The CHIPS Act Is Corporate Welfare Disguised as Industrial Policy
Industrial policy is making a comeback. For those of you under the age of 50, this is just another term for corporate welfare—a lovely name for the unlovely practice of …
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Don’t Give U.S. Chipmakers a $76 Billion Government Handout
Staying a step ahead of China is a recurring theme in U.S. foreign policy. Yet the most expansive effort on the table right now to keep China in check sadly …
Left’s Latest Health Care Scheme Will Worsen Inflation, The Deficit, And Your Insurance
A new report illustrates the effects of an extension of the increase in Obamacare subsidies Democrats enacted last year as ‘Covid relief.’ The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online …
Crony Capitalism Is Apparently Business-Friendly
It seems that in North Carolina, cronyism is a bipartisan virtue. A new report by CNBC lists North Carolina as America’s Top State for Business, based on a wide range …
Taxpayers To Be Billed a Billion Dollars for Buffalo Bills’ New Stadium
The NFL’s Buffalo Bills are probably most well-known for losing four consecutive Super Bowls in the late 1980s and early ’90s—a remarkable accomplishment ultimately overshadowed by historic failure. Now, the …
Massive Subsidies Won’t Solve the Semiconductor Supply Chain Crisis
On the same day that the White House kick-started an effort to get Congress to approve billions in new subsidies for American chipmakers, and the Commerce Department published a long-awaited …
How Government Devastated Minor League Baseball
It’s family Sunday FunDay here at Coney Island’s Maimonides Park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones. For the low price of $18, enjoy the up-close views of future New York Mets …
Luongo: Energy Subsidies, Bitcoin, & The Socialist Takeover That Isn’t
Luongo: Energy Subsidies, Bitcoin, & The Socialist Takeover That Isn’t Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, “When you subsidize something, you get more of it.” – …
House Democrats’ Tax Bill Lavishes Subsidies on Local News
House Democrats are keen to raise taxes on corporations, high-income earners, and users of vaping products to pay for their $3.5 trillion spending bill. But they’re cutting local newspapers some …
Egypt’s Bread Subsidies May Bring Millions To The Brink Of Starvation
Egypt’s Bread Subsidies May Bring Millions To The Brink Of Starvation Authored by Dave Albin via The Mises Institute, In Egypt, the recent announcement that bread prices, long subsidized for …