by Andrew F. Quinlan | Jul 19, 2019 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by RealClearMarkets on July 16, 2019. To benefit large brewers, U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) recently introduced the Aluminum Pricing Examination Act (APEX Act), which would give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 18, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
The candidates for the 2020 Democratic nomination are competing to offer the most statist agenda, with Crazy Bernie, Elizabeth Sanders, and Kamala Harris being obvious examples. But let’s not overlook Mayor Pete Buttigieg. He has a moderate demeanor, but he’s been...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 15, 2019 | Blogs
I wrote yesterday about the debate among leftists, which is partly a contest between Bernie Sanders-style socialists and Elizabeth Warren-style corporatists. Now let’s look at the debate on the right. There’s an ongoing argument over what it means to be conservative,...
by Dan Mitchell | May 23, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I’m in Sydney, Australia, but not because I’m confirming that this country will be my escape option if (when?) the United States suffers a Greek-style fiscal collapse. Instead, I’m Down Under for the annual Friedman Conference. This gives me an excuse to write about...
by Dan Mitchell | May 14, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Just last month, I wrote about Argentina’s grim economic outlook and criticized the supposed right-of-center President, Mauricio Macri, for failing to deliver any meaningful economic liberalization. And reform is desperately needed. According to Economic Freedom of...
