October 2, 2023 3:00 am
Love, Trade, and Force: The Machinery of Freedom at 50
David Friedman’s anarchism doesn’t have the answer for everything. That’s the point.
Tags: economics, Free Markets, philosophy, REASON
September 28, 2023 7:45 am
Companies Seeking CHIPS Act Subsidies Are Encouraged To Double-Dip
At least a dozen states have beefed up targeted incentives to coincide with handouts from the Commerce Department.
September 28, 2023 3:00 am
Taylor Swift, Junk Fees, and the ‘Happy Meal Fallacy’
Thank Swifties, not Joe Biden, for Ticketmaster’s consumer-friendly pricing policy.
Tags: economics, Free Markets, Politics, REASON
September 27, 2023 7:45 pm
Ron DeSantis and Chris Christie Call Out Trump for Adding to Federal Debt
“He owes it to you to defend his record where they added $7.8 trillion to the debt that set the stage for the inflation that we have.”
Tags: economics, Elections, Politics, REASON, Republican Party
September 26, 2023 4:00 am
Biden Is Pandering to the 1 Percent: Union Manufacturing Workers
Less than 1 percent of American workers are union members in manufacturing jobs. But you’d never know that by watching our politics.
September 25, 2023 1:10 pm
Are Government Shutdowns Good for Limited Government?
Plus: A listener asks whether younger generations are capable of passing reforms to entitlement spending.
Tags: budget, Capitalism, debt, economics, Elections, Free Markets, Politics, REASON, voting
September 25, 2023 12:34 pm
Could Another Baby Formula Shortage Be on the Horizon?
Removing high tariffs from foreign imports of baby formula would ease the supply shock of possible factory closures.
September 25, 2023 4:00 am
It’s Government Shutdown Theater, Again
Fiscal irresponsibility might eventually shut down the government, but at the moment it’s all for show.
September 21, 2023 11:10 am
CEO: ‘I’m the One Who Paid the Tariffs. China Did Not.’
Deena Ghazarian, CEO of consumer electronic company Austere, says the federal government’s tariff exclusion process was “arcane, nontransparent, and highly uncertain.”
September 21, 2023 6:30 am
Inflation Here To Stay?
Plus: DeSantis campaign on life support, Biden climate corps seeks to waste your money, implanting chips into brains, and more…
Tags: Climate Change, economics, Federal Reserve, Government spending, immigration, Inflation, Politics, REASON
September 21, 2023 5:01 am
‘Bidenomics’ Is Failing Everyday Americans
The big spending has fueled higher inflation, resulted in larger-than-projected deficits, and contributed to a record level of debt.
Tags: debt, economics, education, Elections, Federal Reserve, food, Free Markets, Government spending, Inflation, jobs, money, REASON, Subsidies, taxes
September 20, 2023 12:32 pm
Chicago: From Stacker of Wheat to Stacker of Wheat Thins!
Mayor Brandon Johnson should remember the sorry history of state-run supermarkets.
Tags: Chicago, economics, education, Government, REASON, Soviet Union
September 20, 2023 4:16 am
New Report Nearly Triples Estimated Amount Covid Fraudsters Stole In Unemployment Benefits
Americans will pay on multiple levels for this overspending long after the lockdowns have concluded.
Tags: Congress, economics, FEDERALIST
September 19, 2023 4:37 am
Falling Household Income Numbers Show How ‘Bidenflation’ Has Hit Americans’ Wallets
Last year the median American household made $3,670 less in income than it did before the pandemic.
Tags: economics, FEDERALIST, Inflation, poverty