Pollsters, many of whom predicted an overwhelming “blue wave,” obviously failed miserably as reliable gauges of political sentiment. But prediction markets may offer an alternative. Original Article: “ Down with Political Polling. Up with Prediction Markets. “ This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Michael
The U.S. government is infamously in debt. Since about 2012 , the official national debt has equaled or exceeded the GDP. Shockingly, the real fiscal gap is much higher: with our $21.5T GDP and $22.5T official debt , we also have about $200T in unfunded liabilities over the next few decades. Most of that last number is due to programs such as
Three days before Barack Obama left office, his Department of Labor served a complaint against Oracle America, Inc., alleging gross systemic discrimination in both its hiring and pay practices. Specifically, it claims that Oracle discriminates against non-Asians in hiring for sixty-nine job titles and discriminates against women, Asians, and
Listen to the Audio Mises Wire version of this article. Where do you get your news? How often do they tell you what will happen? How often do they get it right? For decades, mainstream media have dominated many people’s news consumption. These days, a lot of people get their news from social media. In both MSM and social media, analysis and
El gobierno de Estados Unidos está infamemente endeudado. Desde aproximadamente 2012 , la deuda pública oficial ha igualado o superado el PIB. Sorprendentemente, la brecha fiscal real es mucho mayor: con nuestro PIB de $21,5 billones y nuestra deuda oficial de $22,5 billones , también tenemos alrededor de $200 billones en pasivos no financiados en
Tres días antes de que Barack Obama dejara el cargo, su Departamento de Trabajo presentó una queja contra Oracle America, Inc. alegando una grave discriminación sistémica tanto en sus prácticas de contratación como de pago. Específicamente, afirma que Oracle discrimina a los no asiáticos en la contratación de sesenta y nueve títulos de trabajo y
¿De dónde sacas las noticias? ¿Con qué frecuencia te dicen lo que va a pasar? ¿Con qué frecuencia lo hacen bien? Durante décadas, los medios de comunicación dominan el consumo de noticias de muchas personas. Hoy en día, mucha gente obtiene sus noticias de los medios sociales. Tanto en los medios de comunicación masivos como en los medios sociales,
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