Tax & Finance

Washington Beyond the Headlines: Tax, Tax, Healthcare and…Tax

    By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor   Joe Biden is bumbling through Europe, getting greeted (for better or worse) as “not Trump”. Benjamin Netanyahu gave his exit speech as Prime Minister of Israel and sounded more like Arnold Swarzenegger than Golda Meir (“I will be baaacckk!”). Aren’t political leaders fun? While our leaders […]

Latin America

Between Keynes and Autonomy

    By the IMCO Staff   In economic jargon, fiscal and monetary policies are known as demand policies. In other words, they have the ability to alter the goods and services that are demanded in an economy, but they do not necessarily manage to alter —increase would be desirable— the productive capacity. Both affect […]

Geopolicy

Pipeline Cyberattack Shows Fossil Fuels Are Still Important

By Isaac Orr   The cyberattack that closed the Colonial Pipeline focused new attention on the all-important role pipelines, and the fossil fuels they transport, play in our lives. The Colonial pipeline delivers 45 percent of the fuel consumed on the East coast.   Anyone who pretends we don’t need the energy provided by oil […]

Society

Washington Beyond the Headlines: Gunning for the 2nd Amendment

    By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor   Our Vice President deals with immigration by flying over the border…but she still hasn’t visited Europe. The Senate is at a standstill, gas prices are rising and inflation is starting to show its ugly head. Welcome to summer 2021. But have hope…free market thinkers and doers […]

Society

Uber, Lyft Prices and Wait Times Are Surging—Here’s Why

  By Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education     Millions of Americans, myself included, have come to rely on ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft for convenient and affordable transportation. But in recent months, we’ve seen skyrocketing prices and long wait times just to get a ride. As it turns out, the government is […]

Tax & Finance

Economy Continues to Soar, Though Inflation Looms

By Robert Genetski   Today’s employment report for May confirms that the economy continues to soar.  Average hourly earnings rose at a 10 percent annual rate from the first quarter, a further indication of upcoming inflation.   The Week That Was   Economic news this past week continue to show business activity soaring in May. […]

Competition & Regulation

Steel Tariffs and Why We Can’t End Failed Government Programs

By David Boaz, Cato Institute   Catherine Rampell of the Washington Post wonders why President Biden has not repealed President Trump’s costly tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from “our close economic and military allies, including the European Union, Canada and Japan.” If both the United States and our allies recognize the damage these trade […]

Top Page Links

Washington Beyond the Headlines: Incompetence Alert

  By Andy Blom, TES Correspondent   Who would have guessed the Biden Administration would be more fraught with drama than the Trump Admin? But the border is in chaos, the pandemic in indecision, inflation running amok (try to buy lumber), lines at the gas pump as prices rise and Congress caught in overreach roadblock. […]

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Housing Bubble Stems from Exorbitant Deficits: Feds Need to Attract Investment, Not Debt

  By Paz Gomez, Frontier Centre For Public Policy   The macro effects of government stimuli to address COVID-19 lockdowns are starting to emerge. In Canada, they have taken the form of an overheating housing market. With mortgage rates plunging to historic lows, the demand for residential real estate is driving prices through the roof.    […]

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Afghanistan, the F-35, and the Pentagon: An Opportunity for Conservatives to Rein in the Waste

    By Robert Kuykendall   With America’s longest war apparently – and finally – coming to an end, the Biden administrations faces critical decisions when it comes to the transition out of Afghanistan. Of particular importance, the lives and welfare of thousands of Afghan translators and their families depend on being granted safe passage to […]