American energy is booming, but more can be done.

The President is no doubt still reeling from the electoral drubbing his party took in the recent midterm elections. He shouldn’t take his anger out on the internet.

A New York Times op-ed argues that midterm elections have outlived their usefulness. Here’s why that’s wrong.

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Arguments in favor of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act start and end with tax evasion. Those who question the validity of a massive and invasive financial dragnet for the purpose of catching a few tax cheats are accused of either being a tax evader themselves or of condoning evasion. FATCA proponents recognize no legitimate […]

The great Krugtron the Invincible argues the minimum wage can be increased without much consequence. He says there’s “hardly any cost to raising it,” and that “we can raise these wages without losing lots of jobs.” Notice the weasel language. We can raise it without losing “lots” of jobs, but regardless of what he subjectively […]

Federal policies unquestionably deserve some blame for skyrocketing tuition costs. Washington subsidizes student borrowing, and colleges in turn raise prices to capture federal dollars. Higher prices put pressure on Washington to increase subsidies and the cycle repeats. But there are obviously other forces at work as well. In a typical market you would expect competition to […]