Economic Policy

Alex Pollock explains to Bob the mechanics of the Fed's current insolvency and its implications for ordinary Americans.

Obamacare's forced electronic medical recordkeeping is denying patients the care they need.

Javier Milei has promised to make the US dollar Argentina's currency if he is elected. Whether it will help the Argentine economy is another matter.

With the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913, the American people began their new "partnership" with the federal government. The results were wars, inflation, and currency debasement.

President Biden is trying to entice Vietnam to enter into an alliance with the USA to try to "contain" China and its Asian ambitions. This will not end well.

While governments claim to want the well-being of their citizens, they inevitably attack the real source of prosperity: entrepreneurship.

Protectionists falsely claim that free trade provides only negative consequences to the economy while simultaneously claiming protectionism provides net benefits.

While Leo Strauss did not share G.W.F. Hegel's acceptance of historicism, nonetheless he gives Hegel a sympathetic review. David Gordon takes a closer look at both men.

In the wake of the Arab Oil Embargo of 50 years ago, Congress banned U.S. export sales of crude oil. The results were different than what government "experts" imagined.

The UAW's strike against US automakers will do long-term damage to the domestic auto industry. Unfortunately, unions and their advocates will learn nothing from this debacle.