The Supreme Court’s ruling to legalize gay marriage in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges has brought with it both celebration and outrage. What seems to be missing from this discussion, however, are the dire straits that has befallen the institution of marriage in the United States and the West in general.
US real gross domestic product (GDP) grew faster than initially thought in Q2. GDP expanded at a 3.7 percent annual rate during the second quarter, instead of the 2.3 percent rate reported for the quarter last month. The annual change for the first quarter was also revised up to 0.6 percent for Q1. Most experts, in response to these figures, are now arguing that the US economy is strengthening visibly.
With the tech industry awash in cash and 100 “unicorn” start-ups now valued at $1 billion or more, Silicon Valley can’t escape Nick Bilton reports. HT: JO’D
[Chapter 11 of Economics in One Lesson.]
In his column today at LewRockwell.com, Judge Napolitano frames the immigration issue in light of the the right to travel. Napolitano notes:
We all expect that the government will leave us alone when we think, speak, publish, worship, defend ourselves, enter our homes, choose our mates or travel. The list of natural rights is endless.
With Labor Day upon us, newspapers across the US will be printing op-eds calling for a mandated “living wage” and higher wages in general. In many cases, advocates for a living wage argue for outright mandates on wages; that is, a minimum wage set as an arbitrary level determined by policymakers to be at a level that makes housing, food, and health care “affordable.”
Paul Krugman is world-weary. He’s tired of being correct, tired of others being incorrect, and tired of the media for failing to make all of this known. He’s especially tired of Ron Paul.
From his latest New York Times blog:
about a Swedish guy who went into a bank to open a simple savings account and had his business refused? Well here it is.
