Stock and bond markets are abuzz this week over Chairman Jay Powell’s hints of a “Fed Pivot” in interest rate policy. Mark Thornton explains …
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During the 1980s, millions of American children pored over the Toys ‘R’ Us catalog, daydreaming about what toys we hoped to receive in …
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We think of thieves as conducting their work when no one is looking, such as breaking into a house while the owners are …
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On a recent installment of the Pynx debate series, Bob had a friendly debate with Dean Baker on a soft or hard landing …
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Get ready to see George W. Bush, Michelle Obama, Mitch McConnell, and Hillary Clinton all mourn together at Kissinger’s funeral as they hail one of the …
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The trend of punishing people in Jamaica for being disrespectful is becoming troubling. Citizens support penalizing uncouth characters without recognizing that sanctions violate …
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In his latest defense of bloated military spending, President Joe Biden claims that the military budget creates real wealth. Instead, military spending is …
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Statists reveal their belief in the almighty state in many different ways, but they all want the same outcome: more government control over our …
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Beyond Positivism, Behaviorism, and Neoinstitutionalism in Economicsby Deirdre Nansen McCloskeyUniversity of Chicago Press, 2022; 222 pp. Deirdre McCloskey is a great economic historian, …
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Protectionists are no better than any run-of-the-mill Progressive who wants more taxes on one group in order to subsidize some other group. There’s no moral …