Power & Market

Normal people suffer expensive power and blackouts while Europe's ruling regimes double down on unreliable "green" energy.

News this week that Elon Musk will soon be departing his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) is a grim reminder of what happens when you c

In February of 2023, as price inflation soared above six percent, and only a few months earlier hit a forty-year high, a columnist at the Wall Stre

Foreign direct aid has failed to alleviate worldwide poverty. Nations with secure property rights and the institutions that foster them have prospered.

The gold price kissed $3,500 last week before backing off. The late Burt Blumert once told me “in tough times fortunes change hands.” For some, that time has come.

Profits aren’t immoral—they’re necessary. Just as organisms need a net energy surplus to live, societies need profits to sustain themselves.

The latest bogus narrative of this sort comes from one of my readers who is convinced that Trump is right in denouncing those central bankers who inflate too little.

Those who hoped the second Trump administration would reject big spending, war, and restrictions on liberty continue to be disappointed. Prepare for another disappointment—REAL ID law.

President Trump is considering paying mothers $5000 per childbirth. However, the marginal effect of an extra $5K would nudge couples who are close to affording an additional child.

The government has been with us in the shower! The simple everyday annoyance created by government will now likely be heard by the Supreme Court.