While fewer working hours can mean enjoying a shorter day or week at work, the consequences might be unpredictable.…
All We Need To Know About Where Our Energy Comes From and Where It Goes
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s annual flow chart is the easy way to see all you want to know about U.S. energy use.…
Where a Universal Basic Income Was Successful
An idea that has been around for hundreds of years, the universal basic income has only recently become an experiment in Stockton, California.…
How Laissez-Faire Countries Tax and Spend
What we tax and how we spend send a message. So today, let’s look at what countries with more economic freedom tell us through their fiscal policy. Laissez-Faire Countries I’ve selected la…
Six Facts: What Shake Shack Says About How Much We Work
Whether looking at a Shake Shack experiment, comparing countries, or focusing on education, we can see differences in the average workweek.…
Why Measuring Happiness is Tough
Measuring happiness is tough because of the difference between what we actually experience and what we remember about those moments.…
Should Everyone Get a Basic Income?
For different reasons, a guaranteed basic income appeals to liberals and conservatives but few people appear ready to vote for it.…
What If Everyone Worked Less?
After an experiment at a Swedish nursing home, some people are saying that “less is more.” Where are we going? To the work/life balance. The Swedish Experiment Researchers wanted to find o…
How Tax Evasion Relates to Porsches
A big part of the shadow economy, the tax evasion in Greece that prevails among the self-employed substantially ups the deficit and distorts fiscal policy.…
The Federal Budget: Young Workers and Old Baby Boomers
If the proficiency scores of US workers are low and the safety net spending for baby boomers is high, then we have what Barron’s calls the “baby boom budget bomb.” In a just-released…