Eric Boehm
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Arlington, VA, United States
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New Data Shows Prices Ticking Up and Inflation Not Going Away
Prices rose by 0.4 percent in February and core inflation was up 0.5 percent, the third consecutive month that it has increased. → Read More
Oscar-winning ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ celebrates individualism, free will
In a chaotic universe full of infinite realities where all choices are relative, individualism still matters. → Read More
Speak Loudly and Carry a Big Bat: Ron DeSantis Is on Deck
The closer you look at DeSantis' record as a culture warrior, the less he seems like the fearsome power hitter many conservatives want to believe him to be. → Read More
DeSantis' Latest Disney Drama Turns Culture War Into Political Gains
By picking a fight with Disney, Ron DeSantis found a way to channel the Republican Party's addiction to culture war into political gains. → Read More
Now the CHIPS Act Is Going To Subsidize Child Care Too
If Congress wants to spend taxpayer money on child care services, it should pass a bill authorizing that. → Read More
When the Government Makes Poverty Worse
A Pennsylvania survey suggests that taxes are often a major barrier to economic security, ranking ahead of credit card debt and student loans. → Read More
Paul Krugman Says Social Security Is Sustainable. It's Really Not.
Krugman sees benefit cuts as "a choice" but believes that implementing a massive tax increase on American employers and workers would be "of course" no big deal. → Read More
Jimmy Carter sparked a craft beer explosion by getting government out of the way
By legalizing homebrewing, Jimmy Carter laid important groundwork for the entrepreneurs and investors who are the heroes of the craft-brewing revolution. → Read More
Biden's 'Buy American' Promise Is a Lot More Complicated and Bureaucratic Than It Seems
If you want something done quickly, don't empower the bureaucrats. Unfortunately, that's exactly what Biden is doing. → Read More
Nikki Haley's Presidential Bid Is an Unappealing Mix of MAGA and RINO
As she begins a White House bid, Haley seems stuck somewhere between the failed GOP policies that preceded Trump and the failed policies that he enacted. → Read More
Is Inflation Sneakily Starting To Rise Again?
January's consumer price data indicates another drop in annual inflation, but the past three months might tell a different story. → Read More
IRS Announces Plans to Target Service Sector Workers Over Unreported Tips
There might be $1.6 billion in unreported tips out there, and most of that was probably collected by people who don't have an accountant on retainer. → Read More
Biden Promises To Let Social Security's Ship Keep Sinking
President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday during the State of the Union to keep Social Security and Medicare on a path toward insolvency. → Read More
COVID Stimulus Spending Played 'Sizable Role' in Inflation
Fiscal stimulus during the pandemic contributed to an increase in inflation of about 2.6 percentage points. → Read More
DeSantis revokes licenses from businesses that fail to use complex, flawed E-Verify system
Floridians will bear the cost of Governor Ron DeSantis currying favor with immigration restrictionists. → Read More
If Republicans Want To Cut Spending, They Should Start With the Pentagon
Congressional Republicans say they want to cut spending to balance the budget. But they also say they won't touch military spending. Something's gotta give. → Read More
For-profit nursing homes had less severe lockdowns, lower fatality rates during pandemic
A new paper shows how the profit motive might have helped some nursing homes navigate COVID-19 better than others. → Read More
Ron DeSantis Says Florida Shouldn't Require Unanimous Juries for Death Sentences
"We can't be in a situation where one person can just derail this," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told a gathering of law enforcement officials. → Read More
The History of Free Expression in '60 Songs That Explain the '90s'
Podcaster and music critic Rob Harvilla reminds us of the debts we owe to the tunes of that often cringeworthy decade. → Read More
Pentagon Can't Account for $220 Billion of Gear Given to Contractors
The actual total is probably higher according to the Government Accountability Office's new report. → Read More