The Electric-Vehicle Campaign Comes to Minnesota
Consumers don't want electric vehicles, but that won't stop bureaucrats from pushing them onto the public.
End Discrimination in Bank Lending
Containing access to capital for politically unpopular businesses distorts markets and disenfranchises voters.
Toward Protection of Retiree Financial Interests
A new approach to ESG rules should not overlook the role of proxy advisory firms.
The Green New Deal Is Awful but Unlikely
Even a Democratic Congress will want to reject it.
The Trump-Administration Reforms Obama’s Misguided Methane-Emissions Rule
The rule imposed sizable costs on the fossil-fuel industry while providing almost no environmental benefits.
Environmentalists Should Not Oppose Natural Gas
Investing in energy infrastructure boosts economic growth and reduces environmental harm.
Proxy Advisory Firms and the Need for SEC Protection of Investors’ Fiduciary Interests
The outsize influence of proxy advisers undermines the principle of value maximization at the heart of financial markets.
Oil-Market Central Planning: Not Just for Socialists Anymore
Even in times like these, free markets are the best system.
The Trouble with ‘Renewable’ Energy
Wind and solar are inefficient, and their environmental benefits are oversold.
The Confusions of the ‘Conservative’ Carbon Tax
The policy is a political nonstarter, and it wouldn’t do much anyway.