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Opportunity

President Donald Trump is seen in the Roosevelt Room of the White House | Chris Kleponis - Pool via CNP/picture alliance / Consolidated News

Taxes

Trump's Tax Plan Is a Leftist Economic Agenda Wrapped in Populist Talking Points

The administration shows no coherent commitment to free market principles and is in fact actively undermining them.

Veronique de Rugy | 5.15.2025 12:01 AM

President Donald Trump is seen on the South Lawn of the White House | Yuri Gripas/ABACA/UPI/Newscom

Tariffs

Tariffs Won't Fix What's Ailing American Men in the Work Force

If anything, they sabotage the very forces—dynamism, adaptability, innovation—that create the economic opportunities struggling workers need.

Veronique de Rugy | 5.1.2025 2:15 PM

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaking at the 2024 DNC | Phil McAuliffe/Polaris/Newscom

Education

What Walz and Vance Get Wrong About Opportunity and Mobility

Walz is wrong to attack Vance for leaving home to go to Yale. Vance is wrong to support policies that would close off similar opportunities to others.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 8.22.2024 5:28 PM

Human figurines posed as masonry workers atop a map of the United States. | Chernetskaya | Dreamstime.com

Occupational Licensing

Does Your State Let You Work Without Government Permission?

A new report ranks the states on their occupational licensing requirements.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.14.2024 9:00 AM

Former President Donald Trump is seen at the White House after Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 | Alex Edelman - CNP/Sipa USA/Newscom

Tax Reform

Here's How To Pay for Trump's Tax Cuts

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.

Veronique de Rugy | 7.18.2024 2:02 AM

John Stossel is seen next to a sign that says, "Fix our public schools, Don't privatize" | Stossel TV

School Choice

This New York Charter School Is Helping Low-Income Students. But the City Is Holding It Back.

Government school advocates say competition "takes money away" from government schools. That is a lie.

John Stossel | 6.12.2024 12:30 AM

Money on fire | Illustration: Lex Villena; Dall-E

Fiscal policy

The Congressional Budget Office's Alternative Scenarios Forecast a Dire Economic Picture

Why aren't politicians on both sides more worried than they seem to be?

Veronique de Rugy | 5.30.2024 11:40 AM

A keyboard and money are seen next to a graph trending downward | Photo 7997381 © Maksym Filipchuk | Dreamstime.com

Price controls

No, Politicians Can't 'Fix' Prices—and That's OK

Price controls lead to the misallocation of resources, shortages, diminished product quality, and black markets.

Veronique de Rugy | 5.16.2024 12:01 AM

An austere black-and-white photo of a bald eagle, head cast slightly downward. | Ian Dyball | Dreamstime.com

United States

Experts Wonder, Is America Truly in Decline?

The “cure” to national decline might be part of the disease.

J.D. Tuccille | 5.8.2024 7:00 AM

A man works in manufacturing at a factory | Photo 161332327 © Omar Osman | Dreamstime.com

Economy

Politicians Are Showering Manufacturing Companies With Crony Subsidies for 'Job Creation.' It Won't Work.

These handouts will flow to businesses—often big and rich—for projects they would likely have taken on anyway.

Veronique de Rugy | 4.4.2024 12:01 AM

A surveyor's map of the United States pocked with red dots, to signify Americans migrating from high-tax to low-tax states. | Illustration: Lex Villena

Taxes

Americans Are Still Fleeing High-Tax States

Lower taxes create opportunities that draw even those not consciously considering tax rates.

J.D. Tuccille | 11.17.2023 7:00 AM

John Stossel is seen in front of a pregnant woman | Stossel TV

Federal government

This Law Will Kill Opportunities for Pregnant Workers

"These policies are motivated by good intentions. But that doesn't mean that the consequences of these policies will turn out well."

John Stossel | 9.27.2023 10:20 AM

California Golden Gate Bridge sunset | Photo by Sam Goodgame on Unsplash

California

California Was Once a Land of Boundless Opportunity. That's No Longer True.

The state's population stagnation is likely to continue for decades as younger people flee for opportunities elsewhere.

Steven Greenhut | 9.15.2023 8:00 AM

A globe is seen in front of 0 bills | Illustration: Lex Villena; Midjourney

Inequality

Despite the Doomsday Narrative, Global Inequality Has Significantly Declined

This progress has been widely shared, to the great benefit of the people at the bottom of the distribution.

Veronique de Rugy | 9.14.2023 9:15 AM

A California High School Is Eliminating Honors Classes to Increase ‘Equity’ | Illustration: Lex Villena

Education

To Increase 'Equity,' This California High School Is Eliminating Honors Courses

"I was born in Cuba, and it doesn't sound good when people are trying to achieve equal outcomes for everyone," said one parent.

Emma Camp | 2.21.2023 9:57 AM

Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders | Illustration: Lex Villena; WDKrause, Gage Skidmore, NRKbeta

Democratic Party

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.

Veronique de Rugy | 9.8.2022 4:20 PM

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Politics

The Scientific Case for Decriminalization

Neuroscientist Carl Hart on the fundamental ignorance that shapes our national conversation about drug policy.

Reason Staff | 10.10.2013 10:00 AM

Economics

Wealth Finds a Haven in Singapore

Democracies have lost the knack for economic opportunity

Reason Staff | 3.8.2013 4:20 PM

Policy

What Does It Mean When Wealth Flees Democracies for an Authoritarian City-State?

J.D. Tuccille | 3.8.2013 1:41 PM

Politics

Remove Government Barriers to Equal Opportunity

Emily Ekins | 2.8.2013 5:49 PM

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