Italy: A Brewing Storm Within the EU
The political and economic powder keg that is Italy is a greater threat to the EU than Brexit ever was.
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The Deep State Wants Your Guns
With direct access to data and regulatory power, unelected bureaucrats can be a greater threat to private and property rights than elected officials.
The State Is Influencing Big Tech’s “Unpersoning” — Now Imagine If It Takes Over Healthcare
Grow the scope of government and expand the weapons of the state that can be deployed against its political enemies.
Tax Competition: A Practical Way to a Low-Tax World
It's important to make the moral case for lower taxes, but we shouldn't overlook simply defending institutional competition.
How Government Bureaucrats and the New York Times Are Misleading the Public About Climate Change
The media is using the recent National Climate Assessment to warn about the "cost of inaction" on climate change. Here's what they miss.
Europe Struggles as the ECB Pretends to Know What It’s Doing
The ECB is treating Europe's ailing economy with the same poison that made it ill in the first place.
Fed Report Says Millennials Are Poorer than Other Generations — But Fed Policies Made It Happen
The Fed tells us that the Millennials are less wealthy and lower-income than others. But the Fed ignores its own role in stifling wealth growth among the young.
The Myth of the Neutral Interest Rate
Even if the Fed were to know the level of the neutral rate it could not achieve economic stability.
Balanced-Budget Baloney
The real problem of the federal budget is that there's far too much spending. The fact that it's not a balanced budget is a minor concern by comparison.
A History of Venezuelan Inflation
The Bolívar’s collapse is rather tragic, considering the Bolívar was actually one of Latin Americas’ strongest currencies during Venezuela’s peak from the 1950s to 1970s.
