The Institute for Supply Management’s composite services index decreased to 56.7 percent in September, falling 0.2 points from 56.9 percent in the
The following is the introduction from the new AIER edited volume, Pandemics & Liberty. “The single biggest threat to man’s continued dominance on
An August 2022 poll by Pew Research Center showed a decline in the favorability of both socialism and capitalism among Americans. In
Reprinted from Law & Liberty Judging from reputable opinion-polling, distrust of public institutions is widespread throughout Western nations today. Whether it is legislatures, courts,
The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the total number of job openings in
While any good can serve as money, not all goods are equal in terms of their monetary qualities. In the debate of bitcoin
Sales of light vehicles totaled 13.5 million at an annual rate in September, up from a 13.1 million pace in August. The
Can we reliably infer the stance of monetary policy from interest rates? Many market-watchers think so. They confidently claim that high rates
Reprinted from Law & Liberty I read the response by Doug Rasmussen to Daniel Klein and Daniel J. Mahoney with great enthusiasm for the skill they both
The Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 50.9 percent in September, barely above the neutral 50 level. September
Co-hosts of TV talk show “The View” recently mocked Florida’s Republican governor for asking for federal aid in the wake of the
Kwasi Kwarteng, a Cambridge-trained economic historian, has been Chancellor of the Exchequer, the equivalent of the Treasury Secretary in the United States,
This article originally appeared at Economic Forces. Brian Albrecht and I spend a lot of time at Economic Forces discussing monopoly. There is
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The opening lecture that I deliver every time I teach a Principles of Microeconomics course, which I do each semester, is on
