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This essay is based on testimony delivered November 29, 2023, before the Congressional Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing... Read More

Fiscal hawks love to claim that America is shortchanging its youth by spending so much to support its seniors. But the real economic war is... Read More

525 basis points worth of hikes, only for the dollar to be weaker than it was when this nonsensical fight began. Don’t say some of us... Read More

Disney CEO Bob Iger recently went public with his decision to pull ads from Musk’s X social media platform. Read More

This will be interesting.  Read More

Rich individuals, companies and countries must ensure green technologies are affordable for everyone, everywhere. Read More

Early in her tenure, Lina Khan took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to pledge that good intentions would not protect corporate... Read More

Money always helps, but for the very poor, one lump sum can last a long time. Read More

"The Official Walt Disney Quote Book" was compiled by the staff of the Walt Disney Archives – a division first established just four years... Read More

A few years back, all the liberal activists, half the news media, and the leaders of the Democratic Party all invented a new tax system that... Read More

"Wasteful uses of resources necessarily result in some economic opportunities that are possible being rendered impossible. What were these... Read More

PublicSquare is banking on a MAGA world that put its money where its mouth is. Read More

California Gov. Gavin Newsom not only stood up for his state but made a great case for Joe Biden on Fox News Read More

Thursday night demonstrated that America can – and should – do better. But almost certainly won’t. Read More

Here’s an important distinction about people who spend less than they earn. Read More

James K. Galbraith shows that renewed warnings about dangerous debt-to-GDP ratios are belied by history and recent experience. Read More

From a potential economic recession to continuation of the ongoing bull market, here's what Wall Street expects to happen next year. Read More

Chinese families are sending money overseas, a sign of worry about the country’s economic and political future. But a cheaper currency is... Read More

Billionaires minted in the latest year accumulated more wealth through inheritance than entrepreneurship for the first time since UBS started... Read More

If you’re reading this write-up you’re aware that Alabama beat Auburn in the annual Iron Bowl (college football’s best... Read More

This has much more to do with the Adelson family backdoor lobbying to legalize casino gambling than anything else. Read More

Respect for individual freedom, in particular the freedom of thought, is much lower than at any time in my life. It is easy to imagine a... Read More

Getting the correct economic framework necessary to optimize virtue and liberty does not create a good foundation — it stems from one. Read More

The marketplace can serve as judge, jury, and (if necessary) executioner. Read More

The U.S. needs to be more ambitious in building global AI, not just regulating it — or risk losing out to Beijing. Read More

Javier Milei’s election win offers the nation a chance to stabilize its tumultuous economy. Read More

From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology Read More

Variants of industrial policy in the global South Read More