09/02/2021
Today Donald Boudreaux, AIER "I fear that humanity's response to Covid has put us on a terrible track, one destined to deposit us all in a horrific place." ~ Donald J. Boudreaux |
Joyce Vance, MSNBC LSU mandating vaccinations is a great step, especially in a region where college football is a cultural touchstone. But why not go further? |
Jayanta Bhattacharya & Mikko Packalen, Brownstone As professional economists, we have watched the response of much of the economics profession to COVID-era lockdowns with considerable surprise. Given the evident and predictable harms of lockdowns to health and economic well-being, we expected economists to raise the alarm when lockdowns were first imposed. If there is any special knowledge that economists possess, it is that for every good thing, there is a cost. This fact is burned into economists' minds in the form of the unofficial motto of the economics profession that "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch." |
John Tamny, RCM "It's a crazy story, but I fell in love with New Jersey." That was the answer to a question posed Sunday to an Uber driver in Westfield, NJ. The question to this British immigrant was "What brought you here?" It's worth repeating what he fell in love with. Wassim left his native country not for California, or Florida, or New York City; rather he left it all behind for New Jersey. Paraphrasing him ever so slightly, by living in northern New Jersey "I'm 40 minutes from the beach, 40 minutes from Manhattan, 40 minutes from lakes, an hour from skiing, and all around me is the world's greatest,... |
Jared Dillian, MarketWatch Don't assume that owning a home is always better. In some circumstances and for some people, renting is the better choice. |
Stuart Trow, Washington Post How to limit the fallout from market stumbles, while remaining true to the principles of long-term wealth accumulation. |
Market Minder, Fisher Investments Stocks inevitably encounter rough patches; we don't know when, so the time to prepare mentally is now. |
Nancy Sarnoff, MW Dollar-cost averaging usually loses out to another technique, a new study shows. |
Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic The Trump-appointed chair of the Federal Reserve has inadvertently become a climate advocate. |
Bruce Thompson, Examiner More than 1 million small businesses would be hit by President Joe Biden's corporate tax rate increases, according to an analysis prepared by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This study indicates that the Biden administration's claim that their tax rate increase would only hit the largest corporations… |
Kai Weiss & Scott Nelson, Law & Liberty Kai Weiss and Scott Nelson explain why Carl Menger, one of the founders of the Austrian School of Economics, should be rediscovered today. |
David Simon, The Spectator In Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe compellingly narrates the story of the Sacklers and their connection to the opioid epidemic through OxyContin, the drug that the Sacklers' pharmaceutical business devised, created, and marketed. |
Bryce Coward, Knowledge Leaders Today at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated that the Fed is in no hurry to either taper asset purchases immediately or aggressively. |
Lee Ohanian, Cato A few ideas to enhance affordability. |
Donald Kohn, Brookings Don Kohn delivered remarks on financial stability at the August 2021 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. |
Rob Williams & Chris Kawashima, Schwab How much can you spend in retirement without running out of money? The "4% rule" is a popular rule of thumb, but we think you can do better. Here are our guidelines for finding your personalized spending rate. |
Lauren Foster, Enterprising Investor Anything that you want to price in finance has three key inputs, Vineer Bhansali says. |
Brian Wesbury & Robert Stein, First Trust Advisors |
Hayden Adams, Charles Schwab Tax-efficient investments are important because they can help lower your tax bill. Learn more with these tax-conscious investing strategies. |
Christopher Lingle, AIER "Political agents can be expected to look to 'science' to provide a cover for expanded interventions or claims on resources that were previously considered to be unacceptable." ~ Christopher Lingle |
Dawn Lippert & Aimee Barnes, Hill With massive gaps in existing clean technologies to meet that goal by 2050, the time is ripe for enhanced support from the federal government for equitable clean energy innovation and entrepreneurship. |
Emily Stewart, Town & Country Finance's ancien régime may have been put on notice by a new breed of Wall Street buccaneer, but it still emerged from the GameStop frenzy unscathed, give or take a few billion. |
Matt McFarland, CNN The $1 trillion infrastructure bill appears set to give passenger and freight rail $66 billion, an infusion that will likely expand where service is offered but does little to increase the speed of train travel in the US. |
Editorial, New York Post There's an outside shot that centrists in the House could block the measure, but Manchin and Sinema hanging tough is the best hope to avert this nightmare. |
Spencer Bokat-Lindell, New York Times Congress allocated enough money to stave off a wave of evictions, but it's not being sent to renters fast enough. |
Michael Hendrix, Law & Liberty Michael Hendrix explains the eviction moratorium is not only illegal but won't solve the housing-supply problem in America. |
Editorial, Issues & Insights Antarctic sea ice is increasing, part of a trend that goes back more than 40 years. |
Hayes Brown, MSNBC Americans want bigger houses, farther from schools and shopping — and that's killing the planet. |
Alexander Salter, Washington Examiner The debate over inflation is getting more intense. |
Peter Goodman & Keith Bradsher, New York Times Pandemic-related product shortages — from computer chips to construction materials — were supposed to be resolved by now. Instead, the world has gained a lesson in the ripple effects of disruption. |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Susan Dziubinski, MStar These wide-moat firms all earn Exemplary capital allocation ratings and trade in the 4- and 5-star range. |
Dennis Friedman, HumbleDollar IF SOMEONE ASKS ME what my favorite day is, I'd have to say the second Wednesday of the month. That's when my Social Security check gets deposited into my checking account. I've received three checks so far and each one has been a joy. The experts might be right when they say retirees who have predictable income are happier. At age 70, I feel like a little boy who just got his first bicycle. |
Dan Primack, Axios Last week, the number of companies qualifying as "unicorns" topped 800. |
Scott Grannis, Calafia Beach Pundit Milton Friedman must be rolling over in his grave. |
Dylan Patel, SemiAnalysis Arm China has gone completely rogue, operating as an independent company with their own IP and R&D. This is the semiconductor heist of the century. |
Mark Savage, BBC News New bands don't have a chance because everyone is streaming Queen and ABBA. |
Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Reason "What has gotten materially better in America in, say, the last twenty years?" So! Much! |
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