On the 2018 Index for Economic Freedom, which we wrote about yesterday, it wasn’t surprising to see that three Communist countries – Cuba (#178), Venezuela (#179) and North Korea (#180)…
U.S. #18 in Economic Freedom
We like to think of the United States as the freest, most democratic country in the world. That’s not quite the case. And, in recent years, our economic freedom has…
Prediction: Our 2018 Predictions Will Be More Accurate than Paul Krugman’s
We could make bold predictions about the coming year, recognizing that we probably will not be taken to account a year from now if the predictions aren’t true. People don’t…
Trump’s First Year: Stocks Up, Regulations Down
Certainly, President Trump is an imperfect human being. He comes off as a narcissistic bully and some of his many tweets are immature and politically naïve. He lacks his predecessor’s…
Tax Reform: A Recipe for Faster Growth
While one of the longest economic recoveries in U.S. history is still taking place, the current economic expansion has been disappointingly dull. Keynesians in the Obama administration claimed that 2%…
Tax Reform Will Boost the Economy, Consumer Income
We’ve frequently blamed the low growth of the U.S. economy on the tax code and excessive regulation, which have both been targets of the Trump Administration. The current U.S. tax…
Be Thankful
Listening to media reports, you would think the world is falling apart. Google “Donald Trump” along with “end of world” and you’ll get 68.8 million results. Try “climate change” with…
Fed Report Shows Income Inequality Increasing
The Federal Reserve Board, which has done more than anyone in history to increase income inequality, has just issued a new report on income inequality. That the inequality gap is…
Freeing the Internet
For nearly two decades, the Internet has been capitalism’s engine, driving the creation of the country’s largest and most successful companies. Amazon, Google, Uber, Airbnb, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and…
Pick One: More Government or Lower Taxes
What’s the best way to boost economic growth – more government spending or lower taxes? Government spending is the Keynesian approach, which was taken over the past eight years. Build…