September 12, 2023 12:05 am
If The Post-Covid ‘Recovery’ Was So Great, Why Can’t I Get Better Than Two-Star Service?
From high prices, to shortages, to poor service, politicians and economists don’t want to talk about the major lingering effects of lockdowns.
Tags: economics, FEDERALIST, Inflation
September 8, 2023 12:05 am
Beware The ‘Big Brother’ Digital Dollar That Will Take Your Freedom
A Central Bank Digital Currency is high on the list of authoritarian nightmares that might happen in a second Biden administration.
Tags: economics, FEDERALIST, freedom
September 7, 2023 1:20 pm
Politicians Say They Want To Fight Climate Change. So Why Are They Fighting China on Electric Vehicles?
Rather than posing a national security threat, the growth of China’s E.V. industry is an opportunity for global innovation.
Tags: Climate Change, economics, europe, Free Markets, Government, investment, japan, military, money, Politics, REASON, Subsidies
September 6, 2023 12:20 am
What Will America Be Like Under Biden’s Digital Dollar? Look At Communist China
Biden’s executive order gave the game away by stating that a U.S. digital dollar must ensure ‘financial inclusion and equity’ and monitor or mitigate ‘climate change and pollution.’
Tags: Bitcoin, economics, Federal Reserve, FEDERALIST, Inflation, IRS
September 1, 2023 7:45 am
Trump’s Tariffs Didn’t Reduce the Trade Deficit. Why Would They Work Now?
Donald Trump’s latest argument for protectionism is undermined by the realities of his own trade policies.
August 31, 2023 9:35 am
China Is No Economic Model for America
The country’s current struggles show the problems of the Beijing way—and make the case for freedom.
Tags: Agriculture, culture, debt, economics, Free Markets, freedom, Government, Government spending, investment, japan, money, policy, REASON, taxes, war
August 31, 2023 8:00 am
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: The ‘Chicken Tax’ That Makes Pickup Trucks More Expensive
“It’s not easy to make one of these rules, but it’s a thousand times harder to get rid of one.”
August 28, 2023 12:11 am
What If Our Ruling Class Has Women’s Workforce Participation And GDP All Wrong?
Leading economists are blinded by the GDP numbers game and fail to see the human drama that undergirds all of human society.
Tags: economics, FEDERALIST
August 25, 2023 2:35 pm
Gloria Álvarez and Eduardo Marty: The Potential for a Libertarian President in Argentina
A self-described “anarcho-capitalist” leads in the polls ahead of Argentina’s upcoming presidential election.
Tags: economics, Elections, libertarianism, Politics, REASON, socialism
August 25, 2023 5:00 am
Republicans Should Be Pouncing on Biden’s Opposition to Free Trade
Instead, Donald Trump is proposing a 10-percent automatic tariff on all imports, a trade policy even worse than Biden’s.
Tags: Capitalism, economics, REASON
August 24, 2023 1:04 pm
Consumer Watchdog Launches Campaign Exposing Duke Energy ESG Priorities Over Reliable Power Grid
The new campaign from Consumers’ Research is exposing corporate activism through a series of digital and billboard ads.
Tags: economics, FEDERALIST
August 24, 2023 10:00 am
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: Bootleggers, Baptists, and Ballots
“You need an argument for why this is good for society. That’s important, but you also need money.”
August 24, 2023 12:05 am
What If The Answer To Skyrocketing Childcare Costs Is Staying Home With Your Kids?
Parents of young children who both work full-time do indeed make us richer as a nation, but that doesn’t mean the result is a net positive.
Tags: children, economics, FEDERALIST
August 23, 2023 1:07 pm
Carol Roth: You Will Own Nothing!
The proponent of “big hair and small government” explains how to flourish in a global financial universe that is indifferent to the individual.