It’s Time for Some Debt and Entitlement Alarmism
Climate alarmism dominates the news cycle, but perhaps people be more alarmed by massive federal budget
Illiberalism Continues to Plague Chinese Economy
Clark Packard Since the late 1970s, when Chinese president Deng Xiaoping initiated some market‐oriented liberalization, the country
Government Agencies Exploit Data Brokers as End-Around to Legal Restrictions
Data is sometimes referred to as today’s most valuable commodity. Given the technologically focused world around
Employee Retention Credit Shows Folly of Tax Code Subsidies
Adam N. Michel The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is a refundable payroll tax credit—equivalent to a cash
Enhancing Transparency over Emergency Spending Reporting: A Call for Executive Accountability
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett On April 10, 2023, Congress terminated the three‐year‐long COVID-19 national emergency—one of the
Hamas, Israel, and the Collapse of the Fiat Global Order
This past weekend, the world witnessed absolute barbarism play out as Hamas agents brutally targeted Israeli
The Central Bank Policy Interest Rate vs the Natural Rate
While central banks use administered interest rates in hopes of emulating the natural rate, these efforts
How the Fed Undermines Prosperity
The term “roundabout” is not normally associated with efficiency, unless you’re an economist. Yet roundabout methods—when
Nobel Prize Winner Claudia Goldin on the Gender Pay Gap
Vanessa Brown Calder This week, Claudia Goldin, the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University, was
Dollarization Puts Foreign Economies at the Mercy of the US Regime
Some free-market advocates are pushing for dollarization in Argentina. But the devastating US sanctions against Panama