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Twilight's Last Gleaming Aug. 27, 2026
There is a point in the decline of republics when the problem is no longer that government breaks it... Read More
The King of Debt Sticks Our Kids With the Bill Aug. 26, 2026
Trump has made billions since being reelected in November 2024. The underlying transactions are real... Read More
Bessent's Operation Economic Outcast Aug. 26, 2026
On Aug. 5, I wrote a column entitled "Scott Bessent's Money Ammo." When I wrote that column, the sec... Read More
Insulting Canada Is Sick Economic Policy Aug. 25, 2026
Oh good, another war. This time a trade war with Canada and for no other reason than ... what? To gi... Read More
Did Hakeem Jeffries Discover the Price of 'Free' Healthcare? Aug. 20, 2026
Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries encountered a government program he does not want to ... Read More
News Flash: We Live in a Mixed Economy Aug. 11, 2026
Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan keeps calling himself a capitalist. And the Dem... Read More
Scott Bessent's Money Ammo Aug. 05, 2026
"Money is ammo." In Baghdad 2004, that military maxim reminded troops on patrol that spending $3 to... Read More
The Case for Capitalism Jul. 29, 2026
I've failed! I make the case for free markets ... young people elect socialists! What are they think... Read More
Neither Party Is Talking About What Voters Actually Care About Jul. 24, 2026
A significant majority of Americans support voter identification laws. According to polls, not only ... Read More
What the Racetrack Taught Me About Life's Big Bets Jul. 01, 2026
Some of my online biographies note my "checkered" past. I guess that's a reference to the time I spe... Read More
On Oil, China Is Smarter Than We Are Jun. 18, 2026
We can thank China that gasoline prices aren't higher than they are. By last month, China had cut ... Read More
Here to 'Help' Jun. 10, 2026
Politicians promise they'll "help" us. President Donald Trump says he'll "create the jobs and future... Read More
What's That Peeking in My Window? It's My Job May. 29, 2026
I used to work with a guy, and every morning, I would greet him the same way. "Howyadoin'?" I'd say.... Read More
It's on Us To Choose How To Use Our Freedom May. 27, 2026
Coincident with the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration ... Read More
Jeff Bezos Is Right About Capitalism, Wrong About Taxes May. 22, 2026
Socialism will always find an audience because it appeals to base envy and resentment. Ginning up a ... Read More
Networks Manufacture a Mini-Scandal Over a 'Road Trip' May. 13, 2026
One of the games in scandal politics is about "optics" — when a public official does something... Read More
The Thing That Works May. 13, 2026
Young people now blame capitalism for poverty, racism, high prices, even climate change. They list... Read More
AI Can Write Stories, but It Can't Tell Yours Apr. 24, 2026
Somebody told me that journalism is dead. It is true that the industry has been struggling since the... Read More
The Triumph of Economic Freedom? Apr. 22, 2026
Prices rise. People blame capitalism. Politicians promise "solutions." President Donald Trump wants ... Read More
You Paid for the Tariffs. Now Pay for the Tariff Refunds Apr. 21, 2026
In the midst of the America-Israel war with Iran, it's easy to forget about pesky things like the ec... Read More
