Wind and Solar Are NOT Cheaper than Coal and Oil
President Biden makes the false claim that wind- and solar-generated electricity are cheaper than power generated from coal and oil.
Economic Policy
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Shrinkflation and Skimpflation Are Eating Our Lunch
Government statistics on inflation in the food sector have failed to account for skimpflation and shrinkflation.
How US States Could Pave the Way for Currency Competition
The fiat US dollar is being imperiled by reckless actions by monetary authorities.
Is the Banking Crisis Being Orchestrated?
With each iteration of the banking crisis, the Federal Reserve System and federal regulators gain in power and authority. Maybe the banking crisis isn’t an accident.
Bidenomics Is Yet Another Version of Failed Industrial Policy
President Biden announced recently to much fanfare that his administration will transform the US economy through central planning. This does not end well.
Pennsylvania Legislators Want Higher Unemployment, Government Dependency, and Crime
Pennsylvania legislators don't claim to be putting people out of work or killing job opportunities. They claim they just want workers to earn more pay.
To Smoke or Not to Smoke: The Cigarette Economy in Postwar Germany, 1945–48
Postwar Germany was occupied, in ruins, with an economy in chaos. Germans were reduced to using cigarettes supplied by American GIs as money.
Socialists Should Support Government Default: Their Forebears Certainly Did
Socialists like Bernie Sanders have decried the possible US government debt default. Marx and Lenin would have vociferously disagreed.
The FTC Is Wrong about Mergers and Monopoly, Yet Again.
The Federal Trade Commission is unwisely trying to block a merger between Microsoft and Activism. The result is more monopoly and higher prices.
