Cronyism and Corporatism
The TikTok Ban Is the Next Patriot Act
Congress claims to have targeted TikTok because China's government allegedly uses it to spy on Americans. Besides dealing with a nonexistent threat, the bill gives the federal government vast new powers to misuse.
The TikTok Ban Is the Next Patriot Act
Congress claims to have targeted TikTok because China's government allegedly uses it to spy on Americans. Besides dealing with a nonexistent threat, the bill gives the federal government vast new powers to misuse.
Biden Perpetuates Washington’s Idiotic Steel Trade Policies
Biden has embraced the trade war. But, if protectionism actually produced competitiveness, American steel manufacturers would have become world leaders long ago.
Intellectual Property Protection Should Be Closer to Morally Optimal for Everybody
What makes an entity a property that can be owned is morality.
Take the Clear Pill on Inflation
On April 10th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported figures for the March Consumer Pr
California’s Crony Capitalist Minimum Wage Law
California’s draconian fast-food minimum wage law is bad enough, but it turns out a company can avoid the trouble if it has ties to the governor.
Biden Perpetuates Washington’s Idiotic Steel Trade Policies
Biden has embraced the trade war. But, if protectionism actually produced competitiveness, American steel manufacturers would have become world leaders long ago.
The Hazards of “Colorblind Equality”
While “colorblind equality” has a better ring to it than the DEI regime, nonetheless, the concept is unworkable and actually contributes to worsening racial outcomes.
Why Politicians and Bureaucrats Choose Politics over Sound Economics
While politicians and bureaucrats always claim to work in the "public interest," the rewards they gain for making bad economic decisions are more important to them than any satisfaction they get from supposedly "serving the people."