Yet Another Way the Feds Make It Harder to Save for Retirement
The government wants you to save less and spend more. And the IRS wants a bigger piece of your wealth.
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Money Supply Growth Moves Sideways as Growth Rate Swings Back to 5-Month High
Money supply growth rose in August, rising to the highest rate recorded since March of this year.
Relative Prices Matter: Why Cost-of-Living Indexes Don’t Tell Us Much
When people change cities, they are likely to change their consumption patterns — which means a simple cost-of-living index doesn't tell us what it should.
The Supreme Court: Why the Stakes Are So High
The Court’s betrayal of its constitutional role has vastly increased the stakes for the current and any future Justice nomination.
In a Blow to Media Gun Narrative, Homicides Down in 2017
Homicide rates in the US remain well below where they were 25 years ago, and stubbornly high homicide rates are a regional — and not a national — problem.
Romanticizing Reagan
Reagan's rhetoric on freedom and free markets was excellent. The policies he supported as president weren't nearly as great.
GDP Growth Is Not the Same Thing as Real Economic Growth
A strong GDP growth rate, in most cases, is likely to be associated with the intensive squandering of the pool of real wealth.
American Life Expectancy vs. European: It’s Not About “Socialized Medicine”
Those who think "more socialized medicine" is the key ingredient in higher life expectancy in the US miss some very important facts about American life.
Why No Crisis Erupts When Real Saving Backs Up New Investment
Expansions in credit and investment are only a problem when they result from inflationary monetary policy, and not from real saving.
Jesus Would Have Voted Socialist, says Germany’s Left
Given that socialism is based primarily on theft and envy, it seems odd to claim that Jesus is a big fan of a socialist state.
