A few weeks ago I celebrated my 65th birthday, and although I’ve now reached formal retirement age, I have no intention of retiring any time soon. I love my academic…
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Economy
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In recent days, we’ve seen that real median household income in the United States fell for the third year in a row, and that union strike activity is on the…
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed an experiment in which it will provide additional benefits to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients who purchase more fruits and…
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Taking cues from his economic advisers, President Joe Biden has announced a proposed 25 percent minimum tax on the wealthy as a centerpiece of his “Bidenomics” plan. This “billionaire tax,”…
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Before I even came across the term “weasel word” in Friedrich Hayek’s The Fatal Conceit (though he credited it to unnamed Americans), I was interested in words that can be…
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Economy
How Little Mound Bayou Became a Powerful Engine for African American Civil Rights and Economic Advancement
It is fair to say that no other small town has contributed so much to advancing human freedom in the United States during the twentieth century than Mound Bayou, Mississippi.…
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) late last month filed suit against Amazon as an alleged monopolist (in two relevant markets) that uses putatively illegal business practices to fortify its market…
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The surviving beginning of James Otis’s speech in opposition to writs of assistance deserves a wide reading because of the speech’s significance in American history, its rhetorical force, and its…
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The Fraser Institute recently released its annual “Economic Freedom of the World” report. While the US inched up one spot from its previous ranking to fifth-best, this ranking remains below…
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Did you know that Congress and President Biden raised your taxes? The hike masquerades as a tax hike on business, but according to the latest research, it actually hits your…