Economics
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Money Isn’t a Measuring Stick — It’s a Messenger
Although conversations between economists are essential — sharpening our thinking, challenging assumptions, and refining concepts — it’s easy to forget…
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“You’re Fired” — The President, Lisa Cook, and the Fragility of Fed Autonomy
The Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors got a taste of The Apprentice treatment last week. On August 25, President Trump…
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“You’re Fired” — The President, Lisa Cook, and the Fragility of Fed Autonomy
The Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors got a taste of The Apprentice treatment last week. On August 25, President Trump…
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Peak Population: Prepare for a Shrinking World
Earth is going to hit “peak population” before the end of this century. Within 25 years, most of the world’s…
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Peak Population: Prepare for a Shrinking World
Earth is going to hit “peak population” before the end of this century. Within 25 years, most of the world’s…
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Coffee Business: Beans, Houses, and the Great Enrichment
The Great Enrichment refers to substantial improvements in well-being, driven by comparatively permissive, enlightened, and liberal attitudes towards experimentation and…
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Coffee Business: Beans, Houses, and the Great Enrichment
The Great Enrichment refers to substantial improvements in well-being, driven by comparatively permissive, enlightened, and liberal attitudes towards experimentation and…
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Ivory Tower Debt Trap: Student Loans Distort the American Dream
In a TikTok video that went viral this week (newsworthy, I know), a barefaced young woman sits in her car,…
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The Hard Truth About the Abolition of Slavery
British satirist and cultural commentator Konstantin Kisin — author of An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West (2022) — recently…
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Texas Trounces California in Energy Production—But the Policy Gap Is Closing
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright recently summed up the new federal approach: “We are unabashedly pursuing a policy of more…
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