly unlikely”). Nonetheless, the two…
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Fragment of Memorial dedicated to victims of the Holodomor, 1932-1933. Kyiv, Ukraine. In The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith gives the example of a hypothetical great earthquake in China…