Inequalities in productivity are unfortunate and maybe unfair. People with job skills have opportunities to earn higher wages than those without, and people living near companies hiring skilled workers have an advantage over people...
When prices fall by more than half over six months, well, that’s a big savings for most people, and a large stimulus to the economy. Falling oil prices hurt some oil-dependent governments and oil...
“Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction, Broad Study Says” Has a groundbreaking analysis “from hundreds of sources” of the world’s oceans unearthed signs of human-caused global catastrophe, as this New York Times story claims? Or is this just...
For the NCFCA LD resolution, “Resolved: In the realm of economics, freedom ought to be valued above equity,” tax and regulatory policy are relevant. I will argue that income taxes do not lack equity...
People in Ireland and Chile today, and in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan, are not better people than those who lived and worked there fifty years ago. But for some reason people...
With oil prices down over half in six months, oil exporting governments in the Middle East have less than half as much revenue for military and welfare spending, development projects, and funding Islamic extremism...
This Ars technica article reports on Department of Homeland Security electronic surveillance of the U.S./Mexico border by drones. Drawing from a Homeland Security study published December 24, the Ars article lists highlights. Similar Wall...
… the poorest three-quarters of the global population still only use about ten percent of global energy – a clear indicator of deep and persistent global inequity. [Source.] Working on a post today on...
Oil prices falling by half over the last six months upends the economies of oil-producing countries, including Nigeria, Russia, and many in the Middle East. What will the impact of lower prices be on...
Across the Middle East, state budgets are being cut. Bloomberg reports “Saudi Rulers to Curb Wages as Kingdom Confronts Oil Slump“: Saudi authorities pledged to curb wages and push ahead with investments next year...
