Clark Packard, Scott Lincicome, and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon During a campaign stop in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, over the weekend (Aug. 17–18), former President Donald Trump told the audience that “a tariff…
Peter Van Doren Soon-to-be Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris announced a proposal to empower the federal government to ban corporate price gouging in grocery prices. Historically, politicians often float price…
David Inserra This past weekend (Aug. 17–18), X announced it would close its local offices in Brazil in response to the judiciary’s continued censorial demands. This unprecedented action puts X…
Ryan Bourne Note: This is an excerpt from my book The War on Prices. High inflation and supply shocks in certain sectors since 2021 have helped revive the policy allure…
Jeffrey Miron Politicians on both sides of the aisle, and much popular opinion, believe the government should subsidize having children. The latest such salvos come from Republican vice-presidential candidate JD…
Jennifer Huddleston While Congress debates what, if any, actions are needed around artificial intelligence (AI), many states have passed or considered their own legislation. This did not start in 2024,…
Colleen Hroncich As someone who isn’t fond of cooking, I’ve always hoped one of my kids would get bit by the culinary bug. Though some of them had phases where…
Norbert Michel and Jerome Famularo Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D‑MA) went on X to promote her latest housing reform plan. She claimed the United States has a shortage of…
Walter Olson If Donald Trump loses the 2024 election, it is a given that he will once again claim that he was cheated and should be inaugurated as the legitimate…
Travis Fisher and Josh Loucks Today marks the second anniversary of President Biden’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. Two years after its signing, we are learning…