The Capital Note: COVID’s Casualties
A darker side to today's encouraging jobs numbers, Ben Meng resigns as CalPERs CIO, and more.
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Ron Swanson Is Smiling
With confidence in government low, goldbugs are enjoying their day in the sun.
The Swedish Exception (?) — and New York City
Sweden's recent economic numbers and a lesson for NYC.
The Progress of a Bad Idea
It is easier to see how this new mandate would either have no effect on monetary policy or make it worse than how it would improve it.
The Capital Note: Increasing Returns & Twitter Risk
Increasing Returns, the Swedish Experiment, the Twitter Risk Factor, and more.
Socialism and the Corporation: A Love-Hate Relationship
The Left abhors traditional corporations but does everything in its power to keep them alive.
Dell’s America
Amid all the current gloom, it was refreshing to read an interview with Michael Dell by David Gelles.
The Chinese Economic Threat
As Sino–American relations continue to deteriorate, liberal democracies need to unite against China’s ever-expanding economic influence.
The Capital Note: Argentine Debt & Pension Deficits
Argentine debt, pension deficits, a case study in human capital, and more.
Growing Wage Inequality Is Caused by Growing Skill Inequality
To close the income gap, close the productivity gap.
Jeet Heer’s Fed Jeer
Heer says Republicans care only about Wall Street, and Wall Street is already taken care of.
The Capital Note: SPACs & Office Space
SPACs, Office Space, and Antique Bonds, some links from around the Web, and more.
Make Growth and Medical Independence from China Priorities in the Stimulus Package
We need to protect Americans’ health and make sure that the temporarily unemployed don’t become permanently unemployed.
American Labor and Capital a Century Ago, and Now
Economic concerns of our present day echo in Hour of Fate, a new book on Theodore Roosevelt and J. P. Morgan.
It’s Time for Action on COVID Liability
Businesses large and small face crippling lawsuits. Will the GOP step up to protect them?