The Democrats’ Cynical ‘Greedflation’ Narrative
Many of the Democrats who are scapegoating greedy businesses for inflation do not actually believe it. But they hope you will.
ESG, Energy, and War: BlackRock’s Nod to Reality
The week of May 9: BlackRock’s tricky path, inflation, carbon tariffs, baby formula, and much, much more.
China’s Twofer: Oil and Russia
Russia’s role as the junior partner in the Russo-Chinese relationship would have been seen by Putin’s Soviet and czarist predecessors as a humiliation.
The Latest
House Republicans Were Right to Vote against More FDA Funding
Rewarding one of the agencies that contributed to the current crisis with more funding as a response to that same crisis is how you guarantee more crises in the future.
The Threats to Supply Chains That Won’t Be Going Away
The U.S. is well-suited to make supply-chain improvements, but they are not inevitable. Making them happen will be America’s challenge over the next decade.
Episode 67: Questions Not to Ask in a Job Interview
David is joined this week by Andrew Crapuchettes, the past CEO of leading labor-economics firm EMSI and the founder and CEO of RedBalloon.Work.
Hard Times Will Force Europe to Change Its Direction on Energy
What really does not work will eventually need to change. Sooner rather than later, Europe’s green movement will need to accept this most inconvenient of truths.
Oil Refining Should Be America’s Strength
We need more refining capacity now, which means we needed more refinery investment five to ten years ago.
First Walmart, Now Target: Another Greedflation Miss
Walmart’s numbers yesterday were hard to square with the conspiracist narrative that attempts to link inflation to corporate ‘greed.’
Organized Labor Is a Dubious Ally for Conservatives
As corporations go woke, it’s understandable that some on the right would look to unions as a possible bulwark. But it’s not that simple.
Forgiving Student-Loan Debt Would Be Regressive and Costly
Why do progressives expect Americans at the lower end of the pay scale to shoulder the debt burden of college grads at the higher end?
Carbon Taxes: Strong Idea, but Details Matter
Carbon taxes deserve to be taken seriously, but the details matter greatly, both in terms of how the tax is designed and how the revenue is used.
The Great Bundling
To find woke politics, look wherever there is a shortage of competition.
If Only We Could Buy Baby Formula
Most shortages are artificial, self-inflicted difficulties created by dumb policy. This is fixable.
Walmart Disappoints the Greedflationists
Managing a company at times of inflation, particularly with the added twist now being provided by our current supply-chain complications is not easy.
Will Someone Someday Work at Your Job from Their Home?
Working from home will, in one way or another, translate into wages lower than they might otherwise have been.
Have We Reached Peak China?
If so, some may need to reconsider their admiration for autocratic technocracies and learn to love the untidiness of competing ideas.