Economics
Populists Left and Right Say America Is Failing. The Facts Don’t.
Spend five minutes listening to the American left's most theatrical tribunes—Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.), or Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y.)—and you'll probably hear tales of…
How Michael Green’s $140k poverty line idea misreads economic tradeoffs
Wall Street strategist Michael Green caused a stir on social media last week with his outlandish claim that the federal poverty line should be raised to cover individuals earning as much as $140,000 annually. That claim,…
Friedrich Hayek’s ‘socialists of all parties’ quote is apt today
Reason has a rule against starting essays with quotes from Friedrich Hayek. After all, one could start nearly every essay in this magazine with a bon mot from the Austrian-born economist and classical liberal hero. But…
Trump’s tariffs are making crafting supplies harder to get
Dana Chadwell founded Chattanooga Yarn Company three years ago. She envisioned "a place to find fine yarns for hand knitting and crochet, and a place to build community around yarn crafting." It's been…
Why the best Black Friday bargain is not shopping at all
Fri Nov 28, 2025 - 11:31 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — I’m not American, but I observe two traditions for American Thanksgiving. First, I make a pumpkin pie for an American friend, an old bachelor in Edinburgh who doesn’t bake.…
Trump’s $1.1 billion tax hike on toys and games
Asked in April about the potential consequences of hiking tariffs on nearly all American imports, President Donald Trump delivered a memorably blunt assessment. "Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30…
How Washington made sugar costly and pushed America to corn syrup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd4f4H6ryqk With inflation on the rise again, it seems like everyone is looking for someone to blame for higher prices—from grocery stores to the current occupant of the White House. And while…
Is the poverty line really $100,000?
Total falsehoods: "I want for people to recognize a great job that I've done on pricing, on affordability, because we brought prices way down," said President Donald Trump on Monday. (The White House released a…
Thanksgiving Should Worry Today’s Socialists
People are turning to socialism. Two-thirds of Americans ages 18-29 hold a "favorable view" of it. New York just elected a "proud socialist" mayor. My video explains why his ideas would make things worse.…
Trump’s China tariffs will likely drive up toy prices this Christmas
Santa Claus might be able to evade customs checkpoints as he magically smuggles toys into the country for the good boys and girls—but everyone else doing Christmas shopping this year could run into some problems. Thanks to…
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