Ocasio-Cortez Misunderstands Inflation

By Ramesh Ponnuru July 26, 2021

Uneven price increases are consistent with overall inflation both theoretically and as a matter of historical fact.

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We’re Not Going to Fix Our Spending Crisis

By Charles C. W. Cooke July 26, 2021

No matter who controls Congress in two, four, or eight years, our debt and deficits will just keep growing.

The Central Bank Trap

By Andrew Stuttaford July 19, 2021

No wonder central bankers would rather talk about climate change.

Biden’s Infrastructure Proposals Are Not About Relieving Bottlenecks

By Dominic Pino July 19, 2021

President Biden said today that infrastructure spending could help prevent inflation. This is odd for a few reasons.

Sic Transit Transitory?

By Andrew Stuttaford July 13, 2021

It’s not the easiest of days for those arguing that the current surge in inflation is “transitory.”

Young Americans Increasingly Prefer Socialism. Here’s How to Change Their Minds

By Samuel Gregg July 12, 2021

Opponents of socialism must make a case that is moral, not merely material.

Sales Taxes Don’t Match Partisan Expectations

By Dominic Pino July 8, 2021

The Tax Foundation put out its annual midyear report on state and local sales tax rates, and it doesn’t look like an Electoral College map at all.

The SEC and Regulatory Creep (Again)

By Andrew Stuttaford July 6, 2021

Skeptics are worrying that the SEC is getting ready to advance a political and social agenda, and using the regulatory system to bypass the democratic process.

Money and Markets in Camelot

By Cameron Hilditch July 3, 2021

Charles Williams’s poem Taliessin Through Logres has a worthwhile lesson for readers.