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Trump Should Index the Capital Gains Tax for Inflation
President Donald Trump should follow up on his historic "big, beautiful" tax bill with an extra booster shot for the economy by immediately indexing the capital gains taxes for inflation. There is a reasonable…
Democrats Warn There Will Be Blood But Why Do We Tolerate These Threats?
By Robert Romano Last week, the media was flooded with stories coming from a group of named and anonymous Democratic office-holders all warning in the gravest tones possible that their “base” has had enough. There were open…
Why Consumption—Not Production—Is the True Goal of Economic Activity
Just as an all-powerful monarch dictates what his subjects may and may not do — and just as no subject has any power to direct or constrain the monarch’s actions — consumers in a competitive market economy ‘command’ producers…
The end of the green panic
It’s implausible, impractical, and the opposite of urgent. The theory of Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) has proven to hold little importance for the citizens of the world, and now that Donald Trump has reascended to the…
Your Favorite Chicken Sandwich Shows How Markets Iterate
Critics often scoff at the market economists’ claim that competition fosters relentless innovation. A recent meme points to the ubiquity of chicken sandwiches across major fast food chains as supposed evidence of stagnation…
Your Favorite Chicken Sandwich Shows How Markets Iterate
Critics often scoff at the market economists’ claim that competition fosters relentless innovation. A recent meme points to the ubiquity of chicken sandwiches across major fast food chains as supposed
New York’s Socialist Temptation: Young People’s Idealism Ignores Economics
“Socialism,” said the British free speech campaigner Lord Young, “Always begins with a universal vision for the brotherhood of man and ends with people having to eat their own pets.” While exaggerated, the point stands —…
New York’s Socialist Temptation: Young People’s Idealism Ignores Economics
“Socialism,” said the British free speech campaigner Lord Young, “Always begins with a universal vision for the brotherhood of man and ends with people having to eat their own pets.”
Math and logic debunk the man-made flood hysteria
I guess what I resent most about the portrayal of extreme weather events is that, like snakes in the grass, the usual suspects hide until the event occurs. And when it occurs, they never even reference the entire picture.…
Making PJM all wind and solar would cost over $2.4 trillion in battery backup
I keep reading how big batteries are all it takes to make wind and solar reliable as the sole grid electricity source. The reality is that making wind and solar work at all requires a fantastic amount of battery backup, far…
