Economic Policy

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.

Modern American media has become so politicized that a once-venerable institution now cannot be trusted.

While the government promotes CBDCs as tools for "inclusion," it is more likely that they will be another vehicle for federal intrusion.

Government statistics on inflation in the food sector have failed to account for skimpflation and shrinkflation.

President Biden makes the false claim that wind- and solar-generated electricity are cheaper than power generated from coal and oil.

Fitch's downgrade of US government debt is a good thing, but not good enough.

The DOJ claims that it has "protected" consumers by standing in the way of a partnership between JetBlue and American Airlines. The only thing the DOJ protected was higher-cost flying.

Too many economic commentators claim that monopolies are the cause of inflation. Austrian economic analysis shows that this is impossible.

Leonard Read's famous "I, Pencil" explained the workings of the market in terms of the creation of a simple pencil. However, we should not forget that the reviled fossil fuels are involved at every turn.

The recent actions of the Federal Reserve are reminiscent of central bank activities in wartime.