Should we want the greatest good for the greatest number? (And, incidentally, should “we” mean a numerical majority?) The trolley…
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For all private sector workers, as well as production workers and non-managers: Figure 1: Wisconsin average hourly wages for all…
In Capitalism and FreedomMilton Friedman warned that too much government intervention in the economy would reduce our freedom. Friedrich Hayek…
Drive pgl highlights the recent increased correlation between DJT (Nasdaq ticker) and Trump’s electoral fortunes. Source: Invest.comAccessed 7/23/2024, 1:15 PM…
I was chatting with another tennis player during a break in a game. I’m at my cottage in Canada and…
Four out of five measures down: Figure 1: Instant inflation for core CPI (blue), chained core CPI (beige), supercore CPI…
My attention was recently caught by a headline stating that Washington, the state where I grew up, would no longer…
A look at July: Figure 1: University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index (FRED UMCSENT series) (blue), Conference Board Confidence Index…
This is the first part of a three-part series.Over the past two and a half centuries, the world has witnessed…
Today, occupational licensing directly affects more than one in five workers in the United States, up from one in twenty…