The pandemic has undoubtedly hastened the shift to remote work. Many workers and companies have now embraced remote work in previously office-based positions, and this is continuing even as the economy reopens and new jobs are posted. Many new remote positions are being posted advertising that applicants can live anywhere in the US—except Colorado. Here’s … Continue reading ‘You Can Live Anywhere But Colorado’: Why Many Remote Job Postings Are Now Actively Excluding One State
The COVID-19 pandemic saw a retirement surge in 2020, with more than 3.2 million baby boomers retiring—more than double the previous year. New evidence, however, says a stunning number of Americans are preparing to do the opposite: delaying their Golden Years because of the financial hit they took during the pandemic. “[A] study from Age … Continue reading Survey: 1 in 3 Americans to Postpone Retirement Thanks to Lockdowns
When President Biden unveiled a $6 trillion federal budget in late May, he proposed shattering spending records and expanding the government’s role in economic life to a truly unprecedented extent. In justification, the Biden administration promised taxpayers this massive expenditure of their money would revitalize and grow the economy. “This budget is an agenda for … Continue reading Biden’s $6 Trillion Blowout Budget Proposal Would Have 3 Embarrassingly Bad Results, Study Finds
“Have you ever walked along a shoreline, only to have your footprints washed away? That's what Alzheimer's is like,” said famed-basketball coach Pat Summitt. As someone who watched my own grandmother slowly fade away to the disease, I can attest to this feeling. Alzheimer’s Disease is a (currently) incurable neurodegenerative condition that affects 6 million … Continue reading The Reason You (Probably) Haven’t Heard about This New Alzheimer’s Drug
Founding father and the second president of the United States John Adams once said that “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” What he meant was that objective, raw numbers don’t lie—and this remains true … Continue reading New Harvard Data (Accidentally) Reveal How Lockdowns Crushed the Working Class While Leaving Elites Unscathed
Earlier this year, a house made headlines in DC when it sold for $1 million over its asking price—a representation of just how crazy things have gotten in the US housing market. Now, a new report confirms what anyone who has spent even a day house-hunting in 2021 could have told us: there’s a massive … Continue reading New Report: US Housing Market Needs 5.5 Million More Units. Guess What Stands in the Way?
As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, we have an opportunity to reflect on the Food and Drug Administration’s successes and failures. A radical departure from the standard drug-approval process enabled the development and distribution of life-saving vaccines that allow us to return to normal. But we should not forget that many Americans lost their … Continue reading Promising New Legislation Could Transform the FDA’s Drug Approval Process, Leading to Better Treatments and Lower Prices
In any given year, one in five Americans will have a diagnosable mental health condition, and 2020 and 2021 were anything but “any given years.” Research continues to pour in showing an increase in mental health problems from the COVID-19 pandemic (and government policies resulting from it). One medical study found that depression symptoms were … Continue reading Harvard Researchers Say This One Tiny Life Adjustment Can Reduce Depression Risk
Proponents of big-government spending and money-printing tried to downplay April data showing surging consumer prices as just a temporary adjustment. But the new data for May are out now, and they show price inflation shooting up even higher. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures released Thursday, consumer prices rose a whopping 5 percent from … Continue reading 3 Ways Rising Price Inflation Hurts Everyday Americans
Opponents of minimum wage laws tend to focus their criticism on one particular adverse consequence: by artificially raising the price of labor, they reduce employment, particularly for the most vulnerable in society. “Minimum wage laws tragically generate unemployment, especially so among the poorest and least skilled or educated workers,” economist Murray Rothbard wrote in 1978. … Continue reading Harvard Business Review: Minimum Wage Hikes Led to Lower Worker Compensation, New Research Shows
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