The economic data that drive so much political debate are becoming increasingly less reliable in the digital era. That’s because new technology makes it hard to compare the 21st-century economy to…
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China and the US are sitting down to talk today through Thursday. During their annual “Strategic and Economic Dialogue” meeting, they plan to discuss such hot topics as North Korea, spying…
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“A free economy… gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want.” — Milton Friedman Do boycotts work? In the long term — no, they…
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Why stand on your feet all day for slave wages, when you can get rich on your back? — Tom Carter Prostitutes, drug pushers, pimps, and money launderers — could this conceivably be your…
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The Mayor of Torrance, California recently had to face a real-life Bruce Springsteen lyric: “These jobs are going, boys, and they ain’t coming back.” This week, Toyota announced it was…
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In one episode of 30 Rock, Liz Lemon and her boss, portrayed by Alec Baldwin, are stuck at Liz’s high school reunion where he’s accepted as a fellow classmate, even though…