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July 21, 2025
property rights for a view
July 21, 2025
Who Owns a View?

Crucial for a market economy, property rights can be tough to define when they involve the conflict between privacy and a water view.

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July 10, 2025
lWeekly Economic News Roundup and ength of the day and earth's rotation
July 10, 2025
Why Do We Need a Leap Second?

While we are just talking milliseconds, the earth's rotation changes the length of the day enough to need leap seconds.

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June 2, 2025
Copycat products and the Heart Attack Sandwich
June 2, 2025
When Look-Alike Products Wind Up in Court

Whether it's a deli sandwich or a cookie or cracker package, look-alike products can wind up in court if they are too similar.

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February 18, 2025
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
February 18, 2025
What We Should Know About The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

Responding to still relevant key issues about hidden payments, 50 years ago, the Congress passed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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January 3, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Popeye Public Domain
January 3, 2025
Where Popeye Is a Scary Sailor Man

Joined by a slew of books, films, and cartoons that entered the public domain on January 1st, Popeye might become a new kind of sailor.

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December 18, 2024
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December 18, 2024
Who Owns the Air?

About drones' air rights, the unidentified lights over New Jersey take us to much more than a night time mystery.

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October 23, 2024
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October 23, 2024
What a Food Label Should Look Like

Comparing the United States, the United Kingdom, and Chile, we would see food labels that have a vastly different impact.

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October 15, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and business friendliness
October 15, 2024
Deciding Where To Do Business

With the demise of "Doing Business," the World Bank just announced a replacement that focuses on business friendliness and much more.

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October 14, 2024
UK Labor Legislation
October 14, 2024
When New Work Rules Create New Incentives

Recent UK labor legislation could create the unintended consequeces that result from most new worker mandates.

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July 30, 2024
property rights in the air
July 30, 2024
Why We Should Worry About Who Owns the Air

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July 17, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and rent caps
July 17, 2024
Why Rent Caps Have Tradeoffs

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July 12, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and TSA regulations
July 12, 2024
How To Decide If We Want Airport Security

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