The Jussie Smollett Hoax Reaffirmed Progressive Fears
Smollett understood that many people in prominent positions would choose to believe his story because it reaffirmed all of their preexisting beliefs.
Rubio’s Misguided Buyback Tax
The senator’s plan would likely create a triple-taxation scheme rather than spurring investment.
A Wendell Berry Solution to Cory Booker’s Problem
Supporting small farms can help save the Earth and its communities.
Making the World a Better Place
What Kara Swisher of the New York Times gets wrong about capitalism and making the world a better place
New York’s Corporate-Welfare Boondoggle Flops
The city and state’s money should go towards genuine public goods, not to a direct cash transfer from ordinary New Yorkers to wealthy Amazon.
POLL: Majority of New Yorkers Supported Amazon Moving to NYC
Support abounded among minorities: 70% of black voters approved while just 25% disapproved, and 81% of Latinos approved compared to 17% who disapproved.
Sherrod Brown Is Not an Idiot
Sherrod Brown’s economic populism may mark him as a strong contender in 2020.
Capitalism’s Cold War
A New York City with a functional subway system and schools you wouldn’t mind sending your children to wouldn’t need to bribe Amazon to set up shop there.
New Deals (Even Green Ones) Are Bonanzas for Big Business
When the government hugs big business, big business hugs back, and its embrace leaves the rest of us in the cold.
Long Island City: A Taste of Things to Come?
It is possible to object to New York's deal with Amazon on free market, non-interventionist principles, but that’s not what Ocasio-Cortez was doing.