Free Markets
Reason’s 2025 Libertarian Gift Guide
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Starlink is connecting rural America faster than government programs
Elon Musk's satellite internet service, Starlink, announced a new milestone in November: 8 million users worldwide, up from its previous high-water mark of 7 million in August. Many of these users would otherwise have no…
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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…
Trump administration ends ’emergency’ tariff hike on Swiss imports
When President Donald Trump ordered a whopping 39 percent tariff on all imports from Switzerland earlier this year, he did so, of course, by claiming there was a national emergency. Officially, Trump's executive order…
The Trump administration finally admits that tariffs raise prices
The Trump administration has, at long last and in a small way, admitted that tariffs raise prices. The White House is finalizing plans to lower tariffs on coffee, beef, fruit, and other imports from several countries amid…
How Lina Khan is busy striving to maximize Zohran Mamdani’s power
Lina Khan has quickly thrown water on any hopes that she might be a benign force on New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team. The former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair suggested in a recent…
Los Angeles votes to reduce rent increases on 650,000 stabilized apartments
The Los Angeles City Council voted yesterday to lower the allowable rent increases on some 650,000 rent-stabilized units in the city. The new formula endorsed by the city council will allow landlords to raise rents by 90…
U.S. plans 107% tariff on Italian pasta, threatening imports and higher prices
Italian pasta makers are warning that some of their products may soon disappear from U.S. grocery stores if a Commerce Department plan to raise tariffs on these goods goes into effect. In a ruling published this September,…
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