Inflation eased slightly in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent last month, down from 0.3 percent in June. Core…
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Don’t look now, but free-market economics is coming back into vogue. For the last decade, mainstream economists of both the right and the left have begun to flirt with statist…
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Uber announced last month that it plans to roll out a new feature that would allow female drivers and riders to avoid being paired with men. The feature will be…
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In July 2025 the AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose to 296.1, a rise of 0.10 percent. This is the eighth consecutive monthly increase in the index, which has risen…
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Washington, DC’s subsidization of the renovation of RFK Stadium — the once and future home of the Washington Commanders — “is a BFD,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said, verging on an…
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Economy
From Tea Party Patriotism to Economic Nationalism: How the Right Gave Up on Small Government
The cascading events of the 2008 global recession, and a bipartisan $700 billion bailout of US banks, sparked a cultural backlash known as the Tea Party movement. This grassroots affiliation…
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To those who know some economics, the phrase “Foundations of Economics” leads them to expect to hear about things like the rule of law, property rights, contracts, supply and demand,…
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Economy
From Tea Party Patriotism to Economic Nationalism: How the Right Gave Up on Small Government
The cascading events of the 2008 global recession, and a bipartisan $700 billion bailout of US banks, sparked a cultural backlash known as the Tea Party movement. This grassroots affiliation…
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Washington, DC’s subsidization of the renovation of RFK Stadium — the once and future home of the Washington Commanders — “is a BFD,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Wednesday, verging…
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A simple conversation sparked the idea for modern metered-dose inhalers, but markets made them iconic. George Maison, President of Riker Laboratories in 1955, was talking with his daughter Susie about…