New York's Illegal Prison Guard Strike Challenges Law Limiting the Use of Solitary Confinement
It's also a reminder of the disarray that ensues from strikes put on by state employees, who hold monopolies on public goods.
It's also a reminder of the disarray that ensues from strikes put on by state employees, who hold monopolies on public goods.
Entitlements are a much bigger expense, but that doesn't mean the waste doesn't matter.
A recent study claiming inequality of opportunity in the sciences commits statistical and conceptual errors that make its findings meaningless.
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The president's assertion is divorced from reality, and so are the "estimated savings" touted by Elon Musk.
If the government wants to encourage cryptocurrency innovation, "buying coins is actually a pretty lousy way of doing that," says one economist.
It's great to have presidents talking about the need for a balanced budget, but Republicans are backing a plan that will increase borrowing.
A popular narrative says Europeans are better off because of increased regulation. Reality paints a different picture.
Handouts to corporations distort the market, breed corruption, and politicize the economy.
The tariffs Trump has already imposed on Canada, Mexico, and China will cost an estimated $142 billion this year—and he says more are on the way.
If tariffs are a poor method of collecting revenue or strengthening trade, they're even less effective at stopping the flow of illegal drugs.
The Trump administration’s trade war leaves everyone worse off.
D.C.'s bureaucracy violates independent drivers' economic liberty.
State laws banning caged eggs are cutting off millions from cheaper options.
Means-test Social Security, raise the retirement age, and let us invest our own money.
President Donald Trump's pardon of the Silk Road creator is a rare moment of reprieve in an era of relentless government expansion.
Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank provides a helpful summary, with a little help from me.
If the Consumer Product Safety Commission doesn't have enough data to enact a rule, it shouldn't be making informal recommendations either.
And an increasingly unpopular one. Will Trump pay attention to the polls, if not the economists?
At the current rate of inflation, the dollar will lose 33 cents of purchasing power within a decade.
Cuts to government spending mean fewer bonds, lower borrowing costs, and potentially a break for borrowers.
Socialism promises many things and claims to prioritize people over profits. But what people actually get is different.
The presidential adviser's lack of formal authority complicates his cost-cutting mission.
The law is wasteful and protectionist. Now, a new lawsuit argues that it is unconstitutional too.
"If the Republican budget passes, the deficit gets worse, not better," says Rep. Thomas Massie. He's right.
If Trump wants to encourage domestic investment, his antitrust appointees should ditch their Big Tech prejudice.
The Trump administration’s math on Middle Eastern energy supplies just doesn’t add up.
Is Florida forgetting that the First Amendment applies there too?
The president is positioning himself to have much greater control over a smaller, enfeebled federal bureaucracy.
The penny is expensive to produce and has long outlived its usefulness.
Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson reaffirms the flawed 2023 merger guidelines.
Democrats seem willing to tolerate a lot to get a larger government, but Republicans aren’t much better.
If Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is serious about reducing military spending, he will need to embrace a narrower understanding of national security.
It tries to offset as much as $4.8 trillion—mostly for tax cut extensions—with only $1.5 trillion in supposed spending reductions.
Collectively, the two companies were promised more than $14 billion in government grants. Now, one is failing and may be partially acquired by the other.
Critics say they ruin communities and peddle cheap goods, but dollar stores thrive because they offer convenience and low prices where options are scarce.
Thousands of people have lost their bank accounts over "suspicious" activity. Here's what to do if it happens to you.
"The only way you get less waste is to give them less money to spend," says the libertarian-adjacent senator from Kentucky.
Wall Street legend Jim O’Shaughnessy discusses how to live well and innovate boldly during the age of Trump, Musk, and AI.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Scrubbing credit reports won’t erase debt—it will just make borrowing harder for low-income Americans.
Snakes. Magic. Orgasmic meditation. And a dubious federal case against the leaders of a supposed sex cult.
We do not need to copy Europe’s bad tax ideas.
To understand the federal government's case against Google Search, you need to understand the different visions over monopoly and government power.
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