Economics

These posts cover financial and economic topics, including taxes, financing, macro- and micro-economics
May
19
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Why It's So Hard Being An American Overseas

The IRS got the idea that millions of Americans at home and abroad were hiding their money in foreign bank accounts to avoid paying U.S. taxes
5 min read
May
05
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A Truly Reliable Way To Increase Your Earnings

Successfully educating yourself will more reliably improve your lifelong earnings than anything else you do.
5 min read
Apr
21
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The Overwhelming Case for Optimism — Read on to Feel Better Immediately

Bellerjeau’s Law of Human Potential explains why humanity’s future has never looked better
4 min read
Apr
07
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I Predict an Epic Lawsuit Against Food Companies

We’re unhealthier than ever and someone’s going to pay a staggering amount in damages
5 min read
Mar
31
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How Younger Generations Might Inadvertently Destroy Civilization

We’ve grown comfortable blaming Armageddon on Boomers. But what if Gen Y and Gen Z bring about the end of days?
6 min read
Mar
17
Two gold bitcoins lying atop a trading screen

It’s 10:00 p.m. — Do You Know Where Your Crypto Is?

There is much we don't know or can't be sure of. And what we do know with certainty is not comforting.
5 min read
Mar
03
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How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Debt

Why America's outsized debt is wonderful
4 min read
Feb
03
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Would You Consider Becoming a Criminal?

Fraud is one of the fastest-growing segments of the economy. How many fraudsters are out there?
5 min read
Jan
27
Crowd of people on a city street

The West Owes this Couple a Huge Thank You

The Population Bomb was entirely wrong, but it helped persuade our greatest competitor to curb their growth
4 min read
Jan
13
Top-down view of the globe with swirling blue-green colors indicating ozone concentrations

The Healing Ozone Layer is a Warning, Not a Blessing

The good news is also a warning because it reminds us how incentives drive behavior
3 min read