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Is This the Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy? Feb. 04, 2024
I gathered my thoughts in an adjacent room, filled with the light of the sun already mostly set on t... Read More
China's Economy Is Struggling. Still Want to Emulate it? Aug. 31, 2023
China's economy is struggling post-COVID-19. Growth is slower than expected, demographic trends are ... Read More
Politicians Make a Mockery Out of 'Emergency' Spending Aug. 24, 2023
Remember how, mere months ago, the debt-ceiling deal struck between Democrats and Republicans to avo... Read More
Health Care Costs Soar Under Polis Jul. 26, 2023
Politicians understand they get positive traction by simply telling the public how much they care ab... Read More
Progressives and Populists vs. the Credit Card Market Jul. 20, 2023
Central planning, never out of fashion on the left, is now more popular than ever on the right thank... Read More
Fentanyl Shows No Signs of Relenting Jul. 19, 2023
Fentanyl sounds so 2022, but don't be fooled by the relative lack of attention it receives today. Co... Read More
'Bidenomics' Is a Marketing Term Jul. 13, 2023
Politics is sometimes little more than marketing. As evidence, behold the sudden use of the term "Bi... Read More
Three Warnings About Election Season Jul. 06, 2023
As elections approach, sweeping generalizations have a certain allure that often energizes the frust... Read More
Government-Backed Censors Confuse 'Disinformation' With Mainstream Opinions Jun. 22, 2023
Disinformation, misinformation and fake news are real problems in a world that is now mainly online.... Read More
Railroads Are Overwhelmingly Safe, but Congress Wants More Jun. 15, 2023
After many years of working in the policy world, I have concluded that politics is at most 10% about... Read More
Political Careers Are Ending in Failure Because of Outdated 'Expert' Theories Sep. 09, 2022
"All political lives, unless they are cut off at midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, beca... Read More
Championing Opportunity is a Winning Strategy for Democrats Sep. 08, 2022
Today's political parties lack ideas. The Republicans define themselves as opponents of Democrats. Y... Read More
As Washington Gives Us 'More,' Americans Want 'Better' Aug. 25, 2022
Congress' annual August recess is a good time to think about the big picture. Most Americans want go... Read More
Academic Theories Should Not Be the Basis for Public Policy Aug. 18, 2022
Last week, Time magazine published an article that described the pushback against teaching phonics i... Read More
The Dwindling Difference Between Our Two Parties on Spending Aug. 11, 2022
For a few years, I have sounded the alarm that a growing wave of conservatives are working to make R... Read More
With Spending and Inflation, It's More of the Same Jul. 07, 2022
The go-to policy for dealing with nearly every modern problem is more government spending. So it was... Read More
The Inconvenient Truth About COVID-19 Relief Scandals Jun. 23, 2022
Raise your hand if you're surprised that the trillions of dollars spent on COVID-19 relief gave way ... Read More
When Will Magical Economic Thinking from Biden and Co. End? Jun. 02, 2022
President Joe Biden wants you to know he is serious about taming inflation and that he has a plan to... Read More
Putting Some WD-40 on the Supply Chain May. 05, 2022
Politicians, the Federal Reserve, and Fed and administration apologists like to claim that the infla... Read More
Biden Can't Shield Us from "Billionaire Tax" Fallout Apr. 14, 2022
One of the most important lessons in tax policy is that the person who is handed the bill and sends ... Read More
