SEC Chair Gary Gensler will step down Jan. 20, making way for Trump replacement
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler will resign on Jan. 20, the agency announced Thursday, paving the way for President-elect Donald Trump to select a replacement immediately. Gensler took…
Amazon to invest another $4 billion in Anthropic, OpenAI’s biggest rival
Amazon on Friday announced it would invest an additional $4 billion in Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup founded by ex-OpenAI research executives. The new funding brings the tech giant’s total investment…
‘Wicked’ tallies $19M in previews, as ‘Gladiator II’ team-up heads for $200M opening weekend
The box office this weekend will be painted pink and green, with a splash of red. Universal’s “Wicked” and Paramount’s “Gladiator II” arrive ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and are expected to tally…
Clarifying Economists’ Arguments About International Trade
Bob discusses common talking points that pro-free-trade economists often use when making the case against tariffs.
Liberty Squandered: The English Tradition from Magna Carta to Empire
Now threatening citizens for what they post online, one would hardly believe that England had once possessed a hard-won tradition of limited government and natural rights.
Gold Is the Answer to Prohibition
The gold standard hampers the growth of government power, which helps people more effectively fight bad policy.
Disparate Impact Is a Legal Trick
By misusing statistics, the government claims that racial disparities are always caused by racial discrimination and that these disparities can only be rectified by state-directed outcomes. However, government programs have…
State Medicaid Reform May Become Both Possible and Necessary Under Trump
Marc Joffe and Krit Chanwong Federal reforms in 2025 may give states both the flexibility and incentives they need to rein in spiraling Medicaid costs. As we discussed in a…
Distress in Commercial Real Estate Bonds Hits All-Time High
Commercial real estate in the US faces major problems despite efforts by the Federal Reserve System to prop it up. Bonds used to finance commercial real estate markets are especially…
Draper on War: When Is War Just?
The week, David Gordon guides us through the thoughts of Kai Draper in his book, War and Individual Rights. Dr. Gordon praises a great deal of Draper’s argumentation, but has…