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The World As A Giant Lego Tower
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Global Economic Intersection
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020 2:53 AM EDT
Over the history of the Lego company, more than 600 billion plastic bricks have been produced, which means about a hundred bricks for every living person on Earth.
Taking The Politics Out Of COVID-19
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Simon Lack
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Sunday, June 28, 2020 8:07 AM EDT
COVID-19 is probably the biggest political issue in America today. Liberals see a worsening situation in need of a slower return to normalcy requiring additional fiscal stimulus.
When Supreme Court Justices Defy Expectations
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The Conversation
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Thursday, June 25, 2020 4:50 AM EDT
The principles of equality and nondiscrimination are at the heart of American democratic tradition. I believe the bold decision in Bostock is consistent with a historic pattern of some justices defying expectations.
Why Economists Are So Often Accused Of Being Indifferent To Social Problems
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Mises Institute
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Sunday, June 14, 2020 11:30 PM EDT
When economists look at what only can be called bad things that happen time and again, we ask why that is so. More specifically, we want to know about the structures of incentives that encourage things to occur time and again.
COVID-19: A Data-Driven Analysis
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John Mauldin
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Sunday, June 7, 2020 3:30 AM EDT
Should you wear a mask in public? This seemingly simple question immediately generates emotional, political, and social anxiety.
Trump’s Presidency Is Over
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Robert Reich
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 3:51 AM EDT
By having no constructive response to any of the monumental crises now convulsing America, Trump has abdicated his office.
Sanction Chinese Banks For Beijing’s Repression In Hong Kong
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Peter Morici
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 3:21 AM EDT
A failure by President Trump to make Beijing pay dearly for squashing home rule in Hong Kong would prove correct Mao Tse-tung’s assertion that America is a paper tiger.
Riot Or Resistance? How Media Frames Unrest In Minneapolis Will Shape Public’s View Of Protest
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The Conversation
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Tuesday, June 2, 2020 2:48 AM EDT
A teenager held her phone steady enough to capture the final moments of George Perry Floyd’s life as he apparently suffocated under the weight of a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck. The video went viral.
Social Unrest Rises As Confidence Falls
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Stefan Gleason
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Tuesday, June 2, 2020 2:06 AM EDT
Protests quickly devolved into large-scale riots and looting over the weekend in more than a dozen U.S. cities.
Monday Morning Memo: Should Active Funds Pass On Economies Of Scale To Investors?
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Lipper Alpha Insight
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Monday, June 1, 2020 4:29 AM EDT
Asset managers around the globe face increasing pressure on management fees since the performance of the average active manager is in a number of cases worse than the performance of their passive peers.
Mapping The The State Of Press Freedom Around The World
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Tyler Durden
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Sunday, May 31, 2020 8:19 AM EDT
Instances of fake news, click-bait, and hyper-partisan reporting are points of consternation in the modern media landscape, and can sometimes overshadow the greater good that unrestricted journalism provides to society.
E Brutality, Riots And A Way Forward
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Joseph Cox
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Sunday, May 31, 2020 7:35 AM EDT
Sometimes there is a news item that crosses all the barriers. As such, the coronavirus has become central to every discussion, from foreign policy to economics.
In The Fed We Trust
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Kurt Kallaus
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Thursday, May 28, 2020 11:29 PM EDT
E Pluribus Unum (out of many, one) has been the unofficial US motto since the birth of our country in 1776.
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