There Is No “Little Secret” Speaker Power over the Electoral Count
Andy Craig At his rally in Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Donald Trump offered an aside to Speaker Mike Johnson about a “little secret” concerning the election and the House of…
Grow the Economic Pie, Don’t Reallocate It
Jeffrey Miron To a first approximation, economic policies target one of two objectives: efficiency (growing the economic pie) or redistribution (reallocating the economic pie). Alas, most politicians favor the latter,…
Reflections on My Visit to Fudan University After 30 Years
James A. Dorn In October 1994, I was a visiting scholar at Fudan University in Shanghai. During my stay, I gave a series of lectures and received the Chinese edition…
Is the Federal Transit Administration Fighting Climate Change or Subsidizing Pro Sports Teams?
Marc Joffe Aerial view of the So-Fi stadium in Los Angeles in 2021, and behind it, a view of the Forum. The SoFi is an entertainment complex located in Inglewood,…
Venezuelans Have a Right to Regain Their Freedom
Daniel Raisbeck “In a telephone call Friday [September 20] with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Maduro warned about the ‘hiring of mercenaries to invade the country.’” So reported France 24 last…
The Right Corporate Tax Rate is 0 Percent
Jeffrey Miron The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced the tax rate on corporate income from 35% to 21%. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to raise the rate…
Friday Feature: Navigate School Choice
Colleen Hroncich “Are they waving Terrible Towels?” I wondered for a minute when I attended my first National School Choice Week event in 2018. As a lifelong Steelers fan, that’s…
Beltway Bandits
Chris Edwards Next year, the new president will face budget deficits and interest costs spiraling upwards. He or she will need to find spending to cut. How about all the waste…
Borrowing Rates Much Less Correlated with Fed’s Policy Rate
Jai Kedia In September, the Fed cut the target range for its policy rate by 50 basis points to much publicity, with several media outlets claiming that this was the first step toward…
SCOTUS Stumbles: EPA’s Power Plant Rule Is Inflicting Irreparable Harm
Travis Fisher and Joshua Loucks Last week, the Supreme Court issued an order that left many in disbelief. The Court denied several motions for stay (a legal pause) regarding the…