The Surest Sign of Tight Credit? When Central Banks Go to Zero
There’s no such thing as “easy money” or “costless credit” contra what readers are told with great regularity by economists and their enablers in the commentariat. Evidence supporting this statement of the obvious can most…
The National Security Angle With TikTok Is Bogus. This Is Industrial Policy
“Let many ideas flourish as industrial policy doesn’t work.” Those are the words of the excellent Andy Kessler in his latest Wall Street Journal opinion piece. Policymakers should embrace Kessler’s logic, all the while applying it to their shameful…
“MMT” Is Basically a Left-Wing Variant of the Austrian School
Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is something only economists could have dreamed up. It’s the laughable view that governments can spend without limit so long as they’re the sole issuer of their country’s currency. Except for…
Without a Stable Dollar, Trump’s BRICS Demands Will Be Toothless
“We require a commitment from those countries that they will neither create a new BRICS currency, nor back any other currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs, and should…
The Crucial Difference Between High W-2 Income and Equity Wealth
Fairfax (VA) and Montgomery (MD) counties are routinely at or near the top among U.S. counties on the matter of per capita income. The politically focused use the latter for political purposes. Get it? Federal…
The Unseen Economics Lesson Within the Beauty of Montecito, CA
Last week, and while walking toward the Pavilions grocery store at the Montecito Country Mart, I passed by Clic. Its website describes it as “a globally acclaimed home décor and lifestyle brand.” Its signage lists…
Price-Controlled Credit Cards Would Be Brutal for Retailers
Every so often it’s worth reminding readers what a miracle shopping is. Would-be buyers walk into businesses staffed by employees and owners who haven’t a faint clue about them, only to emerge from those same…
We Need ‘MAGA’ Companies To Power the Next Stock-Market Boom
Stocks are at record highs. More encouraging, if President Trump keeps the same focus on the Dow during his second term as he did his first, the record-setting closings of today should pale in comparison…
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