In the early 19th century, various cities in Scotland and Ireland had established their own police forces.
I've found that the word "regulation" is a sort of Rorschach test on which many people project their broader political beliefs.
Anyone who believes the “rich” and large corporations will pay for $28 trillion in debt or the $2 trillion in new deficit has a real problem with maths.
W. Brian Arthur re-opens some old questions about the discipline of economics and the role of mathematics with fresh language in "Economics in Nouns and Verbs" (April 5, 2021, preprint at arXiv).
Paul Romer (Nobel '18) offered a pithy aphorism a few years ago: "Everyone wants progress. Nobody wants change."
President Joe Biden is hosting a two-day virtual global climate change summit on Earth Day.
US investors of all types--individual, corporate, government--purchase debt and equity issued in other countries.