The rise of the state led to the rise of credentialism, however, credentialism neither guarantees competence nor quality.
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Inflation is a government tool used to confiscate wealth from ordinary citizens and transfer it to government agents and others who are politically…
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Bob revisits Böhm-Bawerk’s critique of the exploitation theory of interest to answer modern claims that billionaires like Elon Musk must have “stolen” their…
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With a record-height tower and a flooded credit system: 2026 may be when the curse returns.
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Gabriela Calderon de Burgos Today in the Wall Street Journal, economist Judy Shelton suggests that Latin American countries adopt the US dollar. She weighs…
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Manufacturing Employment Data Confirm the Concentrated Benefits—and Dispersed Costs—of Trump’s Tariffs
Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report offers a stark reminder that US manufacturing continues to…
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Editor's PickInvesting
Brief Filed in Mohamud v. Weyker: State Officers on Federal Task Forces Should Not Be Immune from Accountability
Matthew Cavedon A local St. Paul, Minnesota, police officer, Heather Weyker, claimed to have uncovered a vast interstate sex trafficking conspiracy, which led…
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Tad DeHaven The federal government is to become the customer, regulator, and partial owner of a defense contractor under a deal announced by…
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Benjamin Giltner Many people remain stumped over President Trump’s continual insistence on acquiring Greenland. He most recently justified a takeover of the island…
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Dominik Lett The interest on a typical 30-year mortgage costs $500 more per month than it did in 2019. Credit card rates have…