Regulators’ Misguided Crackdown on Nicotine Products and Their Makers
The FTC and FDA may think that they’re protecting public health, but their actions are likely to do more harm than good.
Harold Hamm, Energy, and the Public Markets
The week of June 13, 2022: Why energy companies could go private, inflation, the Fed, antitrust, and much, much more.
Ten-Year Anniversary of Minitel’s End Offers a Reminder of the Limits of Industrial Policy
Even when industrial policy doesn’t fail, it doesn’t adapt. The result is a mediocre product that’s unnecessarily costly.
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Electric Vehicles: The Good News Just Keeps Coming
Central planning, governmental mandates, rising prices, lagging infrastructure, and other gems.
Episode 73: From Moscow to Grand Rapids
David speaks to Will Swaim about his path from Marxism to Markets and more.
Another Bad Beltway Idea: Suing OPEC on Antitrust Grounds
The ‘NOPEC’ legislation circulating in Congress does not address any of the real problems in oil markets.
Rising Inflation Expectations Are Becoming a Significant Concern for the Fed
Inflation expectations are on the rise, which might make the Fed’s job of lowering inflation a lot more difficult.
Legalize Port Modernization
With the current laws and regulations governing infrastructure, there’s no amount of money the U.S. could spend to build an internationally competitive port.
The SEC’s Climate-Disclosure Rules Violate the First Amendment
The SEC cannot use governmental power to impose a regnant political orthodoxy.
Electric Vehicles: Speaking Truth about Power
Climate policy-makers, an impatient bunch, want to force the take-up of EVs.
Unions Have No Qualms Making Supply Chains Worse
Unions are only adding to transportation delays and rising costs by stopping work around the world.
A Company That Moves the Earth Couldn’t Move Illinois
State leaders ignored Caterpillar’s needs for a decade, then showed no remorse when it was too late.
California’s ‘Inflation Relief’: An Election-Year Handout
There’s no such thing as ‘inflation relief’ at the state level. We must see this scheme for what it is: bribing voters with their own money.
White House’s 2021 Fourth of July Cookout Tweet Did Not Age Well
The cost of Americans’ July 4 cookouts increased 17 percent, or $10, from 2021, something the White House will not be able to boast about.
A Virtual Regulation for Cryptocurrencies
Washington proposes rules for innovative digital money, while letting government agencies continue fighting over the crypto that actually exists.