Economics

Southwest Meltdown: End Airline Corporate Welfare 0
- Politics, Economics
- January 12, 2023
Southwest Airlines experienced an enormous meltdown over the Christmas holiday week last month, cancelling thousands of flights, and losing track of—or outright losing—countless pieces of luggage. The airline was full of excuses, of course. As has become fashionable for government and corporate screw-ups, airline management attempted to blame Covid for staffing problems. Southwest also blamed
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American Made: What Sort of Worker Are You?36
- Culture, Economics
- January 4, 2023
For Christmas this year, my daughter gave me an unusual gift. She hired a service to deep clean my house for four hours. At 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, a small car pulled into my driveway. Two men and a woman got out and removed buckets and supplies from the trunk, and we introduced
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The New-Normaling of Blackouts 2
- Politics, Economics
- January 4, 2023
On Christmas Eve, 2022, in North Carolina, something happened that had never happened before in living memory. People across the state were alerted by their power company, Duke Energy, that there would be rolling blackouts in the aftermath of a severe (but “not exceedingly rare”) winter wind storm. At least 12 other states received similar and previously unheard-of
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7 Financial Tips From the Book of Proverbs 1
- Economics, Politics, Religion
- January 3, 2023
Ask someone from the millennial or Generation Z crowds about tech-related topics and you’ll likely get an encyclopedia of knowledge pouring forth. Ask those same cohorts about a financial decision or money-related matter and you just might get a deer-in-the-headlights look. Over two-thirds of people ages 18-41 have “financial topics they want advice on,” a Harris
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The Tax Man Cometh 12
- Politics, Economics
- December 27, 2022
Here I am, an old guy, whose social security check won’t cover the rent of his home—much less living expenses. Because I was self-employed most of my life and unwise in my financial planning, I have no retirement account. Therefore, I keep working, most recently as a freelance writer. Come April, the federal and state
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How Stoicism Can Help Americans Regain Our Entrepreneurial Edge 5
- Economics, Philosophy
- December 22, 2022
For all its (enormous) downsides, there was one silver lining to the Covid-19 pandemic: Entrepreneurship shot way up. The combination of remote work—and the new opportunities for disruption caused by massive changes to the economy—led to a boom in the start-up world. But sustaining a new business takes more than some societal changes or the
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