Business and Industry
The American dream has migrated South
Why did the Rust Belt really lose its manufacturing base? Middlebury College political scientist Gary Winslett has a provocative answer: It wasn't China or robots. It was Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, and Florida. In a…
Andrew Ferguson is taking up Lina Khan’s antitrust work at the FTC
On February 26, new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson announced the creation of the Joint Labor Task Force, continuing former Chair Lina Khan's departure from what is known as the consumer welfare…
How to use stoicism to build a meaningful life
0:00—Introduction1:48—Rosenkranz's new book: The Stoic Capitalist5:00—Threats to the American experiment8:23—Rosenkranz's upbringing and secular Jewish identity14:22—Finding inspiration from Joseph Kennedy Sr.,…
3 Myths About Tariffs
Last month, President Donald Trump proudly announced, "Liberation Day!…The day American industry was reborn!" Reborn because of his tariffs, which he called, "the most beautiful word in the dictionary."…
Trump’s tariffs are already raising car prices, hurting automakers
President Donald Trump's unilaterally imposed tariffs continue to harm both domestic and global markets. Multiple automakers now expect lower profits and higher prices for consumers. Reuters reported this week that as a…
ESG investors are targeting junk food, soda, and alcohol
Once a Wall Street buzzword, ESG—Environmental, Social, and Governance—has become a political flashpoint and a corporate headache. Investor enthusiasm for ESG is clearly waning. The Manhattan Institute's Proxy Monitor…
European Commission fines Apple and Meta $800 million
The European Commission has fined Apple and Meta 500 million euros ($568 million) and 200 million euros ($227 million), respectively, for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA). On top of forcing the tech giants to pay steep…
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