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From Fast Growth to No Growth to De-Growth
Increasing prosperity over the course of generations is made possible by what economists refer to, in the short term, as…
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Government Action and Private Unions
Private-sector labor unions ought to be subject to First Amendment restrictions on government action. The widely publicized dispute over whether…
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Services-Sector Survey Suggests Strong Growth in July
The Institute for Supply Management’s composite services index rose an all-time high of 64.1 percent in July, gaining 4.0 points…
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Unit Auto Sales Fell in July as Inventories Plunge and Prices Jump
Sales of light vehicles totaled 14.8 million at an annual rate in July, down from a 15.4 million pace in…
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The Real Cost of Public Debt Is Not a Dollar Amount; It’s Freedom
As the United States national debt soars above $29 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warns that Congress will run…
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Are We In a Cold War With China?
China is a brutal, totalitarian regime with ambitions of global leadership that seeks to export its authoritarian ideology to other…
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Fight Covid-19 With Social Capital Not Stringency
The debate over stringency measures continues—as does the spread of Covid-19 and its variants (cases not deaths)—but few commentators and…
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Infrastructure Bill as Political Plunder and Social Engineering
Nothing says you really “care” in politics as much as a willingness and, indeed, a demand to spend at least…
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Rich Man, Poor Man: Comparing the Value of a Dollar to Each
A familiar case for progressive taxation of incomes – and, more generally, for income redistribution – rests on the proposition…
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Three – No, Four – Cheers for Space-Travelling Billionaires
On July 11, 2021, Sir Richard Branson and three employees of his private space venture, Virgin Galactic, traveled 53.5 miles…
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