August 11, 2022 4:20 am
What The Ukraine War Revealed About The World’s Fragile Food Supply Chains
Russia’s war on Ukraine intensified and exacerbated problems in market dynamics, trade flows, and food production in unprecedented ways.
Tags: economics, FEDERALIST, pork, war
August 10, 2022 8:59 am
Media Parrot Biden’s Absurd Claim That July’s 8.5 Percent Inflation Increase Is Actually ‘Zero’
Democrats and media are celebrating, but July’s consumer price index still yielded a whopping 8.5 percent inflation increase since 2021.
Tags: economics, FEDERALIST, Inflation
August 10, 2022 4:25 am
Joe Biden Is Waging War On The Middle Class
Now that he’s president, Joe Biden is doing everything possible to destroy what remains of the American middle class.
Tags: economics, FEDERALIST, Free Markets, Inflation
August 8, 2022 1:00 am
How The Government Will Try To Take Over Crypto
The federal government has historically shown its determination to gain control over new markets, and cryptocurrency will likely be the same.
Tags: Bitcoin, economics, Federal Reserve, FEDERALIST
August 4, 2022 11:15 am
Industrial Policy Stifles Progress
When Congress picks winners, we all lose.
Tags: Congress, corporate welfare, economics, REASON, Subsidies
August 4, 2022 8:01 am
These ‘Economists Say’ Whatever Democrats Want Them To Say
Always wrong, never in doubt.
Tags: CNN, economics, FEDERALIST
August 2, 2022 1:19 pm
It’s Not A ‘Loophole’ Just Because Dems Don’t Like It
There are no ‘loopholes’ being closed in the reconciliation bill. There are only new taxes.
Tags: Democrats, economics, FEDERALIST
July 29, 2022 2:24 pm
Facebook, Instagram Posts Flagged as False for Rejecting Biden’s Recession Wordplay
“The fact-checking industry has become a partisan arbiter of political disputes,” notes Phil Magness.
Tags: censorship, economics, free speech, REASON, Recession
July 29, 2022 7:35 am
Mitt Romney’s Family Plan Isn’t Great, but It May Be Better Than the Alternatives
Whether the federal government should be subsidizing families at all is another matter.
Tags: children, economics, marriage, Mitt Romney, poverty, REASON, Welfare
July 28, 2022 1:16 pm
55% of America’s Top Startups Were Founded by Immigrants. Why Won’t Congress Let in More?
Without a tenable visa pathway, immigrant entrepreneurs will look to greener pastures—and the American economy will be worse for it.
Tags: economics, Free Markets, immigration, REASON
July 28, 2022 9:30 am
After 2 Consecutive Quarters of Negative Economic Growth, Is America in a Recession?
Most Americans believe so.
Tags: economics, Free Markets, Politics, REASON, Recession
July 28, 2022 7:29 am
It’s Official: The Joe Biden Recession Has Begun
Back-to-back negative quarters signal the U.S. is in recession. Cue the downplaying from Democrats and the corporate media.
Tags: economics, FEDERALIST, Free Markets, Inflation, Recession
July 27, 2022 9:09 am
Call It Whatever You Want, The Economy Sucks
No ‘recession?’ Ok, how about we call it ‘stagflation?’
Tags: economics, FEDERALIST