Economics
Our Favorite - and Least Favorite - Things in 2012 (Non-Politics Edition)
Forget politics for a minute. Here's what Reason staffers liked - and hated - in the past year.
German Finance Minister Says the Worst of the Euro Crisis is Behind Us
Cites reassuring news from Greece and France
Minimum Wages Set to Increase in 10 States in 2013
Keep an eye on what happens to their unemployment numbers next year
Hundreds Line Up for LA Gun Buyback Program
Though only a small number of them are from those large-scale assault categories people worry about
Germany Exporting Sick and Elderly to Other Nations for Care
Increasing number of residents unable to afford retirement homes
It Takes Less Work to Afford to Purchase Nice Clothes Compared to 1956
Remember when folks bring up the gap between the classes or the "vanishing middle."
Homeowners Associations Foreclosing on Banks
After seizing homes, lenders failing to pay dues
Little Urgency in Dealing with Fiscal Cliff
Why you'd think the government cutting spending wasn't the worst thing to ever happen.
Iowa Has $800 Million Surplus
Of course, having learned nothing over the past decade, politicians want to figure out how to spend it
Starbucks Stepping into the Fiscal Cliff Debate
D.C. outlets will hand out cups with "Come Together" written on them later this week
Euroscepticism on the Rise in Britain
More than half likely to vote to leave in an in/out referendum
Poll: 52 Percent Favor Reducing or Eliminating Tax Deductions for Wealthy Americans
Most think deductions help the wealthy more than taxpayers
GOP Representatives Facing Criticism Over Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
Only have 26 percent approval
Yen Falls to Twenty Month Low Against Dollar as Shinzo Abe Takes Office
Sixteen month low against the euro
Obama Cutting Short Hawaii Vacation to Return for Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
Headed back to Washington today
Holiday Season Disappointing for Retailers
Sales up .7 percent compared to an expected 3 to 4
Intervention Begets Intervention
Ludwig von Mises and Sanford Ikeda on the perils of interventionism
Swiss President Hints at Surrender on Financial Privacy
May automatically share banking data with other predatory governments
Singapore the Preferred Destination for People With Portable Wealth
Seen as a stable, safe haven, unlike ... well, you know
Europe's Political Leaders Predict Growth, But Businesses Foresee Tougher Times
Reality trumps parliamentary happy-talk
Study: Community Reinvestment Act Promoted Risky Lending
Banks pushed the limits of safety to satisfy the law
New Reason eBook Features Interviews with F.A. Hayek, Ronald Reagan, Christopher Hitchens, Thomas Szasz, and Timothy Leary
5 great Reason interviews in one ebook
Boehner Pins Responsibility on Dems to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
When do we get to the point where we wish the world actually did end?
Fiscal Hawks Need to Fight for the Debt Ceiling
It is a constitutional tool to save America from itself
Fiscal Cliff Could Result in Soaring Milk Prices
Thanks to archaic, protectionist agriculture regulations
