A Lame-Duck Congress Should Reject the Extended Child Tax Credit
The policy has some bipartisan support, despite the fact that it has mostly been a failure since its inception.
Investment
Be Thankful for Low-Skilled Workers
These are the people who showed up when the economy was shut down by the government, working in jobs labeled "essential."
What Would It Take for the Democrats To Really Be the Party of Opportunity?
Government should not penalize investment, thwart competition, discourage innovation and work, or obstruct production.
How To Waste $1 Trillion
Why should we believe that this boondoggle will produce better results than hundreds of other corporate welfare programs?
A Global Tax Cartel Is Floundering. Good.
Just as you don't attract bees with vinegar, you don't attract corporations by promising to tax them heavily.
The World's Richest Countries Want To Create a Competition-Crushing Global Tax Cartel
Hundreds of leaders have endorsed a 15 percent global minimum tax to quash countries with lower and simpler taxes.
Donald Trump: Making America Economically Literate Again
Thank you for the lesson, Mr. President!
UPDATE: Congressional Republicans (and Maybe Donald Trump Too) Could Be Coming For Your 401(k)
Tax reform will change how Americans save for retirement, but lowering a tax deduction for 401(k) savings would be a fiscal and political misstep.
Bot-Run Company of the Future Gets Hacked
A funny thing happened on the way to a post-capitalist, crypto-anarchist utopia.
Will Giant Sticky Space Roombas Solve Our Space Junk Problems?
Company gets $35 million in venture funding to tidy up the sky.
Extracting Useless Symbolic Climate Confessions from Fossil Fuel Purveyors
Is that a good use of New York state taxpayer dollars?
Did ExxonMobil Lie About What It Knew About Climate Change?
What did the company know, and when did it know it?
Jim Grant: The Fed Turned the Stock Market Into a 'Hall of Mirrors'
The editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer on the recent turmoil.
Want to Buy Stock in Your Corner Bistro? The Government Opens Venture Capital Markets to the Masses
Part four in a four-part series on the sharing economy.
Facebook Buys Crowdfunded Pioneering Virtual Game Company: Opportunity or Betrayal?
Regulations make it impossible for small backers to get a piece of the action.
SolarCity to Offer Direct Securities Investments
Would you like to bet on rooftop solar's future?
Wisconsin Crowdfunding Bill Allows Ordinary Citizens To Take Part in Early Stage Investing
SEC regulations make it difficult for those who are not wealthy to make equity investments via crowdfunding
Mark Cuban Posts SEC E-Mail: Prosecutor Felt "Fully Informed" About Him After Seeing Some Headshots
Photo of Cuban holding a bundle of cash called "charming"
New Marijuana Investment Opportunities Lead to Scams
Emerging markets always draw out the hucksters
Gay Couples Seek Equality in Investment Rules
Married straight couples can combine incomes to meet certain investment thresholds
Ex-JPMorgan Bankers Charged in $6.2 Billion Loss
Accused by U.S. prosecutors of trying to conceal trading losses