16 Things Individuals Can Do to Help Bring America Together
(FEE)—Americans are angry and divided—perhaps more than at any time since the Civil War. Holding strong opinions, especially in defense ...
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Could Fractional-Reserve Banking Work With a Gold Standard?
(FEE)—I have a question from Kyle P. for Ask an Economist this week. He wants to know how banking would work ...
The Housing Crisis Explained—with Mini Fridges
(FEE)—In a household of four guys, fridge space is what you might call prime real estate. I know this because ...
Russell Brand’s Demonetization Is Not a Bug of the Emerging Financial Order, but a Feature
(FEE)—YouTube initiated a ban on commentator Russell Brand on last week that prohibits the celebrity from making money on its ...
Don’t Blame Capitalism for Consumerism — Blame the Government
(FEE)—In a free market, the high price of a product is generally a function of supply and demand dynamics rather ...
Carl Sagan’s Final Warning on the Importance of Scientific Skepticism
Shortly before he died, the astronomer Carl Sagan (1934-1996) offered a two-part warning in an interview with Charlie Rose. The ...
Biden Begins Shadow Loan Forgiveness Plan
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled against the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness proposal which would have forgiven $10,000-$20,000 of ...
The ESG Empire Strikes Back Following Bud Light Boycott
The Wall Street Journal ran a deep dive article last week exploring “how Bud Light blew it,” but it somehow missed the most important ...
The Real Reason Beer Companies Are Going Woke
The puns were flowing like wine, or rather, beer, on social media this week when Miller Lite went viral for ...
The Moral Hazard Emerging From the Fed’s Response to the Failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank
Two large regional banks failed within a period of only two days, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 10, and ...