In an era where “democratic socialism” has gained renewed traction among politicians, activists, and intellectuals, one might assume the term carries a clear, operational meaning. Yet, a closer examination reveals…
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The Trump administration is making good on its promise to shrink the bloated federal bureaucracy, starting with the Department of Education. Education Secretary Linda McMahon recently announced that her department…
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Thanksgiving draws people, regardless of race or creed, together around a table heavy with food and laughter. At its center sits a golden turkey, but it’s the sides (mashed potatoes,…
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It is important to celebrate victories for economic freedom as they emerge, even when they come in the most peculiar of places. One such place is the racing world. In…
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In most sectors of the American economy, we celebrate the moment when insiders break away to build something better. Engineers start their own firms. Chefs open their own restaurants. Innovators…
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In a recent analysis gone viral, financial blogger Michael W. Green traced how modern American families can earn anywhere from $40,000 to $100,000 and still fall further behind. The argument…
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The longest federal shutdown in US history has created deep gaps in the flow of economic data, preventing calculation of the Business Conditions Monthly indices. Most BCM components depend on…
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The 2025 Thanksgiving season arrives with an unwelcome development: after last year’s brief and much-needed period of easing in several Thanksgiving staples, prices have begun to tick back up. As…
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Can regulation work when a market changes faster than a case can be litigated? The Justice Department filed its antitrust case against Google in 2020. By the time Judge Amit Mehta…
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Introduction The gold standard was a monetary system that defined a unit of a nation’s currency as a fixed weight of gold and made the two mutually exchangeable. For much…