J.D. Vance Is Wrong About Toasters—and Global Manufacturing
Trump's protectionist running mate comes out against “cheap, knockoff toasters” and common sense.
Trump's protectionist running mate comes out against “cheap, knockoff toasters” and common sense.
Politicians are always trying to control what they can't understand.
Season 2, Episode 1 Free Markets
Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs project brings a bit of free market flair to the health care industry, but the lack of meaningful price signals is only part of the problem.
Since when do government officials get to decide that a market is “oversaturated”?
Producing plastics from fossil fuels emits a lot of carbon dioxide, but a new study finds the life cycle emissions are actually lower than glass and aluminum.
The automaker is choosing to prioritize hybrids, which are more popular and provide a better option for many motorists. But the EPA only foresees a minor role for hybrids.
Amid rising grocery costs, the FTC's fight against the merger may end up hurting the very consumers it's supposed to protect.
A new poll challenges the protectionist narrative currently dominating both sides of the political aisle.
The business journalist discusses his new book Go Woke, Go Broke and how CEOs accelerated corporate political activism only to regret its impact on the economy.
A few reasons to remain calm about the economy
It's good to hear a candidate actually talk about our spending problem. But his campaign promises would exacerbate it.
It seems anything the government touches dies—today, it’s thousands of acres of once-productive vineyards.
A recent boom in entrepreneurship challenges red-tape hurdles.
The New Right talks a big populist game, but their policies hurt the people they're supposed to help.
There seems to be general bipartisan agreement on keeping a majority of the cuts, which are set to expire. They can be financed by cleaning out the tax code of unfair breaks.
Sen. Rand Paul writes that the lawsuit punishes Apple for a feature its customers like.
Growth of regulation slowed under former President Trump, but it still increased.
We're looking at four more years of anti-tech and anti-business antics from the FTC no matter who wins this November.
In a "novel" order concerning the app NGL, the agency takes aim at online anonymity and at minors on social media.
Although former President Donald Trump's deregulatory agenda would make some positive changes, it's simply not enough.
Yes, cheap imports hurt some American companies. But protectionist trade policy harms many more Americans than it helps.
"Documented Dreamers" continue to have to leave the country even though this is the only home many have ever known.
Those three presidential candidates are making promises that would have bewildered and horrified the Founding Fathers.
The candidate who grasps the gravity of this situation and proposes concrete steps to address it will demonstrate the leadership our nation now desperately needs. The stakes couldn't be higher.
The candidate makes the case against the two-party system.
The bill would banish insurance companies from the state if they invest in companies profiting from oil and gas.
The president has tried to shift blame for inflation, interest rate hikes, and an overall decimation of consumers' purchasing power.
The number of job openings far exceeds the number of unemployed Americans. Seasonal businesses can't get the foreign labor they need.
The number of job openings far exceeds the number of unemployed Americans. Seasonal businesses can't get the foreign labor they need.
Why aren't politicians on both sides more worried than they seem to be?
Many have seen their hours reduced—or have lost their jobs entirely.
Despite both presidential candidates touting protectionist trade policy, tariffs do little to address the underlying factors that make it difficult for U.S. manufacturers to compete in the global marketplace.
Left alone, artificial intelligence could actually help small firms compete with tech giants.
Regulating artificial intelligence presents a "Baptists and bootleggers" problem.
It isn't about stopping crime—it's about protecting a favored constituency's jobs.
Price controls lead to the misallocation of resources, shortages, diminished product quality, and black markets.
The Institute for Justice has launched a project to reform land use regulation.
Private unions have every right to exist, but that doesn't mean they're actually beneficial on net.
Total spending under Trump nearly doubled. New programs filled Washington with more bureaucrats.
No technology exists today to enable railroads to comply with the state's diktat, which villainizes a mode of transportation that is actually quite energy efficient.
If businesses don't serve customers well, they go out of business. Government, on the other hand, is a monopoly.
Electric vehicles are not a bad thing, especially in heavily polluted China. But the market should drive demand, not central planners.
A report from Good Jobs First found that 80 percent of state development agency revenue comes from fees: The more tax money they give out, the more they get to keep.
Banning noncompete agreements goes well beyond the FTC's legal authority.
In the Jim Crow South, businesses fought racism—because the rules denied them customers.
Banning companies for doing business with China is a bad path to start down.
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