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Changing of the Guard: Can Musk Deliver on His Promises for Free Speech and Information?
While Elon Musk says he will bring free speech back to Twitter, the forces of statism will not be still....
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Are Robots and AI Really Going to Displace All Workers? Probably Not
Among the components of the World Economic Forum’s Great Reset are a drastically reduced population and the replacement of human...
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Multinational Agrichemical Corporations and the Great Food Transformation
In July 2022, the Canadian government announced its intention to reduce “emissions from the application of fertilizers by 30 percent...
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The Number of Employed Workers Fell in October and Price Inflation Continues to Outpace Wages
In another sign of weakness for the job market, the total number of employed persons in the United States fell,...
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Facts and Data Have No Meaning without a Theory to Explain Them
Many economists, including Milton Friedman, have believed that since it is impossible to establish “how things really work,” the underlying...
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Why Proposition 13 and Attacking It Are Both Popular
More than forty years ago, California voters enthusiastically passed Proposition 13, which limited property tax hikes. Politicians have been lying...
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The Socio-Politics of the Midterms
Jeff joins Chris Casey of WindRock Wealth Management for a deep analysis of next week's punishing midterm elections.
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You Don’t Know What’s Good for You
In last week’s column, I mentioned that regulation of drugs was among the important subjects Andrew Koppelman discusses in his...
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Are Seasonally Adjusted Economic Data Useful?
Government economists "seasonally adjust" data in order to better respond with policy recommendations to deal with business cycles. The problem...
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In Government-Regulated Healthcare, There Is No Competition Like No Competition
Imagine you are a young, idealistic doctor. After some years in clinical practice at a private hospital you tire of...
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