People in the United States enjoy levels of consumption 50 percent above the average for developed nations.
Daily Analysis
Measuring the Economic Damage of the Biden Fiscal Plan
The likely economic impact of President Biden’s so-called Build Back Better plan to expand the welfare state.
Economic Backsliding by China, Part II
China appears to be moving further left on the industrial policy spectrum.
The Negative Relationship between Welfare and Work
Why work at all if the governments provides enough goodies?
Reagan, Biden, and the Facts on Government Spending
Butchering facts in pursuit a big-government agenda.
Five Visuals to Understand the Biden-Pelosi Tax Plan
This is not good news for America’s entrepreneurs.
Political Alchemy, Part II: Turning Spending Increases into Tax Cuts
Spending is spending.
Great Moments in Foreign Government
Governments piss away money in very interesting and novel ways.
High Implicit Tax Rates Trap Poor People in the Quicksand of Government Dependency
Redistribution programs can result in very high implicit tax rates
Thomas Sowell, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and the Limits of Regulation
The value of cost-benefit analysis.