Great Recession

Energy Dominance: America’s New Shale Revolution

They said fracking was finished. Now a new shale technology is set to drive year-after-year gains in U.S. production, powering the free world, slashing…

Nov 20 • Rod D. Martin

Scott Bessent: The Fed’s New “Gain-of-Function” Monetary Policy

The Treasury Secretary says that overuse of nonstandard policies, mission creep, and institutional bloat are threatening the central bank’s monetary…

Sep 17 • Guest Author

Europe’s "Great Power" Dream is in Tatters

Don't fear the "rising European superpower". It never was, and never will be.

Aug 7 • Guest Author

John Mauldin: Xi’s Big Mistake

Didi's IPO disaster is the tip of a very large iceberg.

Jul 16, 2021 • John Mauldin

Xi Jinping’s Totalitarian Regime Cannot Coexist With the Democratic World

China is no longer on the trajectory of previous Asia tigers and its economy will shrink if the Communist Party remains in power.

Jul 7, 2021 • Guest Author

The Economic Model That Made China Rich Is Nearing Its Expiration Date

The only thing more ambitious than Beijing’s goals is its time frame.

Aug 9, 2018 • Guest Author

Fact or Fiction: Is China’s Holding of US Debt a Source of Leverage?

If China uses its holdings of U.S. debt as a “financial weapon,” it would deliver damaging wounds to the Chinese economy, while having a relatively…

Dec 30, 2016 • Guest Author

Weaker Than It Looks, Russia Falls Into Old Habits

Though still assertive, Russia is no longer acting from a position of strength.

Oct 26, 2016 • Guest Author

Truth Hurts: The Minimum Wage Hike's Victims

Hiking the minimum wage killed almost as many low-end jobs as did the economic collapse.

Jan 12, 2016 • Guest Author

Four Years of Dodd-Frank Damage

Dodd-Frank is a non-cure that's proving to be far worse than the disease. It must be repealed.

Jul 21, 2014 • Guest Author

Did House Republicans Sell Us Out?

Faithfulness is not so much the issue as competence.

Jan 3, 2013 • Rod D. Martin

By The Numbers: Does Obama Deserve Re-Election?

Oct 18, 2012 • Rod D. Martin

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