Economic Dynamism

We consider the principles, policies, and culture that support free market capitalism.

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The Poverty of Vanceonomics

At the core of Vanceonomics is a preferential option for government intervention.

Economic Dynamism
Jan 14, 2026

Entrepreneurial Freedom in the Age of AI

The AI economy can lead to a more inclusive economy that permits people the freedom to choose when they work, what they work on, and who they work for.

Economic Dynamism
Jan 12, 2026

Why Can't the Middle Class Invest Like Mitt Romney?

Why can’t middle-income Americans pay effectively no taxes on investments like the wealthy do? 

Economic Dynamism
Dec 30, 2025

The Revenge of the Supply-Siders

Trump would do well to heed his supply-side advisers again and avoid the populist Keynesian shortcuts of stimulus checks or easy money.

Paul Mueller
Economic Dynamism
Dec 17, 2025

U.S. Can’t Cave to Europe’s Anti-Growth Agenda

One does not have to support protectionist tariffs or protracted trade wars to see why Washington needs to continue using trade to pressure Eurocrats to give up micromanaging tech platforms and supply chains around the world. 

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Dec 15, 2025

Texas Stands on Commerce

Clear limits on shareholder resolutions have made Texas a model of business certainty — and business is flooding in.

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Nov 19, 2025

America Needs Its Hidden Champions

From imaging systems to next-gen GPS, small and midsized manufacturers are quietly rebuilding America’s industrial and defense backbone.

Arthur Herman
Economic Dynamism
Nov 19, 2025
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The Truth about Chinese Manufacturing

David Hebert, Peter C. Earle
Economic Dynamism
Nov 17, 2025

The Miracle of Economic Growth

Leonidas Zelmanovitz
Economic Dynamism
Nov 14, 2025

Hydrocarbons Aren’t Disappearing

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Nov 13, 2025

America's Litigation Addiction Threatens Its AI Leadership

Kevin Frazier, Adam Thierer
Economic Dynamism
Nov 11, 2025

Have Argentinians Finally Had Enough of Peronism's Old Tricks?

Juan Martin Morando
Economic Dynamism
Nov 11, 2025

The Hidden Costs of Expanding Deposit Insurance

Daniel J. Smith
Economic Dynamism
Nov 7, 2025
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Civitas Outlook
Limiting the Federal Government

Failure to consider the sponsors’ representations of the Constitution’s meaning seriously impairs the quality of interpretation.

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The Moral Case for America in a Nutshell

America’s proponents now have no choice but to articulate their own simple and effective moral case for our way of life.

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The Hidden Costs of Expanding Deposit Insurance

Expanding deposit insurance will only exacerbate financial risk and regulatory dependence, imposing costs on banks, their customers, and taxpayers. 

Daniel J. Smith
Economic Dynamism
Nov 7, 2025

Law Talk

Welcome to Law Talk with Richard Epstein and John Yoo. Our show is hosted by Charles C. W. Cooke.

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The Three Whiskey Happy Hour

Steven Hayward brings you the Power Line Blog's perspective on the week's big headlines.

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The Moral Case for America in a Nutshell

America’s proponents now have no choice but to articulate their own simple and effective moral case for our way of life.

David C. Rose
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 15, 2026
Kneecapping Powell, Undermining the Rule of Law

Donald Trump and conservatives know the perils of lawfare all too well. Why subject Jerome Powell to the same thing?

John G. Malcolm, Richard Stern
Constitutionalism
Jan 15, 2026
Limiting the Federal Government

Failure to consider the sponsors’ representations of the Constitution’s meaning seriously impairs the quality of interpretation.

Constitutionalism
Jan 14, 2026
The Poverty of Vanceonomics

At the core of Vanceonomics is a preferential option for government intervention.

Economic Dynamism
Jan 14, 2026