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National Review praises Google antitrust ruling
Editors at National Review Online tout a recent court ruling favoring a major tech company. A federal judge has declined to force Google to sell its Chrome browser. Last year,…
Creative destruction
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Barbie: The New Spokeswoman for Capitalism
Lately, my social media feeds have been full of Barbie-branded memes, AI-generated photos that you can put a picture of yourself and “become an instant Barbie,” and pink. Lots and…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
N.C. Sets News Record for Businesses Created in Single Year
With more than a quarter left in the 2021 calendar, the state already has surpassed its record for the most new businesses created in a single year. That’s according to…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Happy 80th birthday, Fred Smith
Competitive Enterprise Institute founder and Chairman Emeritus Fred Smith celebrated his 80th birthday over the weekend. To mark the occasion, we revisit timeless observations from his 2014 interview with CarolinaJournal.com.…
Regulation
Cato Institute Promotes JLF’s “HeadLocke” Podcast on Overlawyered Website
This week, the Cato Institute promoted the John Locke Foundation’s “HeadLocke No. 67” on its “Overlawyered” website, which focusses on the high costs of America’s legal system. This episode of…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Cato columnist pans Trump’s Amazon attack
Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute explains at National Review Online why he believes President Trump should drop his attack on Amazon. The big problem with Trump’s view of Amazon…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
If You Love Creative Destruction, Then Cheer For McMahon’s XFL
Think the idea of a new XFL is folly? Think Vince McMahon is crazy? Think the XFL can’t possibly compete with the NFL? You may be right. It couldn’t the…
Regulation
Walter Williams emphasizes the freedom to work
Walter Williams‘ latest column at Human Events focuses on government rules that restrict people’s ability to earn a livelihood. If a person wants to go into business as a taxicab…
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Barron’s ‘Economic Beat’ writer seeks more creative destruction
Gene Epstein explains for Barron’s readers why the American economy could use more “creative destruction.” How is the U.S. economy doing? It depends on what you’re comparing it to. Compared…
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Emmett Tyrrell on the success of Thales Academy here
American Spectator founder Emmett Tyrrell’s latest column, “Comes the Liberation” observes that the federal government has gotten into all manner of things it should have stayed out of. One of…
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Shlaes says we often overestimate disaster recovery
Amity Shlaes documents for National Review Online readers a new study that challenges popular misconceptions about government intervention after disasters. We often tend to overrate the quality of post-disaster intervention.…
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Forbes magazine plugs Schumpeter’s ‘creative destruction’
In a cover feature dubbed “The Best Investment Advice of All Time,” the latest Forbes magazine plugs a number of important economic lessons, including Joseph Schumpeter‘s most famous pronouncement. Schumpeter’s…