More than a third of Americans earning over $500,000 say they’re living paycheck to paycheck, Goldman Sachs finds

10/21/2026 Notes in the Margin

“Housing, health care, education, caregiving, and everyday costs have outpaced wage growth for decades, leaving households with less room to save.”

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The Fed’s September Vote and the Law of Reciprocity

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On September 16, twelve people voted. The vote was 12 to 0. The Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds rate a quarter point, to 3.75 to 4 percent—the first hike since 2023.

Trump Is Right to Lift Diesel Sanctions on Russia. He Should Go Further

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Lifting sanctions on Russian diesel may provide Americans a little relief from high energy prices. The same economic logic applies to the thousands of other sanctions Washington continues to enforce.

The US Government’s Really Big Debt Problem

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California’s Wealth Tax Fails Hayek’s Rule-of-Law Test

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An Appeal for Peace and Multipolarity

10/20/2026 Power & Market Ryan McMaken

In this statement/open letter, Christopher Coyne and Daniel Klein—both professors of economics at George Mason University— have recently issued a statement on the need for America's foreign policy to move in the direction of peace and multipolarity.

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