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Cyberattack Exposes Risks of Policy-Driven Healthcare Concentration
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (912+ words) When one provider goes offline, others should step in. Mississippi's experience shows how certificate-of-need laws prevent that " and why reform matters for public health. A recent cyberattack on the University of Mississippi Medical Center shut down clinic operations for nine…...
Data Center Panic Gets Electricity Prices Wrong
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (467+ words) Evidence show the real culprit behind rising electricity prices isn't AI infrastructure " it's state energy policy. The statewide data, however, tell a different story. Newly published research finds no meaningful link between the number of data centers in a state…...
Energy Price Hikes Only Exacerbate Persistent Inflation Problem
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (342+ words) Oil price spikes matter, but the evidence points to excess nominal spending as the primary source of sustained inflation. Much of the observed increase over the last two months is related to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which…...
The Knowledge Problem Dooms Municipal Grocery Stores Every Time | The Daily Economy
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (23+ words) Without price signals and profit discipline, inefficiency isn't a risk " it's a guarantee. Persistent higher costs leave taxpayers with the bill....
Powell Exits a Fed Fractured by Inflation Debate | The Daily Economy
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (229+ words) As the Fed prepares for a new chair, the FOMC's disagreement isn't the timing of rate changes, but fundamentally different views about what causes infl. .....
Ben Sasse's Warning: Reclaim Your Attention Before It's Too Late | The Daily Economy
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (826+ words) The ability to direct one's attention is an increasingly scarce and valuable practice " and a prerequisite for meaningful freedom....
May Day Politics Come to Classrooms | The Daily Economy
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (251+ words) Chicago's latest deal with its teachers union uses public-school students to advance private agendas....
Why AI Won't Kill The Firm | The Daily Economy
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (19+ words) Just as scarcity can't be fully conquered, the economic coordination problems that give rise to firms won't disappear....
Steakhouse to Supermarket, High Beef Prices Aren't Going Away
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (807+ words) Beef has jumped 65 percent since 2020, turning a staple into a splurge. From drought-stricken ranches to fast-food menu shifts, beef prices are reshaping how Americans eat. Fluctuations in food prices are so commonplace that the entire category is excluded from the…...
Supply Shocks Plus Inflation Bind the Fed's Hands | The Daily Economy
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (28+ words) Energy-driven inflation and slowing growth have put the Fed in a difficult position. A look at monetary policy rules shows why holding rates steady may be t. .....