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Musk has usurped congressional power and initiated the dismantling of agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

State Antimonopoly Enforcement Must Be a Guardian of American Democracy. Here’s How.

Daniel A. Hanley

April 10, 2025

The abandoned Bethlehem Steel plant's gas blowing room. (Source: Abandoned America)

The Failed Assumptions of Free Trade

Mark Glick and Gabriel Lozada

April 02, 2025

Rep. Ben Cline has introduced a bill eliminating the Federal Trade Commission.

The Zero Agency Act

Darren Bush

April 01, 2025

Napheesa Collier celebrates a win with young WNBA fans.

The WNBA Labor Dispute Is Just Another Choice Made by the NBA

David Berri

March 27, 2025

President Trump announced a partnership between SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, and MGX called “Stargate,” named after the sci-fi franchise.

Should The Government Subsidize Artificial Intelligence?

Dylan Gyauch-Lewis

March 05, 2025

Former Attorney General John Mitchell (via Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs)

Look At What Courts Do, Not What They Say

Peter Carstensen

February 22, 2025

Chair Andrew Ferguson has been tweeting a lot since taking the helm of the FTC.

Is the New FTC Chairman Truly Pro-Enforcement?

Darren Bush

February 19, 2025

Successful firms are firing workers to appease Wall Street. (Getty Images)

What Obligation Does a Successful Employer Owe Its Workers?

Hal Singer

February 19, 2025

Charlie Baker, president of the NCAA, recently negotiated the television rights for a bundle of college sports.

The NCAA Proves Adam Smith Right

David Berri

February 08, 2025

Sadly, all the charged rhetoric surrounding the UHG CEO shooting has distracted attention away from the real diagnosis here. What ails the American health care system is structural.

We Are Living in the UnitedHealth Group System. And That’s a Bad Thing.

Venu Julapalli

January 29, 2025

Long lines form at Park City amid a ski patrol strike on Dec. 29, 2024. (Mariah Maynes/KSL NewsRadio)

When Market Forces Can’t Be Counted on to Protect Skiers

Hal Singer

January 10, 2025

Free trade deals caused many U.S. factories to close, sending jobs oversees and voters away from the Democratic Party. (Image: Getty)

The Neoliberal Critique of Trump’s Tariffs Finds Little Support in Economics or Among Voters

Hal Singer

December 13, 2024