Economics
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November 23rd, 2021
We Need More Milton Friedman Now
Not long ago, President Joe Biden made an offhanded comment that “Milton Friedman isn’t running the show anymore.
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November 11th, 2021
Republicans Rewarded Democrats
  A vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill is a vote for Biden’s reconciliation legislation — the largest cradle-to-grave expansion since the New Deal.
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November 11th, 2021
Inflation Is Not Transitory
The increase recorded in consumer prices — soaring 0.9% just for the month of October alone and 6.2% for the past 12 months — is stunning news. It is the fastest pace in over 30 years.
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November 3rd, 2021
Paying China for the Rope
Some large corporations in America are selling the United States down the river.
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November 3rd, 2021
Worker Rebellion
In Wichita, Kansas, nearly half of the roughly 10,000 employees at aircraft companies Textron Inc and Spirit AeroSystems remain unvaccinated against COVID-19.
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November 1st, 2021
Supply Chain and Blue Collar Jobs
Supply chain woes remind us how much our digital economy relies on blue-collar workers. Government policies have made it hard to find workers for unloading ships, trucking, warehousing, and more.
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August 11th, 2021
The .5 Trillion Budget
Democrats pushed their expansive $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs toward Senate passage Tuesday, as Republicans unleashed an avalanche of amendments aimed at making their rivals pay a price in next year’s elections.
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August 9th, 2021
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill could change how cryptocurrency is taxed. Source: $1 trillion infrastructure bill: How two cryptocurrency amendments began a conversation on digital rights – Vox
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June 29th, 2021
Covid Class System
Over a year ago, seeing the immediate effect that quarantines, shutdowns, and lockdown policies were having on Western democracies, I put out my futile prayer: “Let’s Never Get Used to This.”
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June 18th, 2021
Economic Point of No Return
In our crowded media ecosystem, the biggest story of the week is one the White House is hoping you won’t notice. Inflation grew by 5 percent last month, the sharpest increase in 13 years.
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