Publications

There are multiple non-human-caused factors that affect Arctic sea ice: Here two of them.

President Trump hopes to make tariffs great again. But economists learned several lessons from the past big tariff push in the 1930s. Here are some of those lessons.

Welfare recipients need jobs and employers need workers, especially now. Gov. Scott Walker has one solution for both problems.

If Democratic leadership thinks the way to respond to the Republican tax cut is to argue for tax increases, they may be throwing Republicans just the lifeline they need for the midterm elections.

Trump can have a strong, growing economy, or he can reduce the trade deficit, but historically it is very unlikely he can do both.

Nancy Pelosi isn’t the only one who is out-of-touch and doesn’t understand economics.

Opening the door to tariffs means that every company and industry that can't or won't compete will head to Washington, checkbook in hand, hoping to use the power of government to protect them. 

Three reasons why we should cheer the fact that China is importing liquefied natural gas.

President Trump has proposed replacing part of the food stamp program with a box of nutritious food. The idea is well worth considering, especially as a state demonstration project. 

When government charges a dedicated fee (or tax), the money should go for that purpose—especially when people's lives may depend on it—and not be siphoned off for unrelated purposes.