Economics

In Asia, Trump Slams “Trade” Deals that “Surrender Sovereignty”

On his Asia trip, President Donald Trump slammed the globalist vision of multilateral “free trade” regimes such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership that, he...

Alex Newman November 14, 2017

Who Owns the U.S. Debt?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. November 12, 2017

Once again, the federal government is spending more money that it raises and is placing the people of the United States in danger...

Trump Fed Pick Expected to be More of the Same

Steve Byas October 25, 2017

Sadly, it appears that President Trump has bought into the idea that the Federal Reserve can create real prosperity by artificially keeping interest...

DHS Secretary Approves Waiver of Jones Act, Easing Hurricane Aid Shipments to Puerto Rico

Warren Mass September 28, 2017

Acting DHS Secretary Elaine Duke approved a waiver of the Jones Act, which will allow the shipment of emergency relief supplies to Puerto...

Yellen Supposedly Perplexed by “Low Inflation”

Steve Byas September 27, 2017

Fed Chairman Janet Yellen claims she cannot understand why inflation remains so low. Perhaps she should first properly define "inflation." ...

New York Fed: Economy Will Benefit From Harvey and Irma

Bob Adelmann September 11, 2017

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, William Dudley, said on Friday that, on net, the destruction wrought by the...

Price-gouging Laws Guarantee Shortages in Miami

Bob Adelmann September 8, 2017

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's efforts to prevent alleged "price gouging" in the wake of Hurricane Irma will only lead to shortages and...

Hurricane Harvey Triggers Price-gouging Law — in Oklahoma

Steve Byas August 31, 2017

Even many conservatives believe free enterprise should be cast aside during a natural disaster, trusting instead the benevolent hand of government to cure...

Microchips in the Hand to Conduct Commerce: An Invitation to Totalitarianism?

Steve Byas August 15, 2017

A Wisconsin company has unveiled technology to conduct transactions with a microchip imbedded under the skin in a person's hand. ...

Electric Cars: Let the Free Market Decide

Steve Byas August 15, 2017

It is clear that few government leaders really believe in the power of the free market, as evidenced by the mandates and subsidies...

IMF Boss Threatens to Ditch U.S. for Communist China, Again

Alex Newman August 10, 2017

The chief of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, again threatened that the controversial globalist institution she runs could move its headquarters from...