Economy
Market Talk – April 19, 2022
ASIA: China’s economy grew 4.8 percent in the first quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday, warning of “significant...
UFOs – Real or Fake?
QUESTION: I’m just curious. President Jimmy Carter said that he saw a UFO which was reported by the Associated Press...
Existing Home Sales Fell Again as Prices Rise and Inventory Remains Very Low
Sales of existing homes decreased 2.7 percent in March, to a 5.77 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. Sales are down...
The True Cost of a Hamburger
The United States federal government spends $38 billion every year subsidizing the meat and dairy industries. Research from 2015 shows...
Social Capital Mediates COVID-19 Vaccinations
In our COVID-era efforts to malign conservatives for not vaccinating, and liberals for disrespecting liberty, we miss the mark. We...
Should We Replace Racial Preferences with Socio-Economic Preferences?
Reprinted from the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases that...
Yemen in the shadow of Russia’s war on Ukraine
By Omer KarasapanOn April 1, 2022, the warring parties in Yemen agreed to a U.N. brokered two-month truce. By April...
The IMF’s updated view on capital controls: Welcome fixes but major rethinking is still needed
By Anton Korinek, Prakash Loungani, Jonathan D. OstryThe Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently endorsed two updates...
PRIVATE BLOG – Will Crude Reach $230 by 2023?
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City of Detroit Displaces 100,000 Residents After Tax Error
Government incompetence caused 100,000 people in the city of Detroit to lose their homes. The city recently admitted that it...
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