British-American expat, author, political economist of the free market variety. Former classicist. Economic Freedom at @ceidotorg. Commanders and SAFC fan.
Apparently this awful security queue for the National Gallery is now permanent. I used to just walk up the steps and in. Just Stop Oil madness means this is just the future we are a living in.
Wonders of no longer living in a high trust society.
It appears to have been confirmed that an audience member died.
An ordinary citizen, participating in the political process by attending a rally of his favored candidate (presumably) has been murdered for it.
That’s what an attack on democracy looks like.
Post-liberal theorists: Tariffs will bring back manufacturing.
Economists: No they won’t, in aggregate they’ll hurt manufacturing jobs alongside consumers
Reality: 78,000 manufacturing jobs lost this year
This will be a paradoxical election in the UK. The people will vote out a government they despise, in order to put in place a government that will double down on the most despised policies.
A Labour govt won't have much money to spend and every social and cultural conservative should brace themselves for a leftist-appeasing barrage of changes on liberty, free speech, 'white privilege', trans, Hospice care/ euthanasia etc
Tucker says after visiting a Russian grocery store he is “radicalized against our leaders” because Russians have it so much better than Americans.
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Readers added context
Over 60% of Russians spend half of their salary on food, according to Russia's state-owned news agency TASS.
tass.com/society/1314425
The average wage in Russia is 73,383 RUB per month (which is $791 with today's exchange rate).
tradingeconomics.com/russia/wages
Two policies studied intensely and the almost unanimous conclusion of the research is that they are extremely damaging:
1. High tariffs - policy of the GOP candidate
2. Rent control - policy of the Dem candidate
The age of unreason is truly upon us.
Scoop: Biden WILL announce plan to cap rents at 5% nationwide, sources say
Would strip tax benefit from corporate landlords who dont comply
Plan, which likely requires D control of Congress, comes as Biden emphasizes populist econ ideas after debate
W/ @rachsieg
"Cheap" is a negative way of saying "affordable."
Now, try this: "Access to affordable goods is not the American dream."
That's how ludicrous this statement is.
Congress could dramatically improve the H-1B program with a simple, one-sentence change that could likely pass in a reconciliation bill.
Here’s the case…
1. High-skilled immigration is critical if you want America to win.
2. Our immigration system should be a meritocracy that