For most Americans, the price of gasoline feels deeply personal. It determines commuting costs, shipping prices, airline tickets, and, indirectly, the cost of groceries and […]
Category: Finance
The Rise, Fall, and Rise of American Monopolies
The history of monopolies in the United States is really the story of how the country learned to balance capitalism with control. From the late […]
The Quiet Decline of Workers’ Rights
At the turn of the 21st century, many American workers still operated within a system shaped by decades of labor organizing, regulatory expansion, and employer-provided […]
Why Presidents Don’t Control Gas Prices
Few economic issues affect daily life as directly as the price of gasoline. Drivers see the cost every time they fill their tanks, and sudden […]
The Hidden Costs of “Buy Now, Pay Later”
Over the past few years, “buy now, pay later” services have rapidly transformed the way many consumers pay for everyday purchases. Companies such as Affirm, […]
The Stock Market Is Not the Economy
When the stock market rises, headlines often declare that the economy is strong. When it falls, commentators warn of a looming recession. The two are […]
The Fantasy of the Free Market
Few ideas in modern economics are as powerful, or as misleading, as the notion of the “free market.” In popular imagination, an unregulated market is […]
Debt Isn’t a Moral Failure; It’s an Economic Strategy
Debt is often treated as a character test. If you have too much of it, the story goes, you must have lived beyond your means, […]
Broken Dreams at Publishers Clearing House
Publishers Clearing House began in the 1950s as a direct mail business focused on magazine subscriptions. Over the decades it became a household name, largely […]
Is Google Killing Android Sideloading?
Sideloading is the process of installing apps on a smartphone from outside the official app store. On Android, this has long been a feature that […]