Hanke’s World Inflation Update
Purchasing power parity provides a more accurate measure of inflation than other widely used estimates.
Economics
Does Reopening Change Behavior More Than Locking Down Does?
Lockdowns had little impact right when they went into effect, the data suggests they did have an impact later.
COVID-Relief Talks March On, Slowly
Yikes. I wasn't expecting things to drag on this long with key aid provisions expired.
ESG on a Tear, But No Boohoo (Maybe)
The attempt to legislate for society via shareholder resolution rather than old-fashioned elections trundles on.
The Capital Note: Robinhood Renaissance & Shareholder Returns
On the menu today: The Robinhood Renaissance, Bank Dividends, Henry VIII, and more.
Pondering Our Remote-Work Future
Will it bring us together and revive local communities ─ or drive us apart and exacerbate class divisions?
A Faltering Recovery
The longer the lockdowns and other COVID-19-linked uncertainty last, the more damaging the consequences.
The Dangerous ‘Buy American’ Canard
Populists argue that Americans can do anything, build anything, and achieve anything. But the happy reality is that we’re lucky enough not to need to.
There’s Nothing Hypocritical about Small-Government Groups Taking PPP Loans
If the state can demand everyone live by its edicts, surely these institutions can be excused for using government to try counterbalance the harm done.