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• Why Economics Doesn’t Teach How to Pick Stocks
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  Peter Jacobsen | Wednesday, December 14, 2022

  The Stock Market being unpredictable is a good thing. If market prices are unpredictable it’s because markets are successfully incorporating all relevant information about the value of a company’s capital. If market price changes were predictable, it would mean participants in markets are ignoring important information.

• Japan’s Government Looted the Future—and Its Children Are Paying the Price
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  Hiroshi Yoshida | Saturday, August 6, 2022

  It will take 14,400 years to double the principal at the current interest rate of Japanese bonds (0.005%).

  The Bank of Japan holds more than half of these bonds; and as both the rate and value of the yen against the US dollar begins to fall, prices have started to rise. iPhones in Japan are up 20 percent this month.

• Why Job Turnover Is so High for Gen Z and Millennials
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  Kimberlee Josephson | Sunday, July 17, 2022

  As new research featured in Fast Company shows, “Millennials and Gen Z are currently proving to be the driving force behind the Great Resignation.”

• The Problem With Those Jimmy Carter-Joe Biden Comparisons
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  Jon Miltimore | Monday, June 20, 2022

  President Biden’s legacy is not yet written in the history books.

  But at this stage, the Biden–Carter comparison is unfair—to Jimmy Carter.

• Why I’m Not Excited to Have Mark Zuckerberg as My Neighbor
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  Peter Jacobsen | Monday, March 28, 2022

  Meta (Facebook’s parent company) just announced they are planning on setting up a new headquarters in a major Midwest city.

  But there are reasons to be highly skeptical of the deal.

• Why College Degrees Are Losing Their Value
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  Peter Clark | Sunday, December 19, 2021

  It is shocking when you consider that 17 percent of hotel clerks and 23.5 percent of amusement park attendants hold 4-year degrees.

• What Happened in 1971? Edward Snowden and Jack Dorsey Want to Know
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  Jon Miltimore | Monday, September 27, 2021

  Edward Snowden and Jack Dorsey are onto something big.

• A Brief History of Corporate Social Responsibility
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  Kimberlee Josephson | Sunday, May 23, 2021

  The spearheading of virtuous ventures and advocacy advertising show no sign of slowing down—and it won’t, until social pressure shifts back to value rather than virtue.

• Even Marvel Needs to be [CENSORED]
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  Tyler Brandt | Wednesday, March 17, 2021
  LINKS: — Technocracy — https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/technocracy.asp https://quillette.com/2018/06/04/the-trouble-with-technocracy/ https://mises.org/wire/america-technocracy-not-democracy — Political Tension — https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/politically-motivated-violence-is-on-the-rise/ https://www.statista.com/chart/23124/political-violence/ https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/10/01/political-violence-424157 — Cancel Culture — https://reason.com/2021/02/19/americans-lust-to-cancel-one-another-should-spark-soul-searching/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/majority-says-cancel-culture-poses-threat-to-freedom/ar-BB1e7zLB — War on Drugs — https://www.britannica.com/topic/war-on-drugs https://reason.com/2020/09/19/end-the-war-on-drugs/ https://www.businessinsider.com/32-reasons-why-we-need-to-end-the-war-on-drugs-2012-7?op=1 — Liberty vs. Security — https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121029/02482720866/washington-post-yes-we-need-to-give-up-liberty-security.shtml https://reason.com/2013/07/25/giving-up-liberty-for-security/ https://fee.org/articles/why-the-real-villain-of-2020-was-big-government/ — Lockdown Efficacy — https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=eur&areas=usa&areas=gbr&areas=prt&areas=irl&areasRegional=usny&areasRegional=usnj&areasRegional=usaz&areasRegional=usca&areasRegional=usnd&areasRegional=ussd&cumulative=0&logScale=0&per100K=1&startDate=2020-09-01&values=deaths https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-9262397/How-California-Florida-took-different-approaches-ended-result.html?fbclid=IwAR12iLwFxcJYYCJwsTRxWN00hQQJyhP80BA6E0V https://nypost.com/2020/09/02/numbers-show-lockdowns-didnt-help-contain-covid-19-opening-up-didnt-boost-it/ https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/stacey-lennox/2020/12/15/have-covid-19-lockdowns-saved-any-lives-lets-take-a-look-at-federal-data-n1212997 https://fee.org/articles/lockdowns-not-linked-with-lower-covid-death-rates-new-study-finds/
• No, PS5 Scalpers Aren’t Ruining Christmas
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  Tyler Brandt | Tuesday, February 23, 2021
  LINKS: — PS5/XBSX Scalping — https://screenrant.com/ps5-xbox-series-x-scalpers-sales-profit-launch/ https://www.gamesradar.com/ps5-and-xbox-series-x-scalpers-resold-over-60000-consoles-last-month/ https://consumerist.com/2014/03/15/the-competition-is-as-fake-as-the-blood-why-new-video-games-are-always-the-same-price/ https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/playstation-5-scalping-is-frustrating-millions-could-the-law-end-scalping/ https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/playstation/154820-ps5-playstation-5-reseller-scalper-interview — Economics — https://fee.org/articles/if-you-hate-empty-store-shelves-you-should-love-price-gouging/ https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/scalping.asp https://mises.org/library/ticket-scalpers-are-hidden-heroes https://mises.org/wire/sellers-scarce-goods https://fee.org/articles/in-defense-of-scalping/ https://theconversation.com/the-economics-of-ticket-scalping-83434 https://www.reed.edu/economics/parker/f10/201/cases/scalpers.html https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/ticket-scalping-musicians-vs-economists/