Archive: Economy & Jobs
America’s ‘Atlas Shrugged’ Moment Arrived, New IRS Data Show
It’s not just high taxes that are driving people out of cities. There are other costs—moral, social, and cultural—associated with spurning property rights and celebrating looting.
Latin America’s Food Delivery Wars
Market competition drives delivery prices down, while government protectionism does the opposite for rideshare.
How to Make a Budget in Just a Few Easy Steps
It's easier than you'd think!
The Final Death Knell of German Nuclear Power
The country just shuttered its final remaining nuclear power plants
Don’t Call Scandinavian Countries ‘Socialist’
The claim that socialism is alive and doing well in Scandinavian countries is shameless propaganda, hopelessly wrong and out of date.
CFPB Likely Skirted Transparency Laws with Partisan Fellowships
If CFPB leadership does not come clean, Congress must ensure that it does so.
Where Free Markets Bring Modernity
What Other Latin American Countries Can Learn From Chile
The Dangers of Currency Devaluation
How Argentina wrecked its economy, and how it can come back.
FDR’s Other ‘Day of Infamy’: When the US Seized All Citizens’ Gold
Ninety years ago, Franklin Roosevelt told Americans they had less than a month to hand over their gold or face up to ten years in prison.
Why We Should Let Bad Banks Fail
Bad banks need consequences. Let them fail.
“Zona Francas”: A Step Towards Latin American Freedom
The region’s trade-focused SEZs should take a further step and deregulate land use.
How the AI Wars Are Proving That Google Isn’t a Monopoly
If Google is really a monopoly, why would investors be worried about a competitor developing a new product?