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The Hidden Economic Lesson in ‘A Christmas Carol’ | FEE
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The Hidden Economic Lesson in ‘A Christmas Carol’ | FEE
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America Needs Movies, and Movie Theaters
Will the proliferation of streaming services and the balkanization of entertainment spell the end of the movies as a common
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Living in a Post-Truth Age
Recently, the Mercatus Center’s executive director, Dan Rothschild, sat down with Arnold Kling and Martin Gurri to discuss the
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Why 2020 Is Harder to Predict Than 2019 Was
Tyler Cowen predicts that 2020 will see an end to some important trends.Read it at Bloomberg.
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The 12 Economists of Christmas: Henry Hazlitt
Christmas might be the most wonderful time of the year, but soon after it’s over, most Americans must come to grips with a less
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The 12 Economists of Christmas: Alfred E. Kahn
Several of our “Twelve Economists of Christmas” are by now household names. Many people are familiar with the work of well-known
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A Christmas Carol: Do-Gooders in Dickensian Times
Outside of the gospels, A Christmas Carol is probably the most famous Christmas story on earth. Dickens not only wrote a wildly
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The 12 Economists of Christmas: James Buchanan
We’ve all heard stories about regulators behaving badly. At one extreme, a quality assurance inspector neglects to do his job
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The 12 Economists of Christmas: Carl Menger
The holidays would not be the holidays without tacky gifts, including quite possibly the tackiest of all presents: the Christmas
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The 12 Economists of Christmas: Milton and Rose Friedman
The holidays are a time for people to gather with family and give thanks for the blessings of the past year. For those of us
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Mister Rogers Had It Right: Trust in Your Neighbors
Richard Williams reflects on an important lesson taught by Mr. Rogers: neighborly trust is a good thing.Read it at Inside
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Hindi is Not Yet a Language that Fetches Economic Gains
Shruti Rajagopalan writes on the economic effects of India's multilingual society.Read it at LiveMint.
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Why London Is Better Than New York
Tyler Cowen writes on the fundamental differences between modern cities.Read it at Bloomberg.
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Americans Don’t Trust Their Fellow Americans
Tyler Cowen writes on the increasing distrust between fellow Americans, a pressing issue for modern society.Read it at Bloomberg
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The Power of Economics
Donald Boudreaux writes on the captivating nature of economics.Read it at TribLive.
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More Pro Teams Should Move to the Sun Belt
Adam Millsap explores the economics of location in professional sports in an article for Forbes.Read it here: More Pro Teams
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Guangzhou’s 30-Year Journey
Tyler Cowen reflects on his two trips to Guangzhou, one in 1988 and one 2018. Over 30 years, the city's population and economy
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Only a Grinch Would Tax Christmas Trees
In a development that would surely warm the “two sizes too small” heart of the Grinch, the “Christmas Tree Tax” is being
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The China Threat?
In a recent post for Seeking Alpha, Scott Sumner calls into question an assumption made by an article at the Financial Times