Soaring Wholesale Prices Mean Higher Inflation Is Coming. Are Tariffs To Blame?
New producer price index data suggests domestic companies are not eating the cost of Trump's tariffs.
New producer price index data suggests domestic companies are not eating the cost of Trump's tariffs.
Trump’s executive order directs the Labor Department to loosen rules on retirement accounts, potentially shifting trillions in savings toward higher-return, but riskier assets like bitcoin.
Switzerland might respond to Trump’s double-digit “reciprocal” tariff by canceling its multibillion-dollar F-35 order.
Former Rep. Justin Amash and Fox News’ Kennedy join Nick Gillespie to examine how MAGA populism reshaped the Tea Party’s limited-government mission, why Congress no longer acts as a check on power, and what it will take to spark a new libertarian revival.
Younger Americans seem ready to treat the program as a safety net, not a retirement plan.
With over 3,200 workers off the job, the military’s reliance on one politically connected contractor threatens innovation, accountability, and national security.
Trump’s new executive order addresses political discrimination in banking, but we need deeper reforms to money-laundering laws and the Bank Secrecy Act to truly protect freedom and privacy.
The words national emergency are not a magic spell that presidents can utter to unlock unlimited legislative powers for themselves.
If Sen. Josh Hawley and the Trump administration want to spare Americans the pain from tariffs, there is a far simpler solution.
It's a drop in the bucket compared to the national debt, but any wasteful government spending should be eliminated.
Tariffs on auto parts, meant to "protect America’s automobile industry," make repairs more expensive and drive up the cost of insurance.
When the line between public and private is erased, politics is all about special favors. That's gross.
The Fed should be replaced by free markets, not unbridled presidential power.
Trump’s Japan and E.U. deals offer vague promises and lack the depth and enforceability of the TPP he scrapped.
Companies chose to exit the market rather than deal with the excessive regulations baked into the industry.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CBO, and the Fed are far from perfect. But the U.S. needs a statistical system that is modern, agile, and protected from political interference.
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The Commerce Clause protects free trade between the states.
Socialism doesn't bring a dignified life. On the contrary, it's wrecked lives wherever it's been tried.
Political economist Mark Pennington draws on the ideas of Hayek and Foucault to show how expert rule and government surveillance are making it harder for people to think freely and live on their own terms.
The president is claiming "unbounded authority" to impose import taxes based on a law that does not mention them.
That should put an end to the Trump administration's silly talking point about how there is no tariff for products built in the U.S.
Joe and Russell Marino will finally get their day in court. The ruling represents a turning of the tide when it comes to the fairness of such proceedings, where agencies have long played both prosecutor and jury.
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Some young adults blame "capitalism" for just about everything. But it's only a convenient scapegoat.
President Trump’s invocation of emergency powers to impose tariffs faces skeptical judges.
Land safeguarded by private industry in South Africa is almost three times greater than land under government protection.
And generations of allegedly anti-corruption Republicans just don't care.
Canada accounts for a tiny percentage of fentanyl smuggling, which cannot be stopped by trying harder.
Federal overspending is squeezing states and cities, forcing them to raise taxes, slash services, or pile on more debt.
If so, then why postpone any enforcement until October?
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American chocolatiers need imports, and tariffs help no one.
It makes the case for strong judicial review of executive invocations of sweeping emergency powers.
It's time to ask what level of spending Americans truly want with the money we actually have.
Maintaining the elevated federal funds rate makes borrowing more expensive, but the alternative is artificially cheap money, malinvestment, and inflation.
To win in court, the Trump administration will have to argue against a pair of legal theories that conservatives have spent years developing as a way to check executive power.
Unionized drivers and politicians say regulation is needed to stop autonomous vehicles from replacing jobs.
Financial historian and attorney Richard E. Farley explains how political games, union power, and creative accounting tanked New York City in 1975—and why it could happen again.
And if Trump moves ahead with his threatened August 1 tariff hikes, prices will climb even more.
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Two Venezuelan women were convicted of incitement to hatred, treason, and terrorism.
The new warehousing fee targets booze producers, but drinkers could end up paying most of the tab.
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In each case, tariffs remain much higher than they were before the deals.
How a fringe marketing idea became the backbone of airline profits—and a gateway to global luxury travel
The 10 percent baseline reciprocal tariff rate was bad for America; the 15 percent rate is even worse.
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