Cronyism and Corporatism

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Jon Wolfenbarger

President-elect Trump has promised changes in economic policies. How well they work and how they will affect us remains to be seen. Here is a look at proposals that have promise—and proposals that are likely to cause harm.

Joshua Mawhorter

A modern misconception of antebellum slavery is that it “built the country.” Actually, the institution of slavery, economically speaking, was a deadweight loss to the US economy.

Douglas French

Like Orwell‘s famous statement from Animal Farm, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,” it turns out that bank bailouts are not as equal as the state would like us to believe. Unsurprisingly, benefits accrue to the banks with the biggest depositors.

Artis Shepherd

Commercial real estate in the US faces major problems despite efforts by the Federal Reserve System to prop it up. Bonds used to finance commercial real estate markets are being hit especially hard, and there is no relief in sight.

Jim Fedako

Before anyone gets their hopes up about a reduction in government expenditures resulting from the upcoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOG

Alexis Sémanne

In Europe, just as in the US, governments have decreed that “not enough” people are buying EVs. Now the French government wants to force more EV sales.