NR PLUS International Applying Franklin’s Wisdom to the China Tariffs By Weifeng Zhong July 6, 2022 The China challenge is fundamentally about the strength of American democracy.
The Capital Letter Slouching towards Stagflation? By Andrew Stuttaford The week of June 27, 2022: Some ugly numbers, electric vehicles, supply chains, industrial policy, and much, much more.
NR PLUS Markets LNG Plant Shutdown Means Greater Costs for U.S. Consumers By Roy Mathews The explosion at the Freeport LNG facility in Texas couldn’t have come at a worse moment.
Trade Avoiding California, Shippers Clog East Coast and Gulf Ports Instead By Dominic Pino 7:12 PM These ports could become much more important in the near future, as labor negotiations threaten to disrupt operations at Los Angeles/Long Beach.
International Business Exit from China Accelerating By Dominic Pino 5:43 PM Leaving China makes sense for many companies and could have positive geopolitical consequences for the U.S.
Capital Matters Sad Times in Aspen: Technocrats Fret By Andrew Stuttaford 2:41 PM Should the idea of climate-change ‘analysis’ entering into central-banking policy horrify Republicans? Yes.
Business Electric Vehicles: Slow Pursuit By Andrew Stuttaford July 5, 2022 Electric vehicles don’t seem to be the best option for law enforcement.
NR PLUS International The WTO’s Strike against U.S. Intellectual Property — and What’s Next By Philip Thompson July 5, 2022 Intellectual-property rights are a vital component for innovation, not an unfair trade barrier.
NR PLUS World Huawei Launches New Surveillance ‘Corps’ in Creepy Military-Style Rally By Jimmy Quinn July 5, 2022 One banner displayed behind saluting employees said: ‘Victory! Huawei, Victory! Victory! Victory!’
Economics The Long-Term Problem with Responding to a Crisis with Scapegoating By Jim Geraghty July 3, 2022 Even if the president successfully blames others for problems on his watch, the country is still stuck with the lingering problems.
International Climate Policy, the Pre-Modern, and Rationing By Andrew Stuttaford July 2, 2022 There is no rational reason that climate policy had to go in the direction that it has.
Capital Matters California’s AB5 Set to Worsen Supply-Chain Woes By Dominic Pino July 1, 2022 The last thing trucking needed right now is more California regulations.
NR PLUS Regulatory Policy Regulators’ Misguided Crackdown on Nicotine Products and Their Makers By Jessica Melugin & Ryan Young July 1, 2022 The FTC and FDA may think that they’re protecting public health, but their actions are likely to do more harm than good.
International Ten-Year Anniversary of Minitel’s End Offers a Reminder of the Limits of Industrial Policy By Veronique de Rugy June 30, 2022 Even when industrial policy doesn’t fail, it doesn’t adapt. The result is a mediocre product that’s unnecessarily costly.
Business Electric Vehicles: The Good News Just Keeps Coming By Andrew Stuttaford June 30, 2022 Central planning, governmental mandates, rising prices, lagging infrastructure, and other gems.
Fiscal Policy Amtrak Burns Taxpayer Money Yet Again By Dominic Pino June 30, 2022 Continuing its sorry track record
Capital Record Episode 73: From Moscow to Grand Rapids June 30, 2022 David speaks to Will Swaim about his path from Marxism to Markets and more.
NR PLUS International Another Bad Beltway Idea: Suing OPEC on Antitrust Grounds By Benjamin Zycher June 30, 2022 The ‘NOPEC’ legislation circulating in Congress does not address any of the real problems in oil markets.