The oil market doesn’t need an intervention
In late spring, oil prices dipped below zero for the first time ever. Futures contracts for May delivery traded as low as negative $37 a barrel, as producers and speculators…
The Costs Of Regulation And Centralization In Health Care
Introduction The overall goal of US health care reform is to broaden access for all Americans to high-quality medical care at lower cost. In response to a large uninsured population…
The Marketplace Drives Prices Down and Quality Up
Unexpected expenses are never welcome and no one likes a costly surprise. So it’s no wonder that there is a lot of talk in Washington and Congress about “protecting” patients…
A slippery slope in bringing criminal charges in pipeline probe
In his final attempt to torpedo Pennsylvania’s Mariner East 2 pipeline, now-former Chester County District Attorney Thomas Hogan filed criminal charges against security contractors hired to secure pipeline construction sites.…
Four Cheers for Capitalism in a Time of COVID
When future historians tell the story of this pandemic, I hope American capitalism is not so despised and maligned by the professoriate that they leave out the pivotal role private enterprise…
60 Plus Association: Coalition Letter Urging Opposition to Price Controls on the Healthcare System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 10 — The 60 Plus Association issued the following letter: To: President Donald J. Trump, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20500; The Honorable Alex M. Azar, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200…
How Advocates of ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ Distort Shareholder Power
Many years ago now, Milton Friedman explained something that should never have needed explaining, when, writing for the New York Times Magazine, he reminded his readers what —and whom — a company is meant to…
Can America Achieve a “Future Without Waste”?
America used to be the place where, as Emerson is said to have observed, the person building the better mousetrap could be assured the world would beat a path to…
Even the Washington Post Agrees that a USPS Bailout Makes No Sense. So What’s Next to Fix the Post Office?
As pressure mounts on Congress to bail out the U.S. Postal Service to the tune of $85 billion in total relief, the USPS needs to show its hand and prove to America…
Coronavirus Authoritarianism Is Getting Out of Hand
It’s reasonable to assume that the vast majority of Americans process news and data, and calculate that self-quarantining, wearing masks, and social distancing make sense for themselves, their families, and the…
The Dems and climate change: a ship of fools!
One of the pillars of the internationalist world view that is solemnly proclaimed by the establishment is the dogma of climate change – what it is and how to fix…
A California-style Brexit
Are California Democrats—responsible for the state’s new anti-gig-worker law, AB5—so out of touch that they’re not aware of the growing anger of their constituents? It appears so. Since AB5 took effect…
Bipartisan health care fix misses mark
America’s health care system is still a mess. The Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama’s signature legislative achievement, has sparked continued increases in premiums and deductibles while failing to bend the…
Three issues the Dems own: Wealth Gap, Health Care, and Climate Change
On most of the issues highlighting the 2020 campaign, the Republicans have a great story, especially the economy, law enforcement, foreign policy (including trade), national security, energy, and job creation.…
USPS Neglects Its Priorities and Starts Off 2020 with Another Massive Loss
Frontiers of Freedom expressed great alarm this week over the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) latest financial results which showed $748 million in losses during the first quarter of FY 2020. George Landrith,…