The Largest Study Ever On UBI Was Just Conducted, And…
Authored by Peter Jacobsen via the Foundation for Economic Education In the 2020 election, an interesting candidate made his way onto the scene for the…
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Federal Plan to Save Local Government Jobs Cost $800,000 Per Job Annually, Economic Paper Finds
By Peter Jacobsen We’re finding out more every day about the true cost of Covid-19 policies. Economists Jeffrey Clemens, Philip G. Hoxie & Stan Veuger…
The Economist Whose Theory Predicted Today’s Calls for Censorship in the 1970s
By Peter Jacobsen After Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter was accepted, the Department of Homeland Security unveiled plans for a “disinformation” governance board. Musk’s…
Meet the Advertising Expert who Inspired Today’s Anti-Population Propaganda
By Peter Jacobsen Billboards have begun to pop up throughout Portland with a surprisingly personal message: stop having kids. While the idea itself is a…
New York, California, and Illinois Saw Historic Population Drops in 2021
By Peter Jacobsen Last week, the US Census Bureau released its “New Vintage 2021 Population Estimates” for the United States and surrounding territories. I’m always…
Dollar Tree Loses its 35-Year War with Inflation
By Peter Jacobsen Inflation has ruined one of my go-to examples for my macroeconomics students. Whenever I discuss inflation with my students, I test their…
Treasury Department Seeks to Track Financial Transactions of Personal Bank Accounts Over $600
By Peter Jacobsen In May, the Treasury Department released the Biden administration’s revenue proposals for fiscal year 2022. One aspect of this document that has…
How Amazon’s $10 Billion Contract Squabble with the Pentagon Reveals the Shady Nature of Military Contracts
By Peter Jacobsen Earlier this month the US Department of Defense (DOD) canceled a $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract awarded to Microsoft…