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In the 22 years of the program’s existence it has saved tens of millions of lives. It also has also allowed for these countries to have some chance...
If bosses want to force workers to put in extra hours, then they should be the ones who pick up the tab, not taxpayers.
Since “abundance” is apparently the in-thing, I thought I should get in on the act. At the onset, I will admit I don’t have much new to offer to...
Remember when Donald Trump was worried about our trade deficit? Yeah, that must have been days ago. But anyhow, as I and others have pointed out, the...
Donald Trump makes little effort to hide his plans to give ever more money to rich friends. He has made
The Abundance Boys are the latest intellectual fad in elite policy circles. The basic idea pushed by Yoni Appelbaum, Ezra
There is no “the” vaccine. There are at least two mRNA vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer) and a number of different non-mRNA vaccines. In the United...
When he was elected last fall, Donald Trump was the darling of the business community. He promised to get rid
When he was elected last fall, Donald Trump was the darling of the business community. He promised to get rid of pesky regulations that protect...
I really did not want to waste my time writing about David Brooks just now. When Donald Trump is threatening democracy, the rule of law, and just...
Donald Trump seems to have even more trouble staying focused these days than usual. People may recall back to April
Donald Trump seems to have even more trouble staying focused these days than usual. People may recall back to April 2 — which Trump declared as...
Remember back to the early days of DOGE when Elon Musk was telling us he would eliminate $2 trillion in
No one ever accused Donald Trump of knowing much about the economy. That fact comes through loud and clear in
No one ever accused Donald Trump of knowing much about the economy. That fact comes through loud and clear in his tax cut proposals. In addition to...
our government already pays enough for national health insurance. Federal, state, and local governments will pay more than $8,500 a person this year...
For folks who have not followed the Elon Musk-DOGE clown show, their main exhibit is the so-called “Wall of Receipts”
Trump decided that he wants the drug companies to charge people in the United States less for prescription drugs. His
Some years back, when Obama was trying to push through the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), I was giving a talk on
Tariffs are a tax that a country imposes on itself. It imposes costs in the same way that a tax on gas or beef imposes costs. Tariffs can also harm...
People in cults often find it nearly impossible to get outside the cult outlook on the world. This is very
People in cults often find it nearly impossible to get outside the cult outlook on the world. This is very much true of the leading intellectuals in...
Donald Trump is not very good with arithmetic, but that is not a reason the rest of us should not
Donald Trump is not very good with arithmetic, but that is not a reason the rest of us should not use it. The US economy shrank at 0.3 percent annual...
The Washington Past had an interesting piece about the rare manufacturing company that is largely unharmed by Donald Trump’s tariffs. The
Way back on his April 2 “Liberation Day,” (it feels like a long time ago), Donald Trump released a set
Way back on his April 2 “Liberation Day,” (it feels like a long time ago), Donald Trump released a set of “reciprocal” tariffs. These tariffs...
One underappreciated item in the April jobs report was the sharp slowing of wage growth in recent months. This is
One underappreciated item in the April jobs report was the sharp slowing of wage growth in recent months. This is bad news both for what it tells us...
As we all know, GDP shrank at a 0.3 percent annual rate in the first quarter, the first decline in
As we all know, GDP shrank at a 0.3 percent annual rate in the first quarter, the first decline in GDP in three years. The main factor from an...
One of the many areas that Elon Musk has taken his chainsaw to is the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The Trump administration’s deportation of people without anything resembling due process has disgusted much of the population. The...
The Trump administration’s deportation of people without anything resembling due process has disgusted much of the population. The latest target was...
Back when Elon Musk was just getting his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) off the ground, he was boasting that he would eliminate $2...
By James Price In his 2017 book The Strange Death of Europe, Douglas Murray accused Western European nations of Geschichtsmüde, being weary
The Trump tariff story keeps getting crazier. It may seem like ancient history now, but it was just over three
The International Monetary Fund just released its growth projections for 2025, as well as the next five years. It’s not
The International Monetary Fund just released its growth projections for 2025, as well as the next five years. It’s not a very good picture for...
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are making corruption and graft the main business of the US government. They have fired
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are making corruption and graft the main business of the US government. They have fired all the cops who might try to rein...
Virtually every progressive — and many people who are not at all progressive — are bothered by the ability of
Virtually every progressive — and many people who are not at all progressive — are bothered by the ability of the rich to buy elections with their...
Donald Trump lives in a world of make believe. In Donald Trump land global warming isn’t happening, tens of millions
The Trump administration is claiming powers in both domestic and foreign affairs that vastly exceed those of prior presidents. He bases his claim on...
Seven Republican Senators have joined together in a proposal that would limit the president’s authority to impose tariffs. If the...
Okay, maybe you do read these in the newspaper, but not as much as you should. 1) The dollar’s status
Okay, maybe you do read these in the newspaper, but not as much as you should. 1) The dollar’s status as the leading reserve currency does not mean...
Many reporters and commentators have claimed the United States has the upper hand in a trade war with China because