Why Libertarian Environmentalists Should Take Locke Seriously

 In an well-argued essay, Jonathan Adler argues that libertarian environmentalists ought to take property rights seriously. No writer has had a greater impact on classical liberal and libertarian thinking about property than John Locke....

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The case for accelerating inflation is weak

  - by New Deal democratNo economic news again today. Tomorrow we will get the CPI report for November. As to which, I have read...

Good news on real aggregate payrolls, but an additional yellow flag on jobs

  - by New Deal democratWith the update on inflation earlier this week, let’s take a look a real average wages and real aggregate payrolls....

not even close to recession

  - by New Deal democratThere are some economic and financial indicators that aren’t classic leading or lagging indicators. Rather, they are “over-sensitive” in one...

Real retail sales jump nicely, but we’re not out of the woods on consumption just yet

  - by New Deal democratLet me start with my usual reminder that real retail sales is one of my favorite economic indicators, because it tells...

Manufacturing remains in contraction, with construction on the brink

  - by New Deal democratThis month we started the month with not just the usual two important reports on the leading sectors of  manufacturing...

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Is the U.S. Economy in Recession?

Policy Center for the New SouthThe preliminary GDP (Gross Domestic Product) results of the U.S. for the second quarter, released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on...

Macro Briefing: 10 December 2024

US small business optimism rose sharply in November, according to NFIB’s survey. “The election results signal a major shift in economic policy, leading to a surge in optimism among...

Russia Launches Massive Attack On Ukrainian “Critical Fuel & Energy Infrastructure”

Russia launched a massive drone and missile strike against Ukraine on Friday in retaliation for Kyiv's recent use of the US-supplied Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) against a Russian...

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The federal government would sack the RBA Board and Governor except it is too busy jumping at its own shadow

It’s Wednesday and as usual I cover a few topics briefly rather than provide a deeper analysis of a single issue. Today, I consider...

Episode 9 (S2) of the Smith Family Manga is now available – the Prime Minister embarrasses himself – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

Today (December 13, 2024), MMTed releases Episode 9 in the Second Season of our Manga series – The Smith Family and their Adventures with...

British Labour Government is losing the plot or rather is confirming their stripes – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

At the moment, the UK Chancellor is getting headlines with her tough talk on government spending and he promise to keep an “iron grip...

Real personal income and spending for October were all good; no special cause for concern yet about inflation

  - by New Deal democratLet me finish catching up this week with a quick look at personal income and spending, which were reported on...

The Bonddad Blog: Jobless claims: seasonality strikes again

  - by New Deal democratAs is so often the case this time of year, seasonality likely played havoc with this week’s new jobless claims....

Debunking the barter myth | LARS P. SYLL

Debunking the barter myth 29 Nov, 2024 at 10:00 | Posted in Economics | 4 Comments .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd_HIGMMKDA Even in the most advanced industrial economies, if...

An Alternative Capital Efficient AMM

 Uniswap v3 introduced restricted ranges to address automated market maker capital efficiency. An alternative way to economize capital would give liquidity providers leverage. I...

Unusual Economic Indicators

Most of us look at the GDP, the S&P, or the CPI to see the state of the economy. However, there are other possibilities. Unusual Economic...

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