Three Ways to Speed Recovery from the Economic Crisis

Chile, like many other countries, needs to do this: cut taxes, deregulate, and limit spending

Testing Deregulation Can Help Fight COVID-19

Many argue that unregulated markets would fail due to lack of consumer knowledge, or information asymmetry.…

Deregulation Is the Path to Increasing the Supply of Medical Services

If we're serious about increasing the capacity of our medical institutions, free trade and deregulation offer…

Las Vegas Strip now a ghost town

The COVID-19 depression will expose the Las Vegas convention center bubble for what it is: a…

COVID-19 Is Forcing Governments to Admit Their Regulations Aren’t Really Necessary

It is, of course, entirely possible that the coronavirus will create a lasting paradigm shift toward…

How Government Makes a Pandemic More Deadly

From trade barriers to disastrous government regulations, government intervention has crippled society's ability to respond well…

How to Think About the Fed Now

The Fed is, in effect, a lawless economic government unto itself. It is the lender of…

Decentralization and Privatization Haven’t Gone Far Enough in Coronavirus Testing

But this isn't uncharacteristic of the FDA—its snail's-pace approval process regularly restricts many Americans from accessing…

The US Labor Market Will Heal Faster Than the European One

The key to recovering jobs quickly and efficiently is the combination of a flexible labor market,…

Government Victims and Entreprenurial Failure: Two Types of Conoranvirus Bankruptcies

The coronavirus crisis has unleashed two types of bankruptcies that are very different, have different causes,…

Thanks to Lockdowns, State and Local Tax Revenues Are Plummeting

State and local government budgets are in danger of collapsing. This will impel politicians to find…

Why Americans Don’t Have Any Savings

Central bankers think too much saving is a problem that must be solved with more money…

This Isn’t Your Usual Demand-Shock Recession

This recession involves a big supply shock, which means that stimulus-fed consumption will bring capital consumption,…

In an Age of Pandemics We Need More Freedom to Trade, Not Less

It is thanks to global trade that we now have access to many more resources for…

The Fed’s Balance Sheet Skyrockets as It Doubles Down on Inflating Asset Prices

The Fed's portfolio is now 35 percent larger from the time the Fed promised to "taper"…