International GM Loses Spot as No. 1 U.S. Automaker for the First Time since 1931 By Daniel Tenreiro January 4, 2022 U.S. automakers have faced production delays in the third quarter due to insufficient computer-chip supplies.
Politics & Policy Chicago Drivers Get Speeding Tickets Every Eleven Seconds By Daniel Tenreiro January 4, 2022 Today, more public energy is devoted to ensuring that kindergarteners wear masks than that violent crime is punished.
NR PLUS International Hidden Sources of Risk in China’s Property Sector By Marc Joffe & Daniel Tenreiro December 17, 2021 Even an orderly unwinding of the highly indebted property sector carries underappreciated risks to foreign investors.
NR PLUS Magazine The Meaning of the Market By Daniel Tenreiro December 2, 2021 A review of There’s No Free Lunch: 250 Economic Truths, by David L. Bahnsen.
The Economy Rosy Unemployment Data Largely a Result of Seasonal Adjustments By Daniel Tenreiro November 24, 2021 Seasonal adjustments will likely continue to obfuscate jobless claims until DOL revises its figures or reverts to its pre-pandemic methodology.
NR PLUS The Economy With Gas Prices Soaring, Biden Searches for a Scapegoat By Daniel Tenreiro November 17, 2021 Try as he might, the president won’t get far attempting to deflect the blame for the damage wrought by his economic policies.
Science & Tech Science Goes Woke By Daniel Tenreiro November 17, 2021 Perhaps it’s unsurprising that grant writers pledge fealty to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
NR PLUS The Economy Anatomy of an Inflation Mess By Daniel Tenreiro November 12, 2021 Policy-makers risk a doom loop whereby inflation today begets more inflation tomorrow. Here’s how we got here.
NR PLUS Fiscal Policy Biden’s Capital-Gains Tax Grab Would Wreak Havoc By Daniel Tenreiro October 26, 2021 This is among the most wrongheaded, poorly designed tax proposals in recent memory.
Fiscal Policy Democrats Walk Back IRS Reporting Rule By Daniel Tenreiro October 20, 2021 They have raised the threshold from $600 to $10,000 and added new exemptions for wage deposits and payments under federal programs.