A Quick Guide to the Power Restructure in the Middle East
The power and security architecture of the Middle East—or West Asia—is undergoing a deep restructuring. Traditional explanations of regional politics—Sunni
Somaliand, Fraud, Frey, Walz and Trump
Minnesota on ICE: With the killing of Renee Good, Minneapolis has become the frontline of POTUS Trump’s incitement and the
The Tyranny of the Complainers
Some years ago, Dourado and Russell pointed out a stunning fact about airport noise complaints: A very large number come
The US Leads the World in Robots (Once You Count Correctly)
If you search for data on robots you will quickly find data from the International Federation of Robotics which places
Why Some US Indian Reservations Prosper While Others Struggle
Our colleague Thomas Stratmann writes about the political economy of Indian reservations in his excellent Substack Rules and Results. Across 123
J. M. W. Turner, financial arbitrageur
Abstract. J. M. W. Turner is famous for his achievements in graphic arts. What is not known is that he
Marginal Returns to Public Universities
From Jack Mountjoy, forthcoming in the QJE: This paper studies the returns to enrolling in American public universities by comparing
Rent Control Creates Ghost Apartments
Adam Lehodey writing at City Journal: In New York City, making a profit on real estate has become increasingly difficult.
Coffee Break: Climate, Eugenics, and a Note on mRNA Vaccines
Part the First: Climate, “What, Me Worry?” Once again Alfred E. Neuman comes to mind as “policy-based science” remains the