Economic Lessons for 2025 and Beyond
We have spent weeks talking about economics — from broken windows to inflation, from tariffs to rent …
Read ArticleThe Inflation Story: From Post-War to Post-Pandemic
In 2021, a used Toyota Camry cost more than a new one did in 2019. A sheet of plywood that cost $10 …
Read ArticleWhat Happens When We Ignore Basic Economics
Imagine you hire a plumber. He floods your kitchen. You hire him again. He floods your basement. You …
Read ArticleWhy Thinking Long-Term Is Your Economic Superpower
Imagine three people sitting at a table. Person A looks out the window and sees Person X struggling …
Read ArticleEconomics Has One Rule — And You Already Know It
Your friend tells you he just signed up for a “buy now, pay later” plan for a new …
Read ArticleWhere Your Savings Actually Go
People think their savings sit in a vault somewhere. That when you deposit $10,000 in a bank …
Read ArticleThe Great Saving vs Spending Debate
Every time the economy slows down, you hear the same refrain: people need to spend more. Consumer …
Read ArticleInflation: The Hidden Tax on Everyone
If you read about how inflation redistributes wealth from the last recipients of new money to the …
Read ArticleInflation Is Not Free Money
There is a meme that captured more economic truth than most textbooks: “money printer go …
Read ArticleProfits Are Not Evil. Here's Why They Matter.
Open Twitter. Search “corporate profits.” You will find thousands of people who …
Read ArticleShould Workers Earn Enough to Buy What They Make?
There is an argument you hear every time wages come up. It sounds so reasonable that most people …
Read ArticleDo Unions Actually Raise Wages? It's Complicated
The United Auto Workers went on strike in 2023 and won a 25% pay raise over four years. Headlines …
Read ArticleMinimum Wage: Good Intentions, Complicated Outcomes
Walk into a McDonald’s in any major US city today and count the cashiers. Then count the …
Read ArticleHow Rent Control Makes the Housing Crisis Worse
Somewhere in Stockholm right now, a 25-year-old is putting their name on a waiting list for a …
Read ArticleWhy Government Price Controls Always Backfire
In 2015, Venezuela had the cheapest groceries on the continent. By 2018, the shelves were empty. Not …
Read ArticleWhy Commodity Price Fixing Never Works
No government on Earth has ever stood at a podium and said “we want to raise commodity prices …
Read ArticlePrices Are Signals, Not Just Numbers
Open Uber during a rainstorm and watch the surge multiplier climb. $12 becomes $38. Your first …
Read ArticleWhy Saving Dying Industries Hurts Everyone
Every dying industry has the same speech. “If we go down, we take everyone with us.” …
Read ArticleWhy Government Price Guarantees Always Backfire
There is a pitch that has been running for over a century, and it still works every time. It goes …
Read ArticleThe Obsession with Exports, Explained
Here is something that should embarrass every country on the planet. Every nation simultaneously …
Read ArticleTariffs in 2025: Real Examples of Who Wins and Loses
Theory is nice. But let us talk about what tariffs actually did in the real world, with real …
Read ArticleTariffs: Who Really Pays the Price?
Every politician who pushes a tariff tells the same story. “We need to protect our workers. …
Read ArticleFull Employment Is Not the Goal
Every politician in every country in the world has said the words “creating jobs” at …
Read ArticleWhy Sharing Work Sounds Nice but Doesn't Actually Work
There is a paradox that apparently nobody in the public conversation has noticed. The same people …
Read ArticleHow Automation Actually Creates More Jobs Than It Kills
Every six months, a new headline tells you robots are coming for your job. ChatGPT is replacing …
Read ArticleRobots Are Not Stealing Your Job
Open any social media platform right now and someone is panicking about ChatGPT replacing their job. …
Read ArticleGovernment Loans Always Pick Winners and Losers
Your buddy wants to start a restaurant. He has never cooked professionally, has no business plan, …
Read ArticleWhy High Taxes Kill Motivation and the Government Jobs Myth
Your friend just got a raise. He is now making $150,000 a year. Great, right? Except he lives in …
Read ArticleThe Hidden Cost of Every Public Project
Your city just announced a new $2 billion light rail project. The mayor is at the podium, hard hat …
Read ArticleWhy Breaking Things Never Helps the Economy
A hurricane rips through Florida. Two weeks later, some commentator on CNBC says, “Well, the …
Read ArticleThe One Rule of Economics Nobody Wants to Hear
You open your grocery app. Eggs cost twice what they did two years ago. You check Twitter and some …
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