Ever since Aaron Burr gut-shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804, the legacy of the most controversial Founder and Framer has
Classical liberal researchers notice paradoxes and dilemmas in their work, and those dilemmas shape their sense of calling. Here I remark on
From early in 2020 until well into 2022, government officials in most countries imposed an array of draconian policies that were said
In the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, Admiral Ackbar turns to the officers on the bridge and says what everyone already
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Not long ago, I flew into a small Ohio airport. Don’t ask why, sometimes Ohio just happens and you have to deal
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On an otherwise sleepy afternoon of Friday, March 10, 2023, we witnessed the second-largest bank collapse in US history. Around midday, the
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As an academic economist, my job is to pursue the truth, so I am always flummoxed by the rhetoric coming out of
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Following a 0.93 percent rise in January 2023, the Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.67 percent in February 2023. At 282.6 (1987