NR PLUS Economics USPS Reform in Name Only By Chris Edwards March 3, 2022 The postal bill in front of Congress does not deliver real reforms.
NR PLUS Fiscal Policy When It Comes to the IRS, Bigger Is Not Better By Chris Edwards November 19, 2021 To lower the tax gap and streamline the agency’s administration, Congress should instead pursue major tax reform to simplify the tax code.
Fiscal Policy Ten Reasons to Cut Debt By Chris Edwards October 20, 2021 Government debt imposes burdens on tomorrow’s economy that legislators cannot repeal.
Markets The Triumph of Biotechnology and Private Capital By Chris Edwards September 24, 2021 COVID vaccines are a triumph of the biotechnology industry and of the venture capitalists and wealthy angel investors who fund it.
Regulatory Policy Liquor-License Rules Are Crippling Restaurants at the Worst Possible Time By Chris Edwards September 19, 2021 Now is not the time to hammer food establishments trying to crawl out of the pandemic.
NR PLUS Fiscal Policy Ten Reasons to Oppose More Spending By Chris Edwards September 7, 2021 To hear most politicians tell it, you would think there are no downsides to federal-budget expansion. But that is not the case.
Economy & Business Why Is the Government Trying to Kill Home-Based Businesses? By Chris Edwards May 15, 2021 Overregulation of home businesses didn’t make sense before the pandemic. Now, it’s even more misguided.
Economy & Business The Democrats Are Partially Right about Wealth and Corruption By Chris Edwards October 4, 2019 Fortunes acquired through corruption and cronyism are bad; not so for fortunes acquired through work and innovation.
Economy & Business How the Government Creates Wealth Inequality By Chris Edwards August 19, 2019 Politicians complain loudly about this problem, but their own policies are generating it.
Politics & Policy To Save the USPS, We Must Privatize It By Chris Edwards May 8, 2019 The Postal Service needs a makeover for the digital age, and Europe has shown it the way: privatization, diversification, and competition.