Why the Recent Decline in Diesel Prices Won’t Last
Prices will likely be on their way back up relatively soon.
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Quick Note on the Jobs Report
The Fed runs many risks right now; being too hard on the labor market does not appear to be one of them.
Germany: A Stay of Execution for the Last of Its Nuclear Energy (Maybe)
Scholz’s problem is that superstitious dread over nuclear energy still permeates much of Germany’s politics.
What Does Energy Security Actually Mean?
Economic and energy-security concerns — not climate change — drove countries such as China and India to ramp up their clean-energy investments.
SEC’s Argument for Climate-Disclosure Rules Doomed to Fail
It makes no sense for the SEC to take this approach.
Conservative Economics Can’t Ignore the National Interest
The American Economic Forum was not a betrayal of conservative principles, but an effort to apply those principles to the unique challenges of today.
David Brooks Doesn’t Need to Apologize for Capitalism
Many of the defects Brooks associates with markets are instead products of government intervention.
Corporate America Isn’t Certain It Can Afford to Be Woke Anymore
Corporate America is starting to signal that woke or social-justice virtue-signaling is becoming an unaffordable luxury.
Episode 78: A Stable Currency Is the Answer
David is joined this week by John Tamny, an editor at RealClearMarkets.com and a highly regarded economic writer and speaker.
Are We in a Recession?
Monetary and fiscal policy were too stimulative last year, and now policy-makers must deal with the repercussions.
Central Planning with Conservative Characteristics
ISI’s American Economic Forum was at times hostile to economic liberty, but there may be limited appetite for a conservative version of government planning.
China and the Sovereign-Debt Crisis
Where the West has some experience dealing with developing-world defaults, China has none and is dealing with its own crisis at home.
Nervous Consumers and Large Inventories: Tough Times in Retail
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Survey didn’t reveal much in the way of good cheer last week, falling for the third consecutive month.
The Problem with Government-Financed Child Care and Paid Leave
Policy-makers should shy away from efforts to nationalize child-rearing.
The Only Good Part of the Manchin–Schumer Deal Isn’t Included in the Reconciliation Bill
If Senator Rubio’s amendment for environmental-permitting reform passes, that would be a good development.