Here’s the name for an economic phenomenon that consumers are going to be hearing a lot more in the coming weeks and months: It’s the rocket-and-feathers hypothesis, which concerns why gasoline prices rise so quickly (i.e., like a rocket) when oil prices ... See more
Here’s the name for an economic phenomenon that consumers are going to be hearing a lot more in the coming weeks and months: It’s the rocket-and-feathers hypothesis, which concerns why gasoline prices rise so quickly (i.e., like a rocket) when oil prices ... See more
Since the Affordable Care Act's enactment in 2010, the Republican mantra about the law has been "repeal and replace." On the surface, the GOP never got what it wanted. The key moment in this campaign arrived in July 2017, when the late Sen. John McCain, R... See more
My inbox started filling up with the supposedly groundbreaking news early Tuesday, breathless news articles about a biological breakthrough that will allow a long-extinct giant bird to walk the Earth in modern times. My reaction was this: "Not this same o... See more
Here's the name for an economic phenomenon that consumers are going to be hearing a lot more in the coming weeks and months: It's the rocket-and-feathers hypothesis, which concerns why gasoline prices rise so quickly (i.e., like a rocket) when oil prices ... See more