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The High IQ Immigration Policy Fallacy
Bryan Caplan, Bet On It The sophistry of "Papa John's" immigration policy

Toys ‘R’ Us aims to open 120 stores by Thanksgiving — but suppliers remain skittish following 2017 bankruptcy
Toys "R" Us is scrambling to open 120 new stores by Thanksgiving -- but suppliers burned by its devastating bankruptcy in 2017 remain skittish about doing business with the retailer's new operators, The Post has learned.

Gorsuch and Sotomayor Unite in Another Civil Liberties Case
Plus: How a conservative Supreme Court justice ushered in “the birth of modern zoning.”

Ken Paxton Survived Indictment, Impeachment, and Scandal. Can He Survive a Senate Race?
The president says Paxton doesn’t dress, talk, or look the part. But the Texas Senate candidate has built a career on a different kind of showmanship.

Will a Data Center Backlash Help James Talarico Turn Texas Blue?
Texas voters are souring on their state's growth machine and the long-ruling GOP that's claimed credit for it.

Brickbat: Money for Nothing
The Scottish government has confirmed that around 800 public sector workers are being paid despite having no jobs. One National… The post Brickbat: Money for Nothing appeared first on Reason Magazine.

The Concentration Problem In Equities
Mark Rzepczynski, Disciplined Global Macro Concentration of the S&P 500 is at historic levels.

The Market Is Creating Opportunities For Thoughtful Investors
Drew Dickson, ABC In bubble-land, there are not only AI peaks, there are also anti-AI valleys.

he 2028 Reality Crisis
The Perkini Report, TS Lombard It IS a bubble and it WILL burst.

What If This is the Worst Time to Retire?
Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense On the many challenges of retirement planning.

Democrats Hate President Trump's Stunning Record!
Joan Swirsky, American Thinker Unless Democrats succeed in rigging the upcoming midterm elections, Americans will continue to benefit and prosper from the POTUS's heroic vision.

May What Happens In NC Inform Prediction Market Debate
Patrick Gleason, RCM Two titans in sports media, Barstool Sports' founder Dave Portnoy and OutKick founder Clay Travis, had a very public October 8 spat on X over prediction markets and...

5 Myths & Misunderstandings About Investing In Stocks
Sam Ro, TKer by Sam Ro 5 things people believe about the stock market that may or may not be true.

Why We Need Luck-Maximizing Taxes Most of All
Reuven Brenner, RealClearMarkets What happens if you tax the "rich"? Let us start answering these questions first, then get to the larger picture and the issue of "luck." The tax...

There Are Three Paths Forward for the AI Boom
Preston Caldwell, Morningstar Mass layoffs or a spending slowdown would likely require hefty Fed rate cuts.

Anthropic Spells Out a Future of Promise and Peril
Mike Isaac, The New York Times The A.I. company took great pains to describe the many benefits that can come from using its Claude chatbot and technology, but also offered up a heavy dose of...

The Cruelty of Government Consumption Is Felt By Us All, Now
John Tamny, RCM On February 14, 2011, Uber sold 20% of itself to Benchmark Capital for $11 million. Uber is presently worth $136 billion, yet it handed over 20 percent of itself for $11...

Musk Could Create a 'New Type' 21st Century Conglomerate
Joel Mathis, The Week Deal would birth 'new type of 21st-century conglomerate'

Are We Nearing The End Of The Bull Market?
Sonu Varghese, Carson Group Breadth has returned as the market rotates from AI to non-AI. That's what happened in 2000 too but it didn't end well.

No Signs of AI Payoff Outside the Tech Sector
Torsten Slok, Apollo Despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech....

What Blue Wave On November 3 Would Mean For Stock Market
Joe Light, Barron's Investors should get ready for changes in Washington. President Donald Trump's thin congressional majority is on the ropes, with Democrats needing to pick up just four House...

With Anthropic Public Offering, the Devil Is In the Details
Brett Arends, Marketwatch Here's some details.

With a Rebuilt Wall of Worry, Tech Should Be Fine
Market Minder, Fisher Investments 10 months ago, it was hot. Oh, not the weather, it was winter! But Tech sentiment was flirting with euphoria. Data center investments were pumping earnings,...

The Economic Pain of War & Tariff Wars Is Hitting Home
Max Boot, Washington Post Foreign policy seldom has much impact on domestic politics. In 1992, President George H.W. Bush lost his reelection bid despite having presided over the end of the...
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