10/31/2020
Today Bernie Marcus, Fox News Trump deserves a second term not despite his COVID-19 response but because of it. |
Jeffrey Frankel, Project Syndicate Contrary to popular belief, Democratic presidents have been better for the economy than Republicans |
Karl Smith, Bloomberg At least until the pandemic, the president's unconventional policy got unprecedented results. |
Kara Voght, Mother Jones Fixing the economy might be his biggest challenge if he wins, and the wonks shaping that agenda offer clues for how he'll do it. |
Rep. Warren Davidson, RCM On October 31, 2008 Satoshi Nakamoto changed the world. Someone, or several people, writing under the pseudonym of Satoshi published the Bitcoin Whitepaper. The cryptography was brilliant. It used Markov chains and a distributed ledger to provide what has become the world’s most secure, internet-connected, computing network. But that wasn’t the goal. Bitcoin launched a true rival to gold as a store of value. And Bitcoin launched a true rival to fiat currency whose primary utility has devolved to a means of exchange and unit of account. Finally, Bitcoin did this in a way that was... |
Seth Berenzweig & John Tamny, The Capitol Brief The economic meaning of Trump v. Biden. |
Justin Spittler, RiskHedge RiskHedgeâ?"Disruption Research, Disruptive Technology Stocksâ?"RiskHedge helps investors profit from disruption by providing research on the latest breakthrough technologies and the stocks driving them. |
Jed Kolko, NYT The different mix of jobs is a big driver, but there are other factors, too. |
Nick Couldry & Dipayan Ghosh, Slate Time for a digital realignment, one that can correct the social harms unleashed by the current internet. |
Ethan Yang, Am. Inst. for Econ. Research John Tamny's fourth book mocks the policy pretense of both sides. |
Russ Smith, Splice Today NYC has a lot of indie bookstores that need money more than the Strand. And a nod to the great Jerry Jeff Walker. || Russ Smith |
Kyle Pomerleau, AEI In our recently updated analysis of Joe Biden’s tax proposals, we found that the Biden plan would raise federal revenue by $2.8 trillion over the next decade. Almost a quarter of that new revenue would come from individual income and payroll tax increases that fall primarily on high-income households. |
Michael Iachini, Charles Schwab Different ETF structures have different tax implications. Be informed and avoid unpleasant surprises come tax time. |
Robert Murphy, Foundation for Economic Education Capitalism rushes people out of desperation. |
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Charles Schwab Having a digital or physical financial "go bag" as part of your emergency plan is more important than ever these days, says Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz. |
Jeff Erber, Grey Owl Capital |
Brad McMillan, Commonwealth Financial Network |
Brian Wesbury & Robert Stein, First Trust Advisors |
Kevin Hassett, National Review Biden intends to reverse the policies that led to higher investment, productivity, and wage growth at precisely the wrong time. |
James B. Stewart, NYT The real estate industry has long enjoyed uniquely favorable tax treatment thanks in part to Mr. Trump's actions before and after he became president. |
Amanda Cantrell, II Boat makers. Home improvement retailers. Industrial real estate. These stocks have improbably crushed it this year. |
John Rekenthaler, Morningstar However, it has not (yet) become a mania. |
Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch The stock market is hugely overvalued when judged against almost any historical standard. That's the conclusion that jumps out from the accompanying table,... |
Jenin Younes, AIER Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. |
Bryce Covert, Vox Hundreds of thousands of women have been pushed out of work during the pandemic. It's a catastrophe that could set them â?" and America â?" back years. |
Nick Buffie, Quillette I first heard the phrase "Universal Basic Income" when I was sitting in a Wesleyan sociology class. The liberal version of UBI is unworkable, and the conservative version would throw millions into poverty. Regardless of how one tinkers or modifies the details, UBI is an Unequivocally Bad Idea. |
David Enrich, NYT When his skyscraper proved a disappointment, Donald Trump defaulted on his loans, sued his bank, got much of the debt forgiven and largely avoided paying taxes on it. |
Veronique de Rugy, Reason.com Why people continue to trust government officials is a mystery. |
Peter Bakker & Keryn James, Project Syndicate COVID-19 is forcing firms to reimagine resilience. Instead of trying to strengthen their ability to resist change, companies must learn how to adapt and adjust if they are to continue to exist as employers, value creators for shareholders, and trusted members (and servants) of communities around the world. |
Jeanne Sahadi, CNN The pandemic has changed how many of us use our money. |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Robert VerBruggen, National Review The most dire numbers in a new Federal Reserve report pertain to restaurants. |
Ben Carlson, A Wealth Of Common Sense |
Ethan Yang, AIER If you get your information about American politics from the media, politicians, and even from a lot of Washington, DC think tanks, you’re doing it wrong. |
Steven Malanga, City Journal The far Left is making inroads into local government races. |
Morgan Housel, Collaborative Fund They’re relevant to everyone, and apply to lots of things |
Jean Pisani-Ferry, Project Syndicate If US President Donald Trump is defeated on November 3, there will be no lack of eagerness to erase his international economic legacy. Policymakers should focus on taking care of global public goods, containing the weaponization of economic relations, and making the international system fairer. |
Ronald Bailey, Reason.com Yes, and it's only going to get cheaper. |
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