Eugene Gholz Last night’s US/British strike against Houthi military targets in Yemen escalated operations to protect shipping in the Red Sea from an expensive and wasteful defensive...
Jack Solowey and Jennifer J. Schulp After a decade of intransigence, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday finally approved the first Bitcoin ETFs, exchange traded funds...
Michael Chapman Argentine president Javier Milei was sworn into office on December 10. In the last thirty days or so, the libertarian economist has consolidated eighteen government...
Jeffrey A. Singer The state and local revolt against the federal “crack house” statute (21 U.S.C. Sec. 856), which makes it federally illegal to establish and operate...
David J. Bier President Biden is asking Congress for $13.6 billion to fund border enforcement operations, a significant portion of which will go to Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Walter Olson “Trump team argues assassination of rivals is covered by presidential immunity,” was The Hill’s headline. “U.S. president could have a rival assassinated and not be criminally...
Travis Fisher Offshore wind is one of the most expensive ways to generate electricity. It’s also a perennial favorite when politicians mandate a preferred electricity source. Time and again,...
Ian Vásquez James D. Gwartney (1940–2024). Economist James Gwartney passed away at age 83 on Sunday. He was a prolific academic, a colleague (he was an adjunct scholar at...
Chris Edwards and Krit Chanwong The most important challenge for the next president will be tackling the government’s massive and growing debt. Federal debt held by the...
Market Distortions and Hidden Costs of the Farm Bill’s Agriculture Subsidies: A Policy Investigation
Paul Best As Congress gears up for debate over the next Farm Bill later this year, many of the subsidy programs meant to aid the agriculture industry...