Free Markets
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New Yorkers Flirt with Socialist Grocery Store Scheme
Government grocery stores have been tried before, but markets stock our store shelves with affordable staples for less than two percent profit.
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Why Do Women’s Razors Cost More? Putting the “Pink Tax” in Perspective
Women don’t seem to shy away from more-expensive products, or substitute products marketed to men. Why would they choose to pay more?
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Milei’s Economic Miracle: How Argentina Slashed Inflation to 1.5%
Argentina’s economist-turned-president has defied the odds (and the experts’ opinions) to set a “society sick with socialism” back on a path to fiscal health.
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Business Conditions Monthly April 2025
Hiring is slowing and consumer sentiment is souring, but households and small firms are responding positively to a pause in tariff escalations. The US economy is balancing on a narrowing ledge.
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Can Bureaucracy Love Science? ‘Bethesda Declaration’ Reveals NIH’s Culture Crisis
“Dissent is the very essence of science” declare employees of NIH — but groupthink and replicability crises reign. Dr. Bhattacharya knows first hand what happens when curiosity meets bureaucracy. Can he change that culture?
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Sunnova Bankruptcy Signals Tough Times for Solar
Solar energy’s global growth relied on heavy government subsidies. As subsidies dry up, expect the sector to shrink.
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Reviving Factory Jobs is an Expensive Illusion
Manufacturing jobs and their wages aren’t disproportionately better than other sectors — certainly not enough to justify government favoritism.
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Trade Negotiations aren’t Chess, Poker, or Go. They’re Bridge.
Chess is zero-sum and strictly competitive. Trade is collaborative; its foundational principles are voluntary exchange and mutual advantage.
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My $100 Tomato: Is Self-Sufficiency Overrated?
Should you buy, or DIY? A prudent householder should buy that which they cannot make for the same price. The lesson is the same for nations.
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Are Americans Worse Off Since NAFTA? The Data Say No
We Americans have gotten richer as we’ve run trade deficits and since NAFTA took effect as well as since China joined the WTO.
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New Yorkers Flirt with Socialist Grocery Store Scheme
Government grocery stores have been tried before, but markets stock our store shelves with affordable staples for less than two percent profit.
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Why Do Women’s Razors Cost More? Putting the “Pink Tax” in Perspective
Women don’t seem to shy away from more-expensive products, or substitute products marketed to men. Why would they choose to pay more?
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Milei’s Economic Miracle: How Argentina Slashed Inflation to 1.5%
Argentina’s economist-turned-president has defied the odds (and the experts’ opinions) to set a “society sick with socialism” back on a path to fiscal health.
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Business Conditions Monthly April 2025
Hiring is slowing and consumer sentiment is souring, but households and small firms are responding positively to a pause in tariff escalations. The US economy is balancing on a narrowing ledge.
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Can Bureaucracy Love Science? ‘Bethesda Declaration’ Reveals NIH’s Culture Crisis
“Dissent is the very essence of science” declare employees of NIH — but groupthink and replicability crises reign. Dr. Bhattacharya knows first hand what happens when curiosity meets bureaucracy. Can he change that culture?
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Sunnova Bankruptcy Signals Tough Times for Solar
Solar energy’s global growth relied on heavy government subsidies. As subsidies dry up, expect the sector to shrink.
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•
Reviving Factory Jobs is an Expensive Illusion
Manufacturing jobs and their wages aren’t disproportionately better than other sectors — certainly not enough to justify government favoritism.
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•
Trade Negotiations aren’t Chess, Poker, or Go. They’re Bridge.
Chess is zero-sum and strictly competitive. Trade is collaborative; its foundational principles are voluntary exchange and mutual advantage.
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•
My $100 Tomato: Is Self-Sufficiency Overrated?
Should you buy, or DIY? A prudent householder should buy that which they cannot make for the same price. The lesson is the same for nations.
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•
Are Americans Worse Off Since NAFTA? The Data Say No
We Americans have gotten richer as we’ve run trade deficits and since NAFTA took effect as well as since China joined the WTO.