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Britain Once Led The World. What Happened?
Britain Once Led The World. What Happened?
Authored by Damian Pudner via the Foundation for Economic Education,
An unsettling look at the economic settlement that the UK now seems willing to accept can be found in the latest fiscal forecast, published on March 3.
By the end of the forecast period, borrowing will have decreased from 5.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024–2025 to about 1.6 percent. Public debt stabilizes at roughly 95 percent of national income. At those levels, even small shifts in interest rates matter: The Office for Budget...
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Aug 11, 2026 / Tyler Durden
The Diamond Crash Accelerates
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The Diamond Standard Index, tracked on Bloomberg under the ticker DIAMINDX, tumbled to new record lows during the first half of August as a surge in affordable lab-grown stones eroded the scarcity premium underpinning natural diamond prices.
"Technological progress in growing diamonds in labs has been amazing. It's no surprise most engagement rings are now using lab diamonds," X user Crémieux said.
Technological progress in growing diamonds in labs has been amazing.
It's no surprise most engagement rings are now using lab diamonds. https://t.co/MZ4zWVlQNq pic.twitter.com/fH1lFYD3Ih
— Crémieux (@cremieuxrecueil) August 8,...
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Jun 1, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Interest In Politics Often Ranks Low
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Interest in politics varies among countries and for many of the 34 nations surveyed by Statista Consumer Insights between April 2025 and March 2026, politics was in the bottom half of the most frequently named personal interests out of 18 surveyed. The topic ranked lowest in India (16 out of 18), Malaysia (16) and Saudi Arabia (16).
As Statista's Anna Fleck shows in the chart below, the share of respondents naming politics as an interest also varied between countries where it ranked similarly.
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Apr 30, 2026 / Gustave de Molinari
The Natural Order of Society
Molinari argues that the division of labor and voluntary cooperation form the natural basis of social organization.
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