The bipartisan infrastructure bill has a new deadline of October 31, but an important question still looms: Why is a “must-pass bill” ostensibly focused on America’s infrastructure deciding the... Read More
What’s the first picture that comes into your head when you hear the word “capitalism”? For a lot of people, it probably has something to do with money or... Read More
Should unemployment welfare pay more than your typical job? Those familiar with the basic economics of how incentives work would say no. So would anyone with moral objections to... Read More
California is in decline. The Golden State lost population in 2020 for the first time in decades, and the exodus included celebrity entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Joe Rogan.... Read More
I like to ask my class what it takes to be wealthy, and someone always says, “one million dollars.” I typically respond by saying, “well, that is true for... Read More
Are rising consumer prices becoming part of the “new normal?” Q2 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more We’re now on Day 500-and-something of “15 days to slow the spread,” and... Read More
US COVID-19 deaths are at the lowest levels since March 2020, but alarmism over the “Delta variant” is nonetheless on the rise. Many parents are getting worried: Will teachers’... Read More
The Federal Reserve System has come under fire in the last few months for extending itself into areas outside its Congressional “dual mandate” of stabilizing prices and maximizing employment.... Read More
In the mood for a depressing statistic? A new report from the financial services firm Self concludes that the average American will pay an astounding $525,037 in taxes over... Read More
For the first time in more than a decade, my wife and I are looking at moving. So it piqued my interest when I stumbled upon a Wall Street... Read More
In April 2020, Peter R. Orszag, the CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard, made a prediction in a Bloomberg article. Q1 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more “The Covid-19 pandemic... Read More
A recent CNBC article highlights a common economic fallacy surrounding the concept of inflation. The author claims that inflation can be beneficial because, “as inflation takes hold, wages may... Read More
Editor’s Note: This is a follow-up article to “The Conservative Case for Cryptocurrency.” Q1 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more There are two basic types of progressives. One type’s primary... Read More
On Monday, dozens of student government executives wrote a letter urging the Department of Labor to block a merger between two giants of the textbook industry. In May, McGraw-Hill... Read More
Debate continues in Washington about more multi-trillion-dollar spending plans. But we just got an ugly reminder that the federal spending we’ve already passed is bankrupting the country. Q2 2021 hedge... Read More
There’s an old saying attributed to Mark Twain that says, "No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session." (The quote actually belongs to... Read More
Millions of Americans have bought into forms of digital, decentralized money known as cryptocurrency, valuing its privacy and independence from government meddling. Naturally, politicians in Washington want to rain... Read More
The pandemic has undoubtedly hastened the shift to remote work. Many workers and companies have now embraced remote work in previously office-based positions, and this is continuing even as... Read More
President Biden ran for office promising not to raise taxes on anyone earning less than $400,000. But a new analysis provides yet more proof that the president’s actual tax... Read More
Over the last year, consumer prices have increased roughly 5 percent, the biggest increase in 13 years. Driven in large part by the federal government’s reckless money-printing, such steep... Read More
The US economy is in a perplexing state of labor market purgatory. We have 9.3 million unfilled job openings, all while millions of Americans remain on unemployment benefits and... Read More
The Biden administration secured progress toward a major political victory this weekend, with the “G-7” group of seven wealthy countries agreeing in principle to a 15% minimum corporate tax... Read More
