Could Winning an Election Be the End of Keir Starmer?
Yves here. After Keir Starmer disgracefully pushed Jeremy Corbyn to Labour’s sidelines, the idea that Starmer might quickly crash and burn as a national leader seems an outcome sorely to be wished. Note, however that Richard Murphy warns today that the Tories might take some radical moves before their expected ouster, such as abolishing the […]
Operation Acoustic Kitty | Armstrong Economics
The Central Intelligence Agency has a long history of spying on Americans. People think of the old Soviet Union or North Korea as examples of extreme government surveillance measures, but it happens right here in the Land of the Free. A reader wrote in about this topic, and I can confirm it is not a […]
Do “Clearance” Sales Deceive? – Econlib
Department stores almost always have sales and clearances. These clearances may present themselves broadly as some kind of promotion, like “30% off all shirts,” or “everything up to 40% off!”; or, they may appear as simple tag-price changes. Many interpret these discounts as deception; stores want you to think you’re getting a sale, when in […]
