Trump Says He 'Paid Zero' for the Government's $11 Billion Stake in Intel. Here's the Downside.
This is corporate socialism in a MAGA hat.
This is corporate socialism in a MAGA hat.
It's no coincidence why Europeans don't have air conditioning, clothes dryers, or ice.
Both are prone to promoting government planning and control of the economy, and both have common flaws.
The company's value was plummeting long before it nixed the "Old Timer" from its logo.
The deal locks in the 15 percent tariffs that Trump has imposed on most European goods imported into the U.S., including beers and other booze that isn't made here.
Becoming a taxidermist or hair braider shouldn't involve costly hurdles.
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The factory has changed a lot, from making Model T parts to making Mustangs to assembling electric Ford F-150s.
They are among the worst taxes imaginable—narrow, arbitrary, unstable, and regressive.
Studios certainly appreciate free money, but lower fixed costs on labor are a much better incentive than tax credits they don't use.
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France's Millau Viaduct is an engineering marvel funded by tolls.
The president’s $300 billion tariff rebate plan risks replaying Bush-era giveaways—but on a scale large enough to fuel inflation and deepen the deficit.
It makes little sense, but that's what happens when you give the president unchecked, unilateral tariff powers.
Britain’s invisible people are caught in a welfare trap.
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In most cases, Trump's tariffs are significantly higher than the tariffs charged by other countries on American goods.
For just $55 million, you can book a weeklong vacation on the International Space Station. It's not exactly an all-inclusive beach resort.
Since returning to office in January, Trump has floated several deals that would involve the feds taking a piece of an American company.
The article explains why the policy is unconstitutional, but also why it is unlikely to be challenged in court in the near future.
The DOJ blocked Spirit's merger with JetBlue in 2024 over concerns about market consolidation, but markets also consolidate when failing firms go bankrupt and exit.
If a Democratic president tried to so directly politicize an independent agency, Republicans would be screaming about the coming tyranny.
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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