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Claiming a Golden Age

…directly check market power and hold industry accountable. On jobs, the president boasted that nearly “100 percent” of new jobs have been created in the private sector. And the label on the…

Blockading Oil

…The Trump administration also instituted other sanctions and restrictions, including some that took advantage of the “state sponsor of terror” label, to block Cuba from bank transfers, wire transfers and…

Where the Story Begins

…Egypt already. 6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. 7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding…

Who is not retiring, and why?

…in punditry…such as taking jobs away from the millenium generation, wealthy old geezers stereotypes, or alarms sounded about who is to pay for services we want, etc. It’s well known…

Reproduction, Income, and the Future

…graduated. The current generation is facing a geometrically greater challenge than I did. So I can see why traditional family life is in decline. Interesting how the problem is the…

The Age Rating Game

…… Yet in recent years, the economy has not been kind to the rock ‘n roll generation. One in six is now unemployed, and from 2000 to 2011, the average…

Paul Krugman is Wrong about the Rise of the Robots

…challenges for our generation. * Not all robots are used in production, of course. There are also consumer robots. If you own a toy robot, it may “consume” batteries. However,…