Pillars of Fire
If you are looking for a free-trade success story, come to Midland.
Economy & Business
The Challenge of Curbing Corporate Subsidies
State and local governments offer development incentives to big businesses. Ending the practice won’t be easy.
NY City Council Claims DeBlasio, Cuomo Excluded Them From Amazon Deal
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer only found out about the deal Amazon struck with the city to open a new headquarters in his district through news reports.
Compete with China by Investing in Ourselves
Further advances in computation, software, artificial intelligence, and robotics will redound to the benefit of the country.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Right about Amazon’s Corporate Welfare
I can't believe I'm saying this, but Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is mostly correct on this matter and her conservative critics are wrong.
Virginia Gives Away the Store to Amazon
Democratic officials are perfectly fine with corporatism as long as they're the ones who get to give the speeches at the ribbon-cutting ceremonies.
Ocasio-Cortez Claims New Yorkers Are ‘Outraged’ Over Opening of New Amazon Headquarters
Amazon plans to open two new east coast locations, one in in Crystal City, Va. and another Long Island City, creating a total 25,000 jobs in the process.
Elections Have Consequences — and Controversies
There’s been a renewed call for a genuinely populist economic agenda in the wake of the midterms.
When State Universities and Businesses Gang Up on the Taxpayers
If you live in Arizona, you should be upset over this abuse of Arizona State University's tax-exempt status.
If Amazon Expands to New York City and Northern Virginia, That’s Bad News
One of the country’s biggest businesses prefers to locate more resources in the country’s political capital and the financial capital.