Politics

Jamaica could have a bright future, but its insistence on pursuing reparations from the West will surely derail any progress the country has made.

Contrary to propaganda from unions and the maritime industry, the Jones Act creates hardships and is helping to drag down the US economy. The only proper outcome is to repeal it immediately.

Politicians claim to support measures to make life more affordable for people, but the reality is that taxes are the number one expense for most people.

Proponents of high capital gains taxes believe they fall heavily upon wealthy investors, therefore, they are an act of justice. In reality, these taxes hinder capital formation and economic growth, and the harm falls mainly upon those who are not wealthy.

What we often call pollution is really a property rights problem. 

Populists have spent the past decade rebelling against a political system they correctly recognize as rigged. But they keep focusing on its surface-level symptoms while ignoring the institution at its center.

In the name of safety, the European Union is attempting to regulate AI despite the fact that its regulators are woefully ignorant about how to do that job effectively.

If we’ve been at war with Iran for 47 years, Ronald Reagan was a coward and a traitor. To be consistent, mainstream national conservatives using such language about Iran ought to condemn one of their heroes; otherwise, they don’t believe their own rhetoric.

If we’ve been at war with Iran for 47 years, Ronald Reagan was a coward and a traitor. To be consistent, mainstream national conservatives using such language about Iran ought to condemn one of their heroes; otherwise, they don’t believe their own rhetoric.

Norway’s new monarch may prove to be an effective leader, but we are reminded that his hereditary privilege is being financially supported by involuntary taxes.