The final August results from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers show overall consumer sentiment improved versus the prior month but remains very low by historical comparison (see first...

Note: This article was originally published by the Bitcoin Policy Institute. On August 8, the U.S. Treasury Department banned Americans from using a cryptocurrency mixer called Tornado Cash. Four days...

Relatively late in his long career, the famed economist F. A. Hayek developed a distinction that can help us understand the state of our politics and many of the problems...

Revised data show real gross domestic product fell at a 0.6 percent annualized rate in the second quarter versus a 1.6 percent rate of decline in the first quarter (see...

Initial claims for regular state unemployment insurance fell 2,000 for the week ending August 20th, coming in at 243,000. The previous week’s 245,000 was revised down from the initial tally...

Awheto, often known as the ‘Vegetable Caterpillar’, is a fascinating structure that is produced when a fungus (Ophiocordyceps robertsii) takes over the body of a moth (Dumbletonius characterifer). It produces...

By Katie BachSince the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic through today, news about labor shortages and missing workers has dominated headlines. The question everyone still seems to be asking is:...

By David MorarThe Digital Services Act (DSA), a landmark piece of legislation which updates the E-Commerce Directive of 2000, is in the final stages of being fully approved by the...

By David G. Victor, David DollarDavid Victor, a professor of innovation and public policy at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UC San Diego and nonresident senior fellow...

By Alex EnglerThe regulation of general-purpose AI (GPAI) is currently being debated by the European Union’s legislative bodies as they work on the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA). One proposed change...