Investigative Economics

The Improbable Consistency of Anthropogenic Atmospheric CO2 Measurements

The most common source of carbon dioxide measurements in the atmosphere is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Mauna Loa…

Jan 10 • Llewellyn Jones

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Not Just Three Mile Island: Low Demand, Interest Rates Killed Nuclear Power's Heyday

From the late 1960s to the early half of the 1970s, nuclear power was growing by leaps and bounds in the United States.

Jan 4 • Llewellyn Jones

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Minnesota Set to Expand Its Daycare Funding Six-Fold

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that it would withhold all funding to Minnesota following accusations of corruption…

Jan 1 • Llewellyn Jones

December 2025

The Complete Collapse of California’s Oil Refining Industry

Back in the year 2000, gasoline prices in California were not that different from the national average—$1.5 per gallon in California compared to $1.30…

Dec 19, 2025 • Llewellyn Jones

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Representative Ilhan Omar's Sudden Investment Windfall

In a June of 2024 story in the Rhode Island Currant, U.S.

Dec 6, 2025 • Llewellyn Jones

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Mapping the Arabella Network

Arabella Advisors is a Washington, DC nonprofit consultancy known for its oversight of major liberal philanthropies that recently announced it was…

Dec 5, 2025 • Llewellyn Jones

November 2025

Not Just Insurance Costs, ACA Also Drove Medicare & Medicaid Costs

The short version of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as Obamacare, is that, while it intended to drive down health care costs by forcing…

Nov 23, 2025 • Llewellyn Jones

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The Statistical Insignificance of Monthly Job Reports

In March of this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published the preliminary revision to its annual estimate of total employment equal to…

Nov 14, 2025 • Llewellyn Jones

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Why Did Google Fund an Anti-Data Center, Anti-Nuclear Campaign

In the most recent election, Georgians voted to replace two Republican members of the state public service commission, which regulates state utilities…

Nov 9, 2025 • Llewellyn Jones

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Vogtle Revisited, or the Follies of Incremental Nuclear Ponzi Funding

As previously covered, the construction of Vogtle’s nuclear plants 3 & 4 was notorious for its cost overruns.

Nov 6, 2025 • Llewellyn Jones

The Large Swings in Food Stamp Participation

With the recent government shutdown over the budget, access may be limited to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program that provides…

Nov 3, 2025 • Llewellyn Jones

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October 2025

The Myths and Realities of the Vogtle Nuclear Reactor Construction

Vogtle units 3 & 4 are part of a nuclear plant in Waynesboro, Georgia completed in 2024 that is often described as the ultimate boondoggle in energy…

Oct 31, 2025 • Llewellyn Jones