Economic Freedom
-
•
Trump’s Greatest ‘Art of the Deal’
The president can escape the economic trench warfare he started in April 2025. But first, he’ll have to remember a decades-old lesson from the greatest deal he ever struck.
-
•
Can Trump’s Maritime Plan Save America’s Struggling Shipyards?
America’s shipbuilding troubles did not begin with foreign rivals — and they will not be solved by taxing them.
-
•
Full Employment May Still Signal Stagnation in Labor
Low layoffs and low hiring have created a fragile equilibrium. The underlying picture points to drift, not true growth.
-
•
Congress Is Moving the Goalposts on Fiscal Responsibility
Is targeting three percent of GDP a turning point, or another empty promise?
-
•
You Can’t Plan the Next Play-Doh: Unexpected Discovery Drives Tomorrow’s Jobs
A failed wallpaper cleaner became a global toy — and a case study in job creation. Consumer tastes, not policy prescriptions, continually reinvent our economy.
-
•
Why Market Success Breeds Market Skepticism
The very prosperity created by capitalism can obscure its benefits, fueling discontent even when we’re much better off.
-
•
April Fools for America First? Higher Prices and New War
The President returned to office on promises to lower costs at home and restore our reputation abroad. Americans got the opposite.
-
•
Why Democracy Needs the Rich
In his new book, John O. McGinnis makes the case for why the wealthy matter for democracy — and why attacking them may backfire.
-
•
Cloud Seeding: A Better Way to Address Water Shortages
Cloud seeding is a cost-effective, free-market alternative to billion-dollar water infrastructure projects. It can provide flexible, locally driven solutions to western water shortages.
-
•
California’s Water Crisis Isn’t a Drought—It’s Bad Policy
Decades of subsidies, mispricing, and politically protected water allocations have left households paying the highest costs while agriculture wastes the most.
-
•
Trump’s Greatest ‘Art of the Deal’
The president can escape the economic trench warfare he started in April 2025. But first, he’ll have to remember a decades-old lesson from the greatest deal he ever struck.
-
•
Can Trump’s Maritime Plan Save America’s Struggling Shipyards?
America’s shipbuilding troubles did not begin with foreign rivals — and they will not be solved by taxing them.
-
•
Full Employment May Still Signal Stagnation in Labor
Low layoffs and low hiring have created a fragile equilibrium. The underlying picture points to drift, not true growth.
-
•
Congress Is Moving the Goalposts on Fiscal Responsibility
Is targeting three percent of GDP a turning point, or another empty promise?
-
•
You Can’t Plan the Next Play-Doh: Unexpected Discovery Drives Tomorrow’s Jobs
A failed wallpaper cleaner became a global toy — and a case study in job creation. Consumer tastes, not policy prescriptions, continually reinvent our economy.
-
•
Why Market Success Breeds Market Skepticism
The very prosperity created by capitalism can obscure its benefits, fueling discontent even when we’re much better off.
-
•
April Fools for America First? Higher Prices and New War
The President returned to office on promises to lower costs at home and restore our reputation abroad. Americans got the opposite.
-
•
Why Democracy Needs the Rich
In his new book, John O. McGinnis makes the case for why the wealthy matter for democracy — and why attacking them may backfire.
-
•
Cloud Seeding: A Better Way to Address Water Shortages
Cloud seeding is a cost-effective, free-market alternative to billion-dollar water infrastructure projects. It can provide flexible, locally driven solutions to western water shortages.
-
•
California’s Water Crisis Isn’t a Drought—It’s Bad Policy
Decades of subsidies, mispricing, and politically protected water allocations have left households paying the highest costs while agriculture wastes the most.