Business
Is Universal Basic Income Inevitable?
UBI is moving from theory to live policy debate. Here is what drives the interest, what pilot evidence suggests, and why cost and design choices determine feasibility.
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Business
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AI
How AI Is Reshaping Small Businesses (Not Just Big Tech)
AI is lowering the cost of admin, marketing, and customer service for small firms. It also widens skill gaps and removes entry-level rungs. Here is what changes.
Business
Capitalism, Reintroduced: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It’s Breaking Down
Capitalism is a tool, not a religion. Here’s a grounded definition, how the U.S. variant drifted toward corporatism, and what reforms restore competition and broad prosperity.
Business
Jobs Added vs. Jobs People Want: Why the Numbers Don’t Match Reality
Headline job growth can look strong while job quality deteriorates. Here’s what the top-line jobs report misses, and what to watch instead.
Business
Drug Use in the United States
Americans spend more per person on prescription drugs than other developed nations and consume most of the world's opioids. Over-prescription of opioid pain relievers drives addiction, the author argues, and more of the money spent on the war on drugs should go to treatment.
Alternative Energy
Automation Giveth and Taketh Away
A boon to industry is a potential burden to society. Here the gains in output, cost and safety that automation brings are weighed against job losses and wider income inequality for workers.
Business
Net Effects of Illegal Immigration
Immigration and the U.S. economy are delicately intertwined. After looking at unauthorized workers in the labor force, the taxes they pay and the benefits they use, the author concludes that immigration appears to be good for the economy.
Business
Religious Institutions Should Pay Taxes
Argues that religious institutions should pay taxes, describing religion as a multi-billion dollar industry subsidized by American taxpayers and pointing to the wealth of some church leaders.