Biden’s Student Loan Dilemma and the Political Business Cycle
The White House recently announced that President Biden’s decision on whether to continue the freeze on student loan payments would…
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Opinion
Economics Can Help You Understand Why Warner Bros Sunk $90 Million Batgirl Movie
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) recently made headlines when they canceled the release of their upcoming Batgirl movie, starring Michael Keaton,…
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This World Population Day, the UN’s Rhetoric (Finally) Took a Turn for the Better
July marked the passing of the 34th annual World Population Day. You likely didn’t see much news about it, which…
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Why Are Gas Prices Falling?
Anyone who has a car is breathing a sigh of relief this last week. After two years of increasing gas…
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Who Really Needs a Definition of Recession?
Social media is ablaze with a dispute over whether the US economy is in a recession. The debate was prompted…
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Federal Plan to Save Local Government Jobs Cost $800,000 Per Job Annually, Economic Paper Finds
We’re finding out more every day about the true cost of Covid-19 policies. Economists Jeffrey Clemens, Philip G. Hoxie &…
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Opinion
Delta Paid Passengers $10,000 to Give Up Their Flight Seats. How One Economist Made It Possible
Delta Paid Passengers $10,000 to Give Up Their Flight Seats—How an Economist Made this Possible Delta Air Lines made headlines…
Read More » Student Debt Forgiveness Is Already Happening Because of the Payment “Freeze”
In March of 2020, Donald Trump paused federal student loan payments and “froze” interest accumulation in an effort to help…
Read More »The Boom-Bust Cycle is Not a Greed-Fear Cycle
The CNN Index invites a simple question. “What emotion is driving the market now?” If you ever find yourself on…
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Opinion
What Swampletic’s Runescape Challenge Can Teach Us About Economics
I recently stumbled onto some of the most entertaining content I’ve seen on YouTube in a long time–Swampletics. Swampletics is…
Read More » Consumer Complaints Are Up 300% at Airlines. What’s Going On?
It seems like if you talk about traveling with friends lately, at least one of them has a story about…
Read More »The Economist Whose Theory Predicted Today’s Calls for Censorship in the 1970s
After Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter was accepted, the Department of Homeland Security unveiled plans for a “disinformation” governance…
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The Economic Theory That Explains Biden’s Response to the Baby Formula Shortage
Over the last month, president Biden invoked the Defense Production Act in an attempt to fix the formula shortage. In…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
How Elon Musk Can Solve His Pseudonym Dilemma
Elon Musk’s recent Twitter bid has raised a lot of intrigue over the future of the platform. Musk, who on…
Read More » The Myth That Sports Stadiums Create New Jobs and Tax Revenues
Over the last few weeks, rumors have been circulating that the Kansas City Chiefs are considering moving from Kansas City,…
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