Deirdre N. McCloskey Roughly speaking, there are only two ways of changing someone’s behavior. Either you persuade him, with words or money, or
Solveig Singleton Merchants pay fees to debit card networks (called “swipe” or “interchange” fees) each time a consumer uses a card. In 2010,
Alfredo Carrillo Obregon For nearly a decade, the conventional wisdom in Washington has been that protectionism is good for electoral politics. Most notably,
Adam N. Michel The most common response I hear when discussing the historical experimentation, failure, and repeal of global wealth taxes is, “What
Tad DeHaven Yesterday, the Commerce Department announced equity stakes in four more private companies. That brings the total to 40 announced or completed
Walter Olson The US Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit against the state of Alaska seeking to enjoin certification of a winner
David J. Bier The White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)—the president’s in-house think tank—released a report this month that purported to find
Colleen Hroncich In most areas of life, when something isn’t working, we look for a better option. In K–12 education, though, children are
Michael F. Cannon Dana Goldman is a top-notch health economist and the founding director of the University of Southern California’s Schaeffer Institute for
