Economy

Reprinted from the Independent Institute Forget Covid-19 and Monkeypox. Respiratory syncytial virus (often shortened to RSV) may be the biggest public health threat this season. RSV is a virus that often results…

Some ideas are so bad we are doomed to relive them with each successive generation. Until recently, economic central planning from the political right received far less attention than its…

Reprinted from the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal American higher education is a stunning success, but mostly for the people who work in it. Faculty members and administrators…

Initial claims for regular state unemployment insurance rose by 4,000 for the week ending December 3rd, coming in at 230,000. The previous week’s 226,000 was revised up from the initial…

One of H.L. Mencken’s most famous essays is his 1927 piece “The Libido for the Ugly.” Traveling by train through western Pennsylvania, Mencken was appalled by what he regarded as…

On November 28, Pope Francis lamented the recent rise of individualism, which he linked to a rise in violence. While his counsel contains a valuable lesson in charity, it also…

The popular neo-western series Yellowstone launched its fifth season with a remarkable viewership rating of over 12 million, which is quite a feat given that it didn’t start out with…

First published by The Hill All government agencies try to maximize power and minimize accountability, but the Federal Reserve is in a league of its own. What began as a…

Anthony Fauci’s penchant for misleading the public about COVID-19 may be heading into a federal courtroom soon, owing to a lawsuit brought by the Attorneys General of Missouri, Louisiana, and…

Reprinted from YellowHammer One hundred years ago this month, delegates from various parts of the old Russian Empire met in Moscow to create the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The…