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In the book When We Are Free, an anthology published by Northwood University Press with a foreword by Milton Friedman, economic... Read More

It's normal to want to know how you stack up financially against others, especially when it comes to retirement savings. There are so many... Read More

As 2026 gets under way, it marks yet another year of congressional inaction on the financial uncertainty of Social Security. Now, 43 years... Read More

Over 5 million children in the United States live in what the federal government designates as “persistent... Read More

Money doesn’t solve poverty. Say repeatedly what politicians don’t grasp. Republican politicians used to understand that money is... Read More

The presidential son-in-law is seeking investments for his business while also representing the White House abroad. That’s tough to defend. Read More

Energy markets are in turmoil. Prices are lurching, supply chains are being redrawn, and within weeks the confident forecasts will be quietly... Read More

Global energy markets sit in uncertainty following this month’s U.S.-Israel air strikes on the Iranian regime. The price of... Read More

In the subhead of its obituary of the world’s most celebrated doomsayer Paul Ehrlich, The New York Times referred... Read More

Paul Ehrlich was dead wrong, but somehow he convinced millions that people are bad and that we need fewer of them. Read More

At the January 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, President Trump reinstated his vow to make the United States the “crypto... Read More

In this week’s Market Buzz, we discussed the latest revision to U.S. GDP, how the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is evolving and the... Read More

Foreign homebuyers purchased 78,000 American homes in just one year, many of them single-family residences that are especially desirable to... Read More

In January, Doug Fulop was riding home from a night out in San Francisco when a man crossed the street in front of his car, doubled back and... Read More

Washingtonians are going to get a costly history lesson. Read More

California’s proposed “billionaire tax” will collect less than half of what is promised — with a net fiscal effect that will leave... Read More

Iran is considering allowing a limited number of oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on the condition that the cargo is traded... Read More

On the high price of a marginal education. Read More

The Fed’s official inflation target is 2%. They haven’t gotten close to that in five years, and it doesn’t look like... Read More

Amir Handjani is an energy lawyer and board member of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Read More

Using markets to evaluate public policies Read More

We need help from countries Trump has spent the last year insulting. Read More

A confirmation hearing is one of the few opportunities for Congress to put a nominee on record before handing them this consequential... Read More

This is not just an energy crisis. Read More

Strong inflows propelled by continued demand for taxable‑bond funds. Read More

New and existing homeowners live in different worlds Read More

A hypothetical portfolio of the largest active US stock funds’ collective holdings would have beaten the funds themselves. Read More

Last week, Vanguard reached a $29.5 million settlement with the Texas Attorney General and a coalition of states over allegations tied to... Read More