Money & The Economy
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The Federal printing presses are sending the Economy screaming toward hyperinflation
One of the saddest comments I get is “That was then/them, this can’t happen now/to us.” You sure of that?…
Read More » Households Face Up to $14,000 in ‘Hidden’ Federal Taxes Every Year, New Report Reveals
Most Americans pay close attention to how much of their money is taken in taxes each year. But there’s another,…
Read More »The (Second) Horror of the Flint Water Crisis
If the drinking water from the Flint River in Michigan looked dirty, or smelled bad, the disaster could probably have…
Read More »Housing Prices Hit Highest Rate Of Growth Ever Recorded
Home prices reached record highs in April as the housing market continued to boom, with home prices in areas around…
Read More »States Ending Ultra-Generous Welfare Are Doing Better in One Big Way, New Data Show
We’ve got a new contender in the competition for the least surprising news development of all time. As it turns…
Read More »United Airlines Makes Biggest Aircraft Order In Its History, Expects To Create 25,000 Jobs
United Airlines, already among the largest global commercial airlines, announced Tuesday that it would add another 270 aircraft to its…
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The Progressive Case for Cryptocurrency
Editor’s Note: This is a follow-up article to “The Conservative Case for Cryptocurrency.” There are two basic types of progressives.…
Read More » Why Wages Rise Slowly During Economic Recoveries (and Why Wages Rarely Fall During Recessions)
We are in the midst of an economic paradox. On one hand, the latest unemployment numbers are lackluster. The May…
Read More »The Federal Reserve is Embracing Left-Wing Policies—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Be Surprised
The Federal Reserve System has come under fire in the last few months for extending itself into areas outside its…
Read More »Biden Administration’s New ‘Woke’ Corporate Disclosure Rules Will Cost Companies Billions, Experts Warn
Under the Biden administration’s leadership, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new “woke” corporate disclosure rules. A new…
Read More »Lessons from Livy on How Great Civilizations Rise and Fall
Two thousand years ago, an eminent Roman historian coined the popular aphorism, “Better late than never.” His name was Titus…
Read More »Young Republicans’ Support for Capitalism Sharply Declining, New Poll Finds
A new poll from Axios/SurveyMonkey is out on how Americans view free-market capitalism and socialism. The initial takeaway, as we’ve…
Read More »Here’s Why Cities Across America Are Spending a Fortune to Tear Down Their Public Highways
A growing movement of local governments and communities across the United States is beginning to grapple with an unfortunate realization:…
Read More »How Germans Went from Mocking America’s Decentralized Pandemic Approach to Envying It
“A world power embarrassing itself.” That’s how one prominent German magazine described the US’s decentralized, state-based approach to COVID-19 last…
Read More »New Data Offer Even More Proof Price Inflation is on the Rise
Proponents of big government spending have desperately argued that mounting price inflation is just temporary. But multiple alarming inflation metrics…
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