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Lower Than Expected Inflation A Pleasant Surprise Amid Shutdown Jitters, Electricity Down 0.5 Percent
By Robert Romano The Bureau of Labor Statistics finally managed to get out what could be the last inflation report for a very long time, with September inflation coming in at 0.3 percent, or 3 percent annually —a pleasant…
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Inches Up Again in Sept 2025
The AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.29 percent to 297.6 in September 2025, marking its tenth consecutive monthly increase and bringing the year-to-date change to roughly 3.2 percent. Out of the 24 components, 15…
Surprised by leftwing radical rhetoric? Look closer at the climate movement
Millions of Americans were horrified when Charlie Kirk was murdered in cold blood. Then came an even bigger shock: large numbers of people celebrated his death and danced on his grave. Sickening as it is, this shouldn’t…
Imagine That Growth: Lessons from a Tariff-Free Timeline
Imagine a parallel universe where, with the stroke of a pen, President Trump declares an end to the ill-conceived trade war that, while it intensified sharply in April 2025, started in 2017. Not only are the existing duties…
Argentina’s Midterm Moment: Brave Reform, or Back to Perónism?
On October 26, half of Argentina’s representatives and one-third of senators will face voters at the ballot box. This is, on its own, fortunately unexceptional. Indeed, Argentina has been a solid democracy since 1983, when…
What Is The Democrats’ Shutdown End Game?
By Robert Romano As Congressional Democrats’ “shutdown” of the federal government enters its fourth week, the question on most people’s mind is simple: what does the “end game” look like, what are the realistic outcomes? It…
USF Collegians plant seeds of stewardship
On the bright morning of October 14, students at the University of South Florida gathered at the campus botanical gardens to celebrate conservation in action. Led by CFACT Collegians Evan Campagna and Stephanie Ross, more…
Four Ways You’re Living Better Than Ever
President Donald Trump and his fellow economic nationalists never tire of insisting that ordinary Americans have been harmed by free trade. Mr. Trump sounded this theme in his first inauguration speech, when he alleged that…
Bees Expose Flaw in Socialism, Whether Autocratic or Democratic
Despite having brains that weigh less than a paperclip, bees seem to understand Economics 101. A single worker, beating its wings hundreds of times per second, can visit thousands of flowers per day to gather scarce resources…
Congress Cannot Overthrow The Government By Shutting It Down
By Robert Romano Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are approaching a point of no return with their ill-advised government shutdown in a desperate bid to indefinitely continue expanded tax credits for 24 million Obamacare…
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