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A new discovery of lithium this last week led to a flurry of headlines touting the finding as one of the biggest lithium deposits in history. The discovery comes amid fears that a shift towards electric vehicles would exhaust…

The Justice Department recently filed a lawsuit against SpaceX , the California-based spacecraft manufacturer and satellite communications company founded by Elon Musk . In its lawsuit , the DOJ accused SpaceX of only hiring…

What's worse? When politicians shut down the government, or when they lock down businesses, stores, schools, churches and restaurants — and nearly all private commerce in America? If you haven't heard, the media and…

My wife and I recently met with the principal of the school our daughter attends to discuss her education future. My daughter, who turns 12 in a few days, wants to go to a different school in the fall, largely because many of…

Bitcoin Is a Great Counterpoint to Calls for Government Innovation Subsidies Title: How Bitcoin Highlights the Problem with Innovation Subsidies Subtitle: The story of bitcoin shows us that true innovation follows its own…

There is a romanticized view that left-wing youth movements are the wave of the future and on the “right side of history.” The stereotypical young idealist is assumed to be a left-wing radical who supports movements such as…

After the primaries, a prevailing narrative has painted Argentina's presidential candidate, Javier Milei, with the same brush as former American president Donald Trump. But to do so is to misunderstand Milei's…

This week for Ask an Economist I received a question from Steve R. It's a question of Biblical proportions! He says, "This past Sunday the pastor talked about 2 Kings 4: 1-7, the story of Elisha and the widow's…

Right when you think things can’t get any more strange and dysfunctional in America , another week passes. It began last Monday when video emerged of a 12-year-old student identified only as "Jaiden" being suspended…