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Continued stock market volatility could continue to unnerve investors this year, as the Dow Jones and other stock market indexes seem determined to continue their roller coaster ride every day. …

While stocking up on supplies and learning useful skills is an important part of prepping, that isn’t the be-all and end-all of survival preparation. There are plenty of intangibles that …

Over the last couple of years right-wing populism and nationalism have made a loud comeback, which resulted in the election of Donald Trump. Many paleoconservatives, conservatarians, and traditionalist right-wingers have …

Anti-capitalists and economic illiterates of all varieties claim that monopoly power is a natural result of free market competition. A monopoly is a company that is the sole provider of …

Democrats and progressives call themselves “pro-choice”, but when it comes to education they ardently support a coercive monopoly for all. These opponents of school choice see school choice as “corporate …

Occupational licensing laws are commonly said to be necessary for safety and quality assurance for consumers and workers. The reality, though, is that licensing laws frequently stand in the way …

The recent Russian sanctions bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump has aroused anger in Europe. Germany’s economy minister has decried the sanctions as illegal under international law …

Over one-third of homes in the United States have not recovered their pre-financial crisis values. That’s a pretty damning figure that shows not only how destructive the financial crisis was …

The world surplus of oil has become so bad that more and more old crude oil supertankers are being used as floating storage depots to store unsold oil. Each supertanker …

States and localities across the country are continuing the fight against man-made climate change in the aftermath of President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate …