Cultural Traits and Work Ethic: Human Capital Matters
Economic growth depends upon human capital development, which depends upon things like cultural views toward work and just plain showing up on time.
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France Is Catching Up to Japan, but Not in a Good Way
France is seeing its wealth-to-income levels rise to Japan's level because it is becoming harder for people to save and build wealth.
The Fed’s New “Tightening” Plan Is Too Little, Too Late
The Fed has announced it will finally begin scaling back its balance sheet and raising rates. But the steps announced by the Fed on Wednesday are incredibly timid.
Austrians Have Been Correct about Big Tech: Elon Musk Just Proved Them Right
The partisan leftism of much of the tech industry has led to conservatives calling for state intervention in the digital sphere. Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter proves this was wrong.
Noninterventionism Is Not Isolationism: The US Government Should Stop Arming Ukraine
Proponents of arming Ukraine against Russia call critics "isolationists" as a pejorative term. But these "entangling alliances" have a history of sad endings with tragic results.
From El Salvador to Africa, the Next Currency War Pits Populists against Bankers
In the face of the coming hardship, central bankers and globalist institutions are going to demand more power to respond to the crisis they created. Bitcoin gives their political opponents a weapon against them.
End Roe v. Wade: It’s Time to Defederalize Abortion Policy
The SCOTUS decision on abortion isn't really about the legality of abortion in America. It's all about how far you have to drive to get one. But many progressives can't stand that people have different values in different places.
The Fed Gets It Wrong on Money Velocity, Too
Money velocity's role in forcing up prices is misunderstood because today's monetary "authorities" fail to consider how new money is injected into the economy.
African Politicians Must Stop Blaming Others for Africa’s Economic Woes
Colonialism, imperialism, unfair trade, and more. African politicians look everywhere for the causes of Africa's poverty and chaos but in the mirror.
Why Social Issues Dominate
Social issues, from abortion to critical race theory to teaching gender identity in elementary schools, dominate our politics and media.
