Their pursuit of levies on net worth already have support beyond California. Read More
America has always had oligarchs, but for most of the past century or so, they steered the country in relative quiet. They knew how to... Read More
Today, the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, which I direct, released a comprehensive new report and companion video... Read More
Heading into the midterms, the economy should have been President Trump’s and the GOP’s strong point, but it’s not thanks to the... Read More
In his Commonplace newsletter, Oren Cass announced that if 2024’s rate of job losses in manufacturing had continued, there would be... Read More
Higher market prices are not inflation. To correlate the former with the latter is to pervert the meaning of inflation. See the headline to... Read More
Elon Musk says merging his SpaceX and Tesla would be 'a good idea.' It might be — for him. Read More
If elections hinged entirely on the economy, Republicans would be in trouble. Read More
The Trump administration is cutting government red tape for flying—and the online outrage machine would have observers believe the sky... Read More
Senate Democrats voted against a bill that would have banned Congress stock trading. A new poll shows political corruption is voters' top... Read More
In February, Haveli Investments completed a majority investment in Sirion, a contract-management software maker, buying out earlier backers... Read More
How long will the next bear market last? Read More
In August, I wrote in RealClearMarkets that the artificial-intelligence boom was beginning to look like a high-tech version of the classic... Read More
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I want to thank Sarah Wilson for her recent piece in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (Rule 14a-8: Perhaps There’s... Read More
John opened his regular Fidelity brokerage account, searched for Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ), pulled up its warrant, and placed a limit order... Read More
Many standard measures of economic health are strong, but voters in both parties are increasingly pessimistic. Read More
All the DRAM should belong to Sam. Read More
It's getting harder to ignore. Read More
More horses from overseas are competing in America’s marquee events, as the sport enjoys a renaissance. Read More
Amid Washington’s fractious foreign-policy debate, there’s one possibility too grim to think about. Read More
Even still, data center moratoriums are not an optimal policy for the pro-AI camp. Read More
The one thing that can maybe slow the roll of AI: losing money. Read More
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Despite high energy prices, Q3 US GDP accelerated to 3.4% annualized, undercutting widespread fears that transport costs (read: oil and... Read More
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Too many workers lack access to retirement plans. Read More

Americans face a high-stakes choice between two competing economic visions. One makes it easier to build, invest, and grow. The other puts government control ahead of free enterprise. New York City has already gone down the latter path, where a self-described socialist is in charge of the world’s financial capital. The riots in France show what happens when socialist ideas, like those pushe... Read More
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