John Tamny

John Tamny is a popular speaker and author in the U.S. and around the world. His speech topics include "Government Barriers to Economic Growth," "Why Washington and Wall Street are Better Off Living Apart," and more.

U2, Pauli ‘The PSM’ Lovejoy, and the Marvel That Is Las Vegas Sphere

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That James Dolan is the money behind Las Vegas Sphere is a pretty loud reminder that few initially thought the idea worthy. To attend a concert there is to see what a miracle Dolan backed. Love or hate Las Vegas, no one would say it lacks entertainment options. Yet the Sphere experience manages to pull 20,000+ each concert night away from all the other options. With good reason.

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The Incredibly High Cost of Errant Capital Allocations

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As always there are no price controls, there are just shortages. Place President Biden’s rhetorical attacks on “junk fees” in the price control category, along with the CFPB’s regulatory attacks. Nothing is free. Yet the CFPB wants to bring down the $32 charged for late payments on credit cards to $8. Someone will pay for this. Readers can guess who.

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If Javier Milei Trusts the Markets, He Doesn’t Need to ‘Dollarize’

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This will cause some heads to explode within the various free-market and interventionist religions, but market forces born of production decide which currencies circulate, not central banks or presidents. Which means Javier Milei is wise to not dollarize.

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Yo U.S. Protectionists, How Goes the ‘Ban’ On Chip Sales In China?

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Napoleon “did not realize until it was too late that the only closed political economy is the world economy. Britain could not be starved into submission by blockade unless she were totally cut off from the world. As long as Britain could trade with any nation outside France, it was thus trading indirectly with France.”—Jude

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