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For decades, economists and central bankers have relied more on the Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) than the headline CPI because Core CPI excludes volatile food and energy prices; this permits a clearer read on long-term…

After months of hearing chatter about Abundance, I finally decided to listen to Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s hit book. What I heard was a hopeful message for the future that resonates with voters. The Democratic Party,…

After months of hearing chatter about Abundance, I finally decided to listen to Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s hit book. What I heard was a hopeful message for the future

For decades, economists and central bankers have relied more on the Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) than the headline CPI because Core CPI excludes volatile food and energy prices; this

Let's start with a very simple truism: You can't have prosperity without people. Human beings are the most valuable resource, because it is human ingenuity that creates, captures and cultivates all other resources.…

In the movie There’s Something about Mary, Ted (Ben Stiller) picks up a crazy hitchhiker (Harland Williams) who explains his brilliant get-rich-quick scheme: seven-minute abs.     “Think about it,” the hitchhiker says. “You…

In the movie There’s Something about Mary, Ted (Ben Stiller) picks up a crazy hitchhiker (Harland Williams) who explains his brilliant get-rich-quick scheme: seven-minute abs.     “Think about it,” the hitchhiker

After the dismal July jobs report, President Trump has doubled down on his efforts to pressure the Federal Reserve to lower its target overnight interest rate (FFR). Two of his proxies on the Federal Open Market Committee…

After the dismal July jobs report, President Trump has doubled down on his efforts to pressure the Federal Reserve to lower its target overnight interest rate (FFR). Two of his