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Senator Elizabeth Warren proposes a wealth tax on "ultra-millionaires." Note that in 1913, the federal income tax was sold as a tax on the... Read More
President Donald Trump prepares to visit Beijing in May amid rising gas prices, a tumbling stock market and a record-high U.S. trade deficit... Read More
A recession is coming — not the manicured kind economists dress up in euphemism, but a real one, the kind that redefines the... Read More
The NatCons (big government “conservatives”) and the Bernie Sanders income redistributors keep perpetuating the myth that the... Read More
Trump intends to cut social program spending in favor of funding his war Read More
Recent court actions could finally derail one of the most laughable big government regulatory crusades in recent memory. Read More
For decades, the case for restoring gold to its monetary role has been made with great intellectual seriousness and small political effect.... Read More
Over the past few years, one of the signature funds at Blackstone, the private equity giant, has delivered, on average, 10 percent annual... Read More
The Post-COVID Volatility When one thinks back on all that has happened since 2020, it is, I think, amazing how little the US economy has... Read More
LAS VEGAS—Sin City isn’t luring enough sinners. Read More
Federal Policies Confidence Plunges 11.8% as Overall Index Drops 9.9% Consumer sentiment fell sharply in April as... Read More
Entitlement costs keep rising, which means new experiments in taxation are coming. They may already be here. Read More
What’s your limit on a typical credit card in your wallet? And if your borrowing limit is higher today than it was when you turned... Read More
The U.S. has a long history of tariff episodes that ended poorly, well before President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” executive order. Read More
Consumer welfare and the U.S. business climate are especially subject to the blows dealt at the FTC. Read More
“Affordability” is a central theme for Democrats in this year’s midterm elections, which makes good sense. Read More
Rising AI and data center electricity demand requires expanded U.S. energy production as Trump and congressional Republicans realign policy. Read More
As the April 15 filing deadline approaches, many taxpayers will be tempted to outsource one of the year’s most hectic chores to a... Read More
The company, once worth billions, has now closed all its US stores Read More
A hidden climate fee punishes families for needing a car. Read More
The United States is teetering on the cusp of a retirement crisis – and has been for some time. Following years of tax-and-spend... Read More
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Why do economists generally seem more cautious than many folks in Silicon Valley about the potential economic impacts of artificial... Read More
At least three families won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz. They haven’t... Read More
An investing recepe isn't enough. Read More
Plants built to churn out parts for EVs are sitting empty. Read More
Global markets are entering a sixth week of stress testing as the war with Iran continues with no immediate resolution in sight. Read More
From technocrats to central planners, the temptation to engineer society persists. Adam Smith saw the dangers clearly. Read More
Our chart book (available here) looks at why gold prices have increased so much since 2022, and why they have fallen recently. Read More
Energy is no longer and afterthought. Read More
The Middle East is strategically very important to the dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency. The Iran conflict could... Read More
Tackling this checklist now will make it easier to retire when you want to. Read More
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