Economy Cook Case Tests the Limits of Fed Independence by October 16, 2026 by October 16, 2026 President Trump has renewed his effort to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board. Whether he has a legitimate… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Higher Fuel Costs Spike AIER’s Everyday Price Index by October 15, 2026 by October 15, 2026 The American Institute for Economic Research’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.87 percent in September 2026, reaching 316.0. Following August’s… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Free Enterprise Transformed the American South by October 15, 2026 by October 15, 2026 In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story, “The Ice Palace,” Northerner Harry meets Southern belle Sally and the two agree to… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Explaining Certificate of Need by October 14, 2026 by October 14, 2026 Barriers to Entry and Broken Promises 1. The Origins and Rise of Certificate of Need Laws Certificate of Need (CON)… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Is Qualified Immunity Beginning to Crack? by October 14, 2026 by October 14, 2026 In 2020, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a strange political alliance formed around ending “qualified immunity,” a… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Electric Vehicle Subsidy U-Turn Leaves Factories and Workers Stranded by October 14, 2026 by October 14, 2026 Nearly 1,000 plant workers near Kansas City find themselves on indefinite layoff. The reason for this, according to a union… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy The Federal Government Just Posted the Largest Annual Budget Deficit Since COVID by October 13, 2026 by October 13, 2026 Post Content 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Deirdre McCloskey Wants Old Liberalism Back: ‘Equality of Permission’ by October 13, 2026 by October 13, 2026 Deirdre McCloskey’s books about (British) economic history and liberty have had an outsized impact on me and my intellectual development… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Australia’s Tobacco Taxes Have Sparked a Criminal Turf War by October 13, 2026 by October 13, 2026 In 1993, my home state of Michigan enacted the Tobacco Products Tax Act, which raised taxes on cigarette packs from… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Manufacturing Surged When Tariffs Were Lifted by October 9, 2026 by October 9, 2026 The New Right is taking a victory lap. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that manufacturing is “roaring back at its… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
