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November 4, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and economic systems
November 4, 2025
How Does Democratic Socialism Compare to Other Economic Systems?

Including the democratic socialistism that has been in the news, we should take a look at the meaning of different economic systems.

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November 3, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and cornhole corruption
November 3, 2022
The Cornhole BagGate Scandal

At this year's American Cornhole World Championship, the cheating accusations could have the same impact as economic corruption claims.

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August 5, 2022
https://econlife.com/2022/08/ice-shortage/ice cube history
August 5, 2022
What We Can Learn From Spain’s Ice Shortage

Spain's ice shortage reminds us that close to 200 years ago, after we learned that drinks could be chilled, it became a necessity.

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September 9, 2021
Economic News Roundup and China's Tencent video restrictions
September 9, 2021
Where Video Games Are More Than Play

Seemingly about young gamers and providers China's video game restrictions were really a message about its economic system.

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June 30, 2021
traffic lights and Adam Smith's Laissez-faire
June 30, 2021
When We Don’t Need Traffic Lights

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July 3, 2020
Economic News Roundup and private property rights
July 3, 2020
The Mystery of the Artless Heist

When the ownership rights of a $3.1 million John Constable painting are unclear, no one can buy or sell, display, or conserve it.

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May 28, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine development
May 28, 2020
The COVID-19 Vaccine’s Distribution Dilemmas

Even if all works out with with a fast-track compressed timeline for developing the COVID-19 vaccine, we will have distribution dilemmas to resolve.

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May 6, 2019
Economic News Roundup and ransom markets
May 6, 2019
The Most Unexpected Market

Like all activities that relate to supply and demand, ransom markets involve predictable behavior from kidnappers, their victims, and negotiators.

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April 16, 2019
consumer spending history
April 16, 2019
How We Spend Our Money

By looking at one hundred years of consumer spending history, we can see how our food, housing, and clothing reflected our growing affluence.

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March 19, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and laissez-faire countries
March 19, 2019
A 2019 Update: The World’s Top and Bottom Laissez-Faire Countries

The Index of Economic Freedom is a handy source of data for judging whether or not a government has a laissez-faire philosophy.

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September 26, 2018
economic news roundup and farmer protests
September 26, 2018
A Russian Wheat Story With an Unexpected Ending

The story of a contemporary Russian wheat farmer is rather surprising when we look back at how the Russia economy has changed during the past 120 years.

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May 22, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and the Tesla price
May 22, 2018
When a Tesla Price Tells Us All We Need To Know

Just by looking at a $35,000 Tesla price, we can decide if Elon Musk is creating luxury vehicles or cars for the masses.

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