Economic Dynamism
We consider the principles, policies, and culture that support free market capitalism.
On Debt: Two Honest Measures, Two Different Questions
A response to Thomas Savidge's '“Full Faith and Credit” Means a Claim on America.'
Social Mobility Wins
When people live within an environment offering good jobs, good education, social networks, and a culture of self-improvement and hard work, they experience progress in a way that undercuts the philosophical rationale that socialists need to justify the policies they advocate.
Kevin Warsh and the Future of Fed Communication
Warsh is right that the Federal Reserve should not speak so loudly that it hears only its own echo.
“Full Faith and Credit” Means a Claim on America
The federal debt is dangerous because G.D.P. belongs to Americans, and Washington has more ways than any private borrower to reach it.
ISS and Glass Lewis Can’t Stop Texas
Texas’ policy is clear: the state wants businesses to thrive as businesses.
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An AI Commencement Address That Might Not Elicit Boos
The Green New Dependency: How China Captured Western Climate Agendas
The Shrinking Middle Class and Booming Upper-Middle Class: The Plot Thickens
New York City Is Mamdani’s Economic Fantasy Land
Washington’s Debt Is Falsely Measured
A Tech Republic, If You Can Keep It