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In modern American politics, people are prepared to argue that nearly every price increase is the product of greed, consolidation, or conspiracy. However, higher prices alone are not always evidence o ...

The fact that it is not Texas or Florida that had the highest rate of population growth due to net domestic migration over the past two years, but South Carolina, comes as a surprise to many. Though t ...

Consumers are about to pay the price for Illinois' swipe fee law. The state's controversial Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA) aims to reduce costs, but will instead shift th ...

This country could use a new Ronald Reagan. Majestic, uplifting rhetoric sells. I like President Donald Trump's ball-busting style. I like that he's transparent and doesn't ...

Nothing destroys confidence in a regulatory agency faster than the perception that it has lost sight of its mission. The Food and Drug Administration exists not merely to keep unsafe drugs off the mar ...

Government spending is the biggest, most economy-sapping tax of all. While Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will work at all sorts of tax rates, none can work and innovate without capital. Go ...

On May 12, the Senate Agriculture Committee is set to explore the reasons behind the global food crisis and will no doubt look for solutions. Senators will seek answers from these witnesses ...

In 2012, Ted Cruz won the Texas Senate race by campaigning as a "Tea Party" Republican who would take his oath to uphold the Constitution seriously. This meant opposing legislati ...

From the earliest days of RealClearMarkets (2007), your editor has tried to banish the word "bubble" from all titles in the center column. The effort wasn't completely successful sin ...

Saturday, I woke up to the news that Spirit Airlines had canceled every flight and begun an orderly wind-down of operations. Seventeen thousand people--pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, ramp ...