NR PLUS The New (Old) Minimum-Wage Debate By Robert VerBruggen January 26, 2021 Not as much has changed as advocates would like you to think.
Biden’s COVID-Relief Bill: A Glass Not Full By Kevin A. Hassett January 25, 2021 The president has taken the real need for relief and used it to advance a series of policies that owe more to politics than to the pandemic.
California Lifts Stay-at-Home Order: ‘We Are Turning a Critical Corner’ By Mairead McArdle January 25, 2021 The stay-at-home order banned gatherings outside of private homes and ordered many businesses to either close or operate in a limited capacity.
Taxes and Manufacturing By Kevin D. Williamson January 20, 2021 The tax rules are a larger problem for firms that make big investments in physical equipment, factories, etc., than they are for software companies.
NR PLUS The Biden COVID Plan: Money for Everything! By Robert VerBruggen January 15, 2021 He wants to throw $2 trillion at everyone in sight.
What the Blue Wave Means for Economic Policy By Daniel Tenreiro January 7, 2021 On the menu today: how a weak dollar could unravel U.S. economic policy, Facebook bans Trump, the case against Big Tech antitrust, and Reagan’s Imperial Circle.
The Economy Isn’t Crashing By John Fund January 4, 2021 The word to describe the American economy and American business owners is resilient.
Bubble, Bubble, but No Trouble (Yet) By Andrew Stuttaford December 29, 2020 On the menu today: Bubbles, California’s self-destruction (continued), inflation, weed, and Beethoven.
Am I Lowballing Upward Mobility? By Michael R. Strain December 18, 2020 Much of the criticism of my book has come from those on both the left and populist right who think I am not concerned enough about inequality.
NR PLUS With the End in Sight, Congress Finally Figures Out COVID Relief By Robert VerBruggen December 17, 2020 Better late than never.