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The United States still lags a number of other developed nations in economic freedom, according to a new report from the Cato Institute, the Fraser Institute in Canada, and more …

Infectious diseases like Ebola, West Nile virus and Zika make headlines every year. While none of these have reached pandemic levels of incidence, a global pandemic is still a risk …

Northern countries like Iceland may be giving the cryptocurrency world a big lesson in comparative advantage. Iceland’s cheap and abundant electricity, thanks to plentiful geothermal energy nearby, enables cryptocurrency mining …

In an official report to Congress, The Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States From Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack revealed that North Korea poses “an existential threat” to …

After JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon came out swinging against Bitcoin, calling it a “fraud” for not being backed by a legal tender, several Bitcoin investors refuted him. Perhaps one of …

Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, has been extremely critical of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In early September he called Bitcoin a “fraud,” and stated that JPMorgan would fire any …

A number of countries – India, the United Kingdom, France, Norway, and China – want to dump or outright ban gas-powered automobiles in favor of electric cars. Politicians in California …

Threats to the American petrodollar, with its weakening monopoly over the oil trade and its declining status as the world’s reserve currency, are continuing to mount. The latest geopolitical/economic challenge: …

With an unemployment rate around 4%, it seems that the current economy has enough work to keep America busy for now. But will it last? Between constantly improving robots, artificial …

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has publicly warned that the United States may seek to enact sanctions against any country that trades with North Korea. The intent behind the sanctions would …