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One of the more unpopular aspects of "Obamacare" has been its requirement that people buy health care insurance.  I always assumed...

A few days ago, the New York Times had a piece by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz , who has a PhD in economics and is now an intern at Google.  He...

In 1979 and 1992, Roper surveys asked people if they thought various statements about millionaires were "generally true or generally un...

During the 1970s and early 1980s, many sociologists argued that inflation couldn't be fully explained by factors such as the money suppl...

The following figure gives the average rate of change in consumer prices in the 34 nations that are members of the Organisation for Economic...

In 1939, the Roper Organization asked people to choose from five statements giving their feeling about New York City.  In 1992, they repeate...

Sean Trende said that Ross Perot appealed to "downscale" voters because "his campaign was focused on his fiercely populist s...