Capitalism is creative destruction, international trade isn’t any different. Singling it out as the one cause of destruction doesn’t make sense. It is also factually incorrect, trade isn’t responsible for […]
The new government has announced a wave of deregulation. There is a simple reason for the increase in regulation, which is the increase in complexity of modern economies. Markets are […]
The incoming Trump government looks set on making considerable changes in US energy policy. The main planks look to be substantial deregulation and a shift in emphasis towards fossil fuels. […]
Healthcare is the single biggest sector of the economy, and it’s also the main job creator. The US has a particularly expensive healthcare system, which negatively affects the economy in […]
According to Larry Kudlow, there is no mystery why the American economy is performing subpar – it is Obamacare which destroys growth, jobs and investment. On closer inspection, many of […]
Analysis of commercially available rice imported into the US has revealed it contains levels of lead far higher than regulations suggest are safe. Some samples exceeded the “provisional total tolerable […]
At first it seemed preposterous. The hypothesis was so exotic that I laughed. The rise and fall of violent crime during the second half of the 20th century and first […]
Finally there seems to be some reason for optimism on productivity improvements in the public sector..
The US can avoid some of the Japanese mistakes..