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Microplastics Explained: Recent Research Insights and Simple Changes

Microplastics have infiltrated every corner of our planet—and even our bodies. It’s estimated that over 9 billion tons of plastic were produced globally between 1950 and 2017, with half of that amount created since 2004. Most of this plastic ends up in the environment,...

Why Computers Can Never Become Conscious

 Consciousness is the only known phenomenon in the universe that can observe itself. This observation arises from within. This fundamental truth puzzles experts, who find it impossible to explain consciousness in purely physical terms. It transcends the physical; it requires something deeper that no computer can...

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How Modern Monetary Theory Advocates View Money & The State

Frank Shostack According to the Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), money is something decided by the...

What policymakers can learn from Milton Friedman

Andrew C. Spiropoulos For more than a decade, I was privileged to be the Milton...

Libertarianism and Value Judgments

Laurence M. Vance Most people on the Left and the Right misunderstand the essence of...

Avoiding Economic Pseudo-Science

Reuven Brenner It’s commonplace today that governments should try to promote prosperity by building their...

Moving Beyond the Regulation/Deregulation Trap

Julie Heng How can public policies better support innovation across the country? In recent years,...

Balancing Regulation With Crucial AI Innovation

Vidyanand Choudhary Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to drive profound economic and societal transformations....

The Problem With Money Isn’t Money

Charles Hugh Smith The Problem With Money is that it's complicated. To many minds, the solution...

Restoring America With Common Sense

Robert Curry Because common sense is the key to understanding America’s original design at every...

The Surprising History of Tariffs and Their Role in US Economic Policy

Frank Holmes Markets, as we all know, don’t like uncertainty. And right now, there’s a...

Chaos Kills Coordination

Brian Albrecht Policy chaos doesn’t just make headlines; it fundamentally disrupts economic calculation and prosperity....

Why the AI world is suddenly obsessed with a 160-year-old economics paradox

Greg Rosalsky Last week, news spread that a Chinese AI company, DeepSeek, had built a...

Javier Milei Promised To Take a ‘Chainsaw’ to Argentina’s Government. It’s Working.

By John Frank Stossel Finally, a real libertarian is president. That's in Argentina, where last year, Javier Milei...

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