Free Markets
The New Right’s war on capitalism
Capitalism gets a lot of hate. I expect it from the left. They blame free markets for racism, "horrifying inequality," and even, according to economist Joseph Stiglitz, "accelerating climate change."…
Trump’s trade deal with Japan is another loser for Americans
The Trump administration is touting a "massive" trade deal with Japan that was struck just days before the (still uncertain) August 1 deadline when higher tariffs are set to hit. But, as with earlier…
Streaming music isn’t a free market. It’s a regulated monopoly.
Today's guest is David Lowery, the legendary frontman of the bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, digital copyright crusader, and longtime Reason reader. He dives deep into his sprawling, deeply personal new record …
‘Woke’ AI fears are the latest threat to free speech
Politicians seem increasingly intent on modeling artificial intelligence (AI) tools in their own likenesses—and their plans could sneakily undermine free speech. For Republicans, the ruse involves fighting "woke"…
Americans no longer trust Trump to handle inflation
President Donald Trump swept into office in January with a promise to tackle what he called the "inflation crisis" that had kicked off under his predecessor. "I will direct all members of my cabinet to marshal…
OpenAI and Perplexity’s new browsers make DOJ’s Google monopoly claim look foolish
The private sector is showing the flimsiness of the Justice Department's argument that Google has a monopoly on the search engine market. On July 9, Perplexity AI launched Comet, a web browser that promises a browsing…
Missouri investigating AI companies for failing to spread pro-Trump propaganda
"Missourians deserve the truth, not AI-generated propaganda masquerading as fact," said Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey. That's why he's investigating prominent artificial intelligence companies…
Trump’s 50 percent copper tariff will drive up prices for tech, homes, military equipment, and more
Newly announced tariffs on imported copper might be the Trump administration's most foolish trade policy yet. It is a move that will force American industries to pay significantly higher prices for a metal that is…
‘The only winner is the government’
One of the supposed goals of the Trump administration's trade policies is to protect and promote American-made products. Greg Shugar, who owns a business that does make things right here in America, has a hard time…
Trump undermines his own South Korea deal with new 25 percent tariffs
If you still believe there is some overarching goal—new trade deals, negotiating for lower trade barriers, or whatever—to the Trump administration's trade policy agenda, Monday's announcement of new tariffs…
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