3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (291+ words) Americans are already facing a difficult housing market in which buying a home or making renovations has become more expensive. Even something as basic as replacing a kitchen countertop now carries a higher price tag than it did a few…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (487+ words) As far as economics is concerned, we have certain things that aren't that far apart." "President Donald Trump on Bernie Sanders and proposals to take equity stakes in AI companies, June 2026. Since bursting onto the policy scene, debate over artificial…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (135+ words) Inflation is now more than double the Federal Reserve's target. The Iran war heated up again. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from vending stands to taconite. Highlights from last week's new final regulations: And from last week's proposed regulations: For…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (312+ words) Despite the rhetorical pivot to affordability, supporters of climate policy can't help but take us in the opposite direction. Their entire agenda is based on the premise that fossil fuels " the coal, oil and natural gas that provide about 80% of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (322+ words) The Consumer Price Index report for May shows inflation rose 0. 5 percent across all sectors, with energy continuing to be a major factor in higher prices. While the president continues to ask the Fed to lower interest rates, job and inflation…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (159+ words) AICOA would hurt consumers, introduce degraded security and privacy for users, and, ironically, diminish the ability of US tech companies, both large and small, to compete. Rather than imagine what all of that would look like, we need only look…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (640+ words) As wars and skirmishes escalate, the risks to commerce increase and are reflected in market prices. In past conflicts, shipping firms faced soaring premiums as insurers incorporated risk, yet insurance was still generally available. In the current conflict with Iran,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (302+ words) Last week I participated in a National Association of Scholars event on the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. The event was part of their series of 1776-themed programming. An earlier session covered the Declaration of Independence, and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (694+ words) My CEI colleagues Iain Murray and Ryan Young wrote in 2018 that tariffs benefit "domestic producers and the politicians they support," at the expense of "everybody else in the economy." If it were only that obvious to everyone. Instead, protectionists have…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (202+ words) In this week's episode we cover promising new classroom technology, increasing productivity (and avoiding layoffs) with AI, and the repeal of the SEC's climate disclosure rule. Our guest this week is Thomas Savidge, research fellow at the American Institute for…...