The Dangers of Rent Control on Display in the Twin Cities
St. Paul has seen a 61 percent decrease in building permits after the city imposed rent control on future housing.
Economics
Why Is Biden So Utterly Useless on Inflation?
Plus: Will the January 6 hearings change any minds?
Why Biden's Claim of Cutting the Deficit Is False, in a Single Chart
...and why government spending is like an infestation of cicadas.
Has Inflation Peaked?
The Federal Reserve started the problem, and consumers are paying for the consequences.
Why Everything About Politics Sucks, in 1 Chart
Only 6 percent of Americans say the federal government is extremely "careful with taxpayer money," yet those same Americans consistently report that they want the government to do more.
Social Security Is Running Toward Insolvency
Despite a few encouraging analyses, the numbers just don't add up.
Avik Roy: America Would Be Better Off If Bitcoin Became the World's Reserve Currency.
It would force us to "live within our means," says the president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.
Biden Says the Deficit Is Falling. Actually, It's Rising.
Under Biden, Trump, and Obama, government federal spending almost doubled.
Joe Biden's Solar Panel Tariffs Are a National Security Threat, Says Joe Biden
Biden should stop layering new, contradictory orders into the market and simply get government out of the way.
Globalization Is Alive, Well, and Changing
America can join with more free trade or it can miss out.
Tariffs Are Adding to Inflation. Biden's Commerce Secretary Says Repealing Some 'May Make Sense.'
Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump and kept in place by President Joe Biden are costing consumers $51 billion annually.
The American Rescue Plan Bailed Out Unprofitable Government-Owned Golf Courses
Perhaps the government shouldn't be running golf courses in the first place?
Can't Find Baby Formula? Blame Tariffs and the FDA.
This crisis is the result of protectionism, regulation, and central planning.
May Public Pension Plan Managers Use "Environmental, Social, and Governance" Investment Practices?
"[P]olitics has no place in Kentucky's public pensions.... '[S]takeholder capitalism' and 'environmental, social, and governance' investment practices that introduce mixed motivations to investment decisions are inconsistent with Kentucky law governing fiduciary duties owed by investment management firms to Kentucky's public pension plans."
Biden's Plan for Reducing Inflation Will Actually Make It Worse
The president's argument is amazing for its tone-deafness, inconsistent thinking, and sheer economic ignorance.
Government Employees Got $872 Million in Bonuses Out of COVID Aid Cash
The federal bailout of state and local governments padded the paychecks of many public employees.
Biden Says Fighting Inflation Is His Top Economic Priority. His Antitrust Policy Would Make Inflation Worse.
Attacking big firms just for being big could drive up prices.
The Death of Walt Disney's Private Dream City?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to end a wildly successful half-century experiment in municipal governance.
Politicians Cause Real Pain With Inflationary Policies
Inflation damages the economy while doing the greatest harm to the most vulnerable.
Biden (Almost) Admits That His Own Stimulus Spending Stoked Inflation
Biden's three-point plan to tackle inflation is really a one-point plan: Let the Federal Reserve handle this mess.
Fed Report Shows Who's Actually Using Crypto and How
Millions of lower-income or unbanked people are more likely to use cryptocurrency as a payment method.
There's No Political Solution to the Baby Formula Shortage
Governments can't plan economies, but can disrupt them.
The Return of Earmarks Means More Pork-Barrel Spending by Congress
Lawmakers stuffed more than $8 billion in pet projects into an omnibus federal spending bill passed in March. But wait, didn't Congress ban earmarks back in 2011?
New CBO Report Exposes Biden's Deficit-Reduction Misinformation
The president is trying to claim credit for falling deficits. Actually, his administration has overseen a $2.4 trillion increase in the long-term deficit.
'Woke Capitalism' Does Not Advance Social Justice
It incentivizes high-noise, low-cost signaling rather than actual cultural changes.
Why Is Biden Still Limiting Imports of South Korean Steel?
Biden's top trade adviser says tariffs must be "strategic," but what strategic value do tariffs on South Korean steel serve?
Robert Breedlove: Like the Constitution, Bitcoin 'Will Change the Way We Treat One Another'
The self-described "freedom maximalist" and former hedge fund manager talks "incorruptible money," Austrian economics, and why Satoshi Nakamoto's invention is unstoppable.
Your Flight Is Delayed. Thank the Feds.
Congress has radically restricted the number of pilots without doing anything to increase safety.
Dr. Oz Warns That Legalizing Marijuana in Pennsylvania Would Aggravate Unemployment by Weakening 'Mojo'
The Republican Senate candidate is echoing decades of anti-pot propaganda, but evidence to support his hypothesis is hard to find.
The Drug War Is Keeping Truckers Off the Road
Federal regulations make it more likely that a driver can be suspended or fired for drug use, regardless of whether they ever drove unsafely.
Blundering Into Escalation in Ukraine?
Plus: A listener asks if it’s possible for bureaucracy ever to be good.
Eric Adams' Emergency Price Controls on Baby Formula Will Make the City's Shortage Worse
There are few things more politically popular, and more economically counterproductive, than banning price increases during a shortage.
The Perpetually Canceled Ludwig von Mises
"Hold on, now, you're starting to sound like an anarchist..."
Alex Epstein: Despite Climate Change, the Future Needs More Fossil Fuels
Coal, oil, and gas have contributed to global warming, but we can deal with their impact while letting them bring billions more up to middle-class living standards.
Banning 'Unconscionable Excessive' Gas Prices Is Risky Economic Nonsense
Democrats are trying to inject a political solution into an economic problem.
Jerome Powell, Who Wildly Misjudged Inflation, Is Overwhelmingly Reconfirmed as Fed Chair
There is seldom any meaningful accountability for government incompetence.
Biden's Baby Formula Airlift Stunt Should Never Have Been Necessary
Markets work if you let them. The Biden administration and Congress should remove supply restraints on baby formula that never made any sense in the first place.
No, Gas Prices Didn't Spike Because of 'Corporate Greed'
Corporations were just as greedy when prices fell in 2019 and early 2020.
"Great Replacement Theory" and the Perils of Zero-Sum World Views
The racist Buffalo mass murderer's ideology drew on dangerous ideas common on both the ethnonationalist right and the far left.
What the Hell Just Happened With Crypto?
Last week, the price of bitcoin fell to lows not seen since 2020 while a prominent stablecoin collapsed. Does this mean it was all a Ponzi scheme?
Repulsive Replacement Theory and Economic Delusions
Plus: The editors each point out one key disagreement they have with one another.
Bad Policy Creates Inflation and Opens the Door to Even Worse Ideas
When politicians break the economy, they hurt us in the short term but also create future opportunities to do harm in the name of undoing the damage they inflicted.
Getting Paid in Bitcoin
Unfortunately, an automatic crypto purchase made with after-tax earnings won't lower your taxable income.
A Record Number of Drug-Related Deaths Shows the Drug War Is Remarkably Effective at Killing People
According to new CDC numbers, the death toll rose 15 percent last year after jumping 30 percent in 2020.
Billionaire Michael Saylor Believes in Bitcoin More Than Ever
Despite bitcoin's steep slide, the CEO of MicroStrategy is bullish on its mass adoption.
Inflation Triggers Mandatory Minimum Wage Increases in California
The state’s unemployment rate is well above average, yet there’s a ballot initiative hoping to push the minimum wage to $18 an hour.
