Families, Churches, Schools: How to Replace the State
Building up non-state institutions is a key factor to being free in an unfree world.
The Second Trump Shooter Believed Exactly What the Establishment Media Wanted Him to Believe
After Trump narrowly escaped another assassination attempt, the establishment seems uninterested in the motives of the would-be shooter.
Australian Bill Targets Harmful Misinformation Online but Hits Free Speech Around the World
David Inserra Last week, Australia dropped its revised Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill 2024, and it’s about two sandwiches short of a picnic. The bill appears to draw some of…
Yes, We Should Defend the Term “Capitalism”
Many proponents of free markets have tried to cast aside the name “capitalism” as a descriptor of the market system. They should take caution before doing so.
Will Intel Become Yet Another Cautionary Tale of State Subsidies’ Unseen Costs?
Krit Chanwong and Scott Lincicome In a new Cato policy analysis out today, September 19, we show that state and local corporate subsidies have increased substantially in recent years, even…
Why Germany Should Preserve Its Debt Brake and the US Should Adopt One
Romina Boccia Germany’s constitutional debt brake, or Schuldenbremse, is a critical fiscal policy tool designed to limit structural government deficits. Instituted in 2009 following the global financial crisis, the debt…
G+D identifies key trends in IoT evolution
The IoT is constantly evolving. According to Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), several trends are emerging: the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), edge computing and blockchain, standardization for more efficient management of IoT…
The Denarius and the Dollar: Price Controls Then and Now
The more things change, the more they remain the same. In our present age of inflation, we are reminded of how Diocletian and other Roman authorities ordered price controls and…
The Fed Hits the Panic Button and Slashes the Fed Funds Rate
The Fed is desperate for you to think that “this time is different.” Unfortunately, Powell can’t seem to come up with explanation of why that is the case.
An Economy So Strong It Requires Crisis-Level Fed Action
The Fed’s specialty is propaganda through data, with a long record of failure. This is by design. Their communication tools must work in overtime, particularly in the face of a…