[See this lecture as a video.] States, regardless of their constitution, are not economic enterprises. In contrast to the latter, states do not finance themselves by selling products and services to customers who voluntarily pay, but by compulsory levies: taxes collected ...
Governing Least: A New England Libertarianismby Dan MollerOxford University Press, 2021; xii + 326 pp. Dan Moller’s thoughtful book is packed with arguments, and in what follows I’ll be able to discuss only a few points of interest. The central ...
Brian Albrecht joins Bob to discuss the work of this year’s Nobel (Memorial) Prize Winner Claudia Goldin, with an emphasis on the male-female wage gap. Claudia Golden and Tyler Cowan Discuss The Gender Earnings Gap: Mises.org/HAP418a Claudia Golden’s Paper on The ...
The Relative Rotation Graph above could not be more clear. Large Caps are leading the dance at the moment. The rotations of the tails for Mid- and Small-cap stocks are rolling over and entering the lagging quadrant again. This means ...
When the stock market turns to the downside, it’s discouraging. But not all stocks go down with the market. Running daily scans can help you identify some gems. Here are three stocks that have hit all-time highs in a market ...
We expect the lights to come on when we flip a switch, unconcerned with how the electricity is produced or how it reaches our homes. We are aware of telephone poles, wires overhead, and transmission towers, solar panels, and windmills ...
On yet another crusade, US authorities have sanctioned Chinese cotton imports. The sanctions won’t change Chinese policies but they will create hardships for many. Original Article: Cotton Pickin’ Sanctions ...
Elon Musk has said his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, will launch two new tiers of premium subscriptions. “One is lower cost with all features, but no reduction in ads, and the other is more expensive, but ...
A “fire sale” of land bought for HS2 north of Birmingham is set to cost the taxpayer more than £100 million, analysis has revealed. The government is poised to sell off land within weeks to prevent future administrations from reversing ...
Shoppers cut back on spending on clothes and other non-essential items last month as cost of living pressures and high energy prices began to bite on households. Retail sales volumes fell by 0.9 per cent last month, exceeding economist expectations ...