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Its Not Just That Biden Is Old

Its Not Just That Biden Is Old

We were reminded yet again this past weekend that Joe Biden might be in deep electoral trouble. Once again, hands were wrung. This latest bout of alarm was occasioned by a New York Times/Siena...

Donald Trump Dominates Super Tuesday State Primaries

Donald Trump Dominates Super Tuesday State Primaries

A Reuters/Ipsos poll in January found that two-thirds of Americans were “tired of seeing the same candidates in presidential elections and want someone new.” Those voters’ hopes must have been dashed by the results...

Everything Is Getting Bigger in Texas

Everything Is Getting Bigger in Texas

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This past week, I was in Austin, Texas, for this year’s YIMBYtown conference of activists, academics, architects, builders, and more, all there to talk...

3 Overhyped Stocks to Avoid in March 2024

3 Overhyped Stocks to Avoid in March 2024

While the current rally in equities looks to have legs, there are certain pockets of the market that are starting to get frothy. Stocks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrencies have seen massive...

There Are So Many Ways the 2024 Election Could Go Wrong

There Are So Many Ways the 2024 Election Could Go Wrong

“Americans can and should have confidence in our election system,”saidFBI Director Christopher Wray in January. “The other part, though, is the chaos…..And there is the potential, if we’re not all collectively on guard, that...

More Americans taking Ozempic will boost the US economy: Goldman Sachs

More widespread use of powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic in the U.S. could boost the economy in the coming years, according to Goldman Sachs strategists.  The bank estimates that weight-loss drugs, called GLP-1 agonists, could increase...