Is the Federal Reserve significantly tightening monetary policy? The conventional wisdom says yes. After a series of hikes, the Fed’s short-run interest
Reprinted from the Future of Freedom Foundation Suppose that one evening as the sun was setting and dusk was settling in, a strange
Sales of new single-family homes bounced higher in August, jumping 28.8 percent to 685,000 at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate from a 532,000
The Consumer Confidence Index from The Conference Board rose in September, the second consecutive increase following three consecutive monthly declines. The composite
I’ve been painting the rooms of the house I purchased just last year. Admittedly, I am slow to finish the job. I
It used to be that the wealthy elite distinguished themselves through so-called Veblen goods. Ostentatious displays like a big house or fancy
New orders for durable goods fell 0.2 percent in August, following a 0.1 percent fall in July and a 2.3 percent jump
Reprinted from Law & Liberty Maximilien Robespierre is far from yesterday’s news. In important respects, his paradoxes reveal the paradoxes that remain at
Throughout the spring of 2021, the prices of Pokémon trading cards and boxed sets were soaring. Sales of the cards exploded to
