On January 3, 1976 — 50 years ago — the United Nations’ “International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights” entered into force with the backing of the Soviet Union…
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Zohran Mamdani garnered a bit more than 50 percent of the vote in the recent New York City mayoral election. Have voters learned nothing from history? Apparently not. As Nobel…
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The most credible exception to the case for free trade policy is rooted in concerns about national security. If complete freedom of trade jeopardizes our national security, some protectionism arguably…
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If you’re building your to-be-read list for the coming year or a stack in case you’re snowed in, the editors at The Daily Economy would like to suggest some of…
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Being blackpilled isn’t just for incels anymore — a 2025 analysis points to a rising “cultural nihilism” among Gen Z in America, marked by a sense of helplessness where change…
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Well, 2025 has already come and gone. Hard to believe, isn’t it? It was not a great year for the US economy, but it was a very good year for…
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As New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani prepares to take office, tax-happy progressive groups are eager to let you know that the idea that rich people move because of taxes…
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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 company, Michael Scott, must face the…
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New research strongly suggests teachers’ unions are driving the skyrocketing administrative bloat that’s sucking resources away from classrooms. By diverting additional funding toward hiring more people, they starve effective educators…
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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 agencies can be insulated from presidential…