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- Why Europe doesn't have a Tesla. Long but interesting look at Europe's labor laws.

- From the archives: Sam Altman on Productivity.

- Well he has that going for him. 

- Companies that dwarf big tech.

The Lesson is Clear for Anyone who Understands Basic Economics

States with no income tax like Florida, Texas, and Tennessee not pictured but they're really in the green too. (Graph via)

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- The comparison between AOC and Marco Rubio is pretty stark. I really want AOC to run for President now just for the unintentional comedy of her debate appearances.

- How Carthage challenged Rome with economics.

-  From the archives: Matt Ridley - Why global warning is good for us.

- The rise and fall of Red Robin.

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= Time to explore why so many modern politicians are getting rich. And if found they profited from graft or fraud - tie a bag of rats to their head and toss them in the Potomac.

- From the archives: They really should make a movie about political trickster Dick Tuck.

- America's Maritime Action Plan.

- a16z's Primer on Factory Economics for Startups.

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- The financial origins of the United States.

- Bad Bunny and the SCOTUS precedent that denies Constitutional rights to Puerto Ricans. Knew they were considered US citizens but article does not mention that Puerto Ricans do not pay taxes.

- The hardest part of a task.

- The greatest tension within 21st century Progressivism remains unresolved.

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- The financial historian. Will have to check this channel out.

- To Democrats the Save Act is political kryptonite.

- The sanctioned / stateless tanker nabbing gives - if we are willing to take.

- Newsweek: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell faces calls to be fired. People calling for Goodell to be fired are painted as fringe but as I've pointed out an empty suit could do a better job with less controversy.

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- Are Rome's attractions scarce goods? If people are paying for their time at attractions then they may feel less compelled to pick up after themselves or act with decorum (although good Catholics may feel guilty if they don't).

- Elon Musk says he will pay the legal fees of anyone who truthfully accuses Jeffrey Epstein or his clients of abuse.

- Did seem like more of a bug than a feature.

- Kid Rock from last night's Turning Point Show.

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- "The Laffer Curves are flat." Taxing the rich schemes are fantasies.

- On Technologies vs Commodities. Long but interesting read.

- DataReplican and the proof of fraud in Minnesota.

- Behavioral change weight loss vs weight loss drugs.

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- Interesting: Israel begins pumping desalinated water in the Sea of Galilee.

- Study shows tariffs historically lower prices not raise them.

- From the archives: the influence of Bell Labs.

- The Blast Radius of Jeffrey Epstein

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- Why a Value Added Tax is the wrong fit for the US. I tend to agree.

- The X-Bat looks pretty cool.

- President Trump's tariffs vs the Supreme Court's duties. Think that tariffs are part of trade deals with foreign nations and are reciprocal are the key. The Constitution only gives the President power to negotiate foreign agreements. Plus the exploding national debt can be termed an emergency. 

- 'People are tired:' Democrats splinter as shutdown nears record. Don't think they thought through the optics of not wanting to reopen the government because Senators may not want to work through the Christmas holidays. 

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- Using scare economic projections to push a climate change hoax? How dare they!

- A YouTube education. I would add Richard Feynman's lectures on physics and historian Sarah Paine.

- The Varsity takes the field. Keeping Hegseth in reserve allows Trump to keep military retaliation on the table without anyone asking Hegseth directly. He could be the bad cop.

- Jonathan Turley on the Clinton Foundation. Don't think there's any statue of limitations on RICO charges.

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- Understanding the "wealthy working class."

- Jonathan Turley on Sergeant Jay and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The more people who learn of his dedication the better.

- Victor Davis Hanson - the decline and fall of of so-called degreed experts.

- Randy Moss will return full time to ESPN's NFL Sunday Countdown. Great news!

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- Matt Taibbi: Who started the Lawfare era? Peru, Canada, and turtles all the way down.

- From the archives: Walton and the Wizard. I miss Bill Walton.

- The World's Largest Economies (including US States).

- Henry Miller's 11 Commandments of Writing and His Daily Creative Routine.

Pysics and Economics

The physics for large things like galaxies is different than the physics for the tiniest quarks. That much is known and accepted. However, the holy grail for physicists is a unifying theory that would unite both the gigantic and the microscopic. 

Likewise, economics has been divided into the study of the large (Macroeconomics) and the personal (Microeconomics). Yet you never seem to read or hear about any economists working on a unifying theory of economics. This seems odd to me. Like such a theory is not a priority. Makes me wonder if it is because economic decisions are made by people who aren't always rational or because economics isn't really a science?

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- A little economics humor

- I miss Bob Newhart

- Heh Heh

- Genius!

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Heh Heh

- Could actually be true!

- This made me smile

- The 404 page on Financial Times

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- Supreme Court strikes down Biden/Harris Title IX stance. Big win for biological females.

- Social media and smart phones in schools.

- Elon Musk, X, and Free Speech must be protected. People used to value free speech - what happened?

- On price controls. Or as Kamala Harris calls it "price gauging," (HT Steve Layman)

Capitalism in Action

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- Good news on Global Equality. Inequality is shrinking and it is capitalism that gets the credit. Still not perfect but getting better. (HT Steve Landry)

- Fill the tub. Good advice.

- NCAA reaches anti-trust deal. Supposedly Division 1 schools could have up to 790 scholarships with up to 105 for football.

- The Constitutional Case against Exclusionary Zoning. (HT Steve Landry)

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- British Columbia in Canada recriminalizes drugs. Leftist mistakes were made.

-  Friedrich Hayek on the use of knowledge. It would have been Hayek's birthday this week.

- CO2 fertilizer is greening the Earth. Listen to the science.

- Mel Brooks