A Conflict of Visions Ideological Origins of Political Struggles by Thomas Sowell
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Ford aluminum supplier's plant catches fire again
Ford has said production interruptions tied to the first fire at the Novelis facility will reduce its adjusted profit by up to $2 billion this year.
Big News for Teachers Getting Students Ready for the W!SE Test
Prepare students for the W!SE Financial Literacy exam with a course aligned to national standards, complete with videos, exercises & lessons.
Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won't have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram
Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.
Disney is weighing dynamic ticket pricing for its US parks
Disney wants to optimize the airline pricing model for its parks before bringing it to Disney World or Disneyland in the US....
More Americans are job-hugging as switching employers doesn’t pay like it used to
With rising layoffs and fewer openings, job changes now bring the smallest relative pay bump in a decade — and workers are sticking where they...
Meta wins antitrust trial as judge denies that it's a monopoly | TechCrunch
A federal judge ruled that Meta is not a monopoly in a lawsuit with the FTC.
The 100 life decisions people dread most, according to psychologists
Answers were ‘surprisingly stable’ across 4,380 survey participants.
The 100 life decisions people dread most, according to psychologists
The Expected Cost of your Thanksgiving Turkey in 2025 - Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability (CFDAS)
One in six Americans becomes sick from food borne illness because of contaminated food every year.
Trump gives some groceries a tariff discount
His executive order removes reciprocal tariffs from dozens of grocery items in a bid to address affordability.
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The path to prosperity means avoiding the policy disasters of the past
Eternal Sunshine of the Changing Time - FEE
The debate about Daylight Saving Time (DST) has reignited in both Europe and the United States. Spain’s Socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez is lobbying the
President Trump is weighing the merits of a 50-year mortgage — what would that mean for homebuyers?
The math is clear: you might pay a little less per month, but you won’t make a serious dent in your debt for years....
Adam Smith vs. The Engineers of Utopia - FEE
Ha-Joon Chang recently wrote an article in the Financial Times criticising the state of economic education, which drew considerable attention. What went
Trump’s Tariffs in Trouble - FEE
After a long and hostile oral argument, President Trump’s tariffs, predicated on the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), are sinking
Tariffs on pasta from Italy could soon soar to more than 100%
A routine Commerce Department probe into alleged “dumping” resulted in crushing 100% tariffs on Italian pasta that leave exporters shouting “Basta!”
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
As flight cancellations rise, people are turning to trains, car rentals and creative solutions to get to their destinations | CNN
Xavier Vega and his partner, Soluna Vega, cheered in relief as the “Welcome to Connecticut” sign came into view. It marked the end of an unplanned 17-hour highway odyssey home after their flight became one of more than 1,000 cancellations tied to the ongoing government shutdown.
Buses and trains see resurgence amid US air travel chaos
Americans are increasingly booking buses and trains to their Thanksgiving destinations this year while some have outright canceled their plans following the worst disruptions to air travel since the start of the government shutdown.
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This Tenant ‘Right to Repair’ Law Will Create More Problems Than It Fixes - FEE
While New York City is on the cusp of electing a mayor who adores the thoroughly discredited policy of rent control, another American city is poised to blaze
I, Smartphone: Far Smarter than You Ever Imagined
Larry Reed revisits “I, Pencil” with reflections on the global market.
Half of new US companies disappear within 5 years — and only 1 in 3 makes it to year 10
Survival depends on more than luck, from where it starts, to what it does, to when it’s born....
Trump accuses meatpackers of price-fixing as DOJ launches investigation
The industry has denied long-running allegations of collusion. Trump’s popularity has declined amid growing signs of a weakening economy.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang turns up the heat on his warnings about the US-China tech race
Huang said that too many state-level AI regulations could stifle US innovation.
The EU’s Green Ideology Is Crashing Europe’s Car Industry - FEE
The European Green Deal, launched in 2019, is an ecological pact that has been, unequivocally, an enemy of European taxpayers and innovation. Its declared
The median age of a first-time homebuyer in America just hit 40 years old
That’s the oldest point on record and 10 years higher than it was as recently as 2010....
Tariff losers are today’s big winners as Supreme Court seen as likely to strike down Trump’s IEEPA tariffs
A ton of retailers are doing well as prediction markets boost odds that IEEPA tariffs will be struck down by the Supreme Court....
U.S. Cities Where People Spend the Most and Least on Groceries
Where do people spend the most (and least) on groceries in the U.S. as a percent of income? We map the top 10 for each list on this map.