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May 26, 2021
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May 26, 2021
The Demographic Squeeze

Looking at birth and death rates, we can identify population problems that are creating a demographic squeeze.

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May 21, 2021
beard and window taxation
May 21, 2021
When a Beard Is Like a Window

Although beard and window taxation were in different countries for different reasons, both relate to Willie Sutton and where the money is.

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May 18, 2021
chicken wing shortages
May 18, 2021
Why Our Chicken Wings Are Flying Off the Shelves

Different and yet similar, producers are facing a slew of supply shortages whose causes range from the pandemic to the weather.

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May 17, 2021
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May 17, 2021
When Your Gas Tank Is Like Your Bank Account

It is possible that bank runs during the early 1930s can explain the gasoline shortages created by the Colonial Pipeline hacking.

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May 13, 2021
aluminum cans Diet Coke
May 13, 2021
Where Soda Pop Means More Than a Carbonated Drink

When some of us say "soda" and others "pop," we are asking for a carbonated soft drink and also, perhaps, signaling our cultural differences.

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May 12, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and ransom markets
May 12, 2021
When Ransom Markets Depend on Supply and Demand

Whether looking at hostage victims of kidnappers or ransomware from hackers, we find similar ransom markets.

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May 11, 2021
S&P 500 bull markets
May 11, 2021
How Stock Market Performance Responds to Social Unrest

While investors are right when they express concern that stock market performance reacts to social unrest, the response varies.

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May 9, 2021
Biden's spending proposals
May 9, 2021
Why Federal Spending Is Tough to Predict for Entitlement Programs

Looking back at Medicare and Medicaid, we can see why there are several versions of spending projections for the American Families Plan.

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May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021
How the Pandemic Changed Our Impulse Buying

Staying at home during the pandemic, we have shifted our impulse buying from the supermarket to our online shopping cart.

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May 4, 2021
Amazon web services
May 4, 2021
What We Might Not Know About Big Tech

Comparing the companies called big tech, we can see the similar ways that they grew, diversified, and became increasingly powerful.

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May 2, 2021
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May 2, 2021
Why Renaming Countries and Cities is Costly

Renaming countries and cities is costly when we think of the municipal, business, and individual changes that it necessitates.

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April 30, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
April 30, 2021
How Head Start Connects to College

We can compare the early childhood education component of President Biden's legislative proposals to other preschool programs.

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