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Trump’s blockade and plans to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz aim to cripple Iran’s economy. Read More

In 2022, the Biden administration tried to arrest China’s development of artificial intelligence by denying it cutting-edge... Read More

As the country enters the home stretch toward the 2026 midterm elections, two political trends are clear. First, affordability ranks as the... Read More

Rising prices make us look for someone to blame, but the broken market has a simple cause: it's illegal to build enough homes. Read More

Adam Smith warned against the temptation of debt monetization. We still won’t listen. Read More

By targeting the NFL for allegedly forcing customers into expensive streaming options, Trump’s DOJ extends a long-running animosity Read More

Use low-volatility investments to safeguard income for near-term spending and essential living costs. Read More

Stocks were up nearly 4% last week due to a ceasefire between the US and Iran that was supposed to open the Strait of Hormuz and allow oil to... Read More

Whether our central bank should or could shrink, and if so, how much, has become a topic of public debate. Read More

In August 1955, Isaac Asimov published a short story called “Franchise” that described the 2008 presidential election. By then, a... Read More

This is how cars got so ridiculously, forbiddingly expensive. Read More

March’s producer price report is another reminder that not all inflation is created equal. A commodity-driven jump tied largely to... Read More

The end of the popular program offers timely evidence that the Republican administration isn’t actually interested in trying to address... Read More

Little wonder things like the federal budget were obscured this past week in the swirl of events in the Middle East. But the biggest loser in... Read More

Balancing the budget will never, ever shrink the federal government opposite what the experts at Cato, Mercatus, and other right-of-center... Read More

Record federal spending and record-setting regulatory burdens often march in lockstep. New spending is straightforward to track, but... Read More

There was a time when social media felt like a natural extension of real life, a digital space where relationships could continue beyond... Read More

Southwest, Delta, United and JetBlue are among the companies announcing price hikes Read More

“We can either have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few. But... Read More

Exempting classic cars from the smog test is a reasonable policy. Read More

Nowadays, especially as people are fretting about AI taking their jobs, and wondering what can be done to address “growing... Read More

Capitalism remains undefeated. In 2023, over 100 leading economists from around the world, including progressive darling Thomas Piketty,... Read More

Or so they say.  Read More

Why not pay $7500 rent and retire at 55? Read More

Under Hegseth it seems anything but. Read More

Google moved up its estimated deadline for quantum preparedness in cryptography to 2029—only 33 months from now.  Read More

Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the... Read More

Texas is showing the country how to grow its electricity supply faster than anywhere else.  Read More

Aristotle once wrote: “Well begun is half done.” He was talking about getting the fundamentals right before anything else. The... Read More

Any time government has greater control over commerce, there is an increased incentive to buy off officials or lobby for special treatment. Read More

War is unpredictable and can rattle markets. Is there an ideal portfolio or hedge? Read More

The S&P 500 has closed higher 8 of the last 9 days. Read More

These seven undervalued utilities stocks look attractive today. Read More

The economy faces multiple shocks. Read More