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Fed Considers Raising Interest Rates
No one could reasonably have expected interest rates to remain at near-zero forever, and after more than six years at this level, 2015 may be the year we finally see them go up. The debate between those who want to see the rate raised and those who want to see it stay...
Futility of the Drug War and Coca Eradication
Over the coming and months and years, with the presidential race now underway (if only in its infancy) we are sure to hear stump speech after stump speech about futile policy, failed initiatives, and government waste in general. Perhaps no policy embodies all of these...
Airline Customer Service
A recent article in the Gulliver section of The Economist covered something that is a big pet peeve of mine - the way airlines treat people. To people who fly regularly, it often feels as if service is getting worse and worse, and that we are being nickel and dimed...
Houston’s Economy
An article in The Economist says it accurately and concisely: “Houston is an oil town.” And recently this oil town has been booming. The article cites two important statistics to support this - “In the decade to 2010, the population of its metro area grew more than...
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