March 23, 2019
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from pregnancy discrimination to counting construction cranes.
March 22, 2019
Friday's e-links: Today we recommend the Randall Munroe webcomic, xkcd, for some clever fun, quirky insight, a bit of sarcasm, and mathematics.
March 22, 2019
While awards are all about recognition, inspiration, and appreciation, sometimes they are not exactly what we expect them to be.
March 20, 2019
By avoiding repugnant transactions like selling foie gras or human organs, we are eliminating the benefits of the market.
March 19, 2019
The Index of Economic Freedom is a handy source of data for judging whether or not a government has a laissez-faire philosophy.
March 18, 2019
To recline or not to recline an airplane seat is a problem for passengers and airlines because of pitch, profits, property rights, and your philosophy.
March 17, 2019
Whether looking at entrepreneurs who need venture capital funding, UPS drivers, or Walmart warehouse workers, we could see pregnancy discrimination.
March 16, 2019
March 15, 2019
With the Congress having received President Trump's 2020 federal budget proposal, a process with a rarely met October 1 deadline has begun.
March 14, 2019
Just 7 to 22 years old, Generation Z has begun to exhibit characteristics that differentiate them from previous generations.
March 13, 2019
Whether we are buying Heinz ketchup from a supermarket or a coupon from a Manhattan parking garage, money and time will shape our shopping behavior.
March 12, 2019
From the very beginning in 1922, Venezuela's oil industry fueled governmental decisions that created an incurable case of Dutch disease.