Capitolism
Every Wednesday, Scott Lincicome deciphers and explains how otherwise incomprehensible economic policies affect everyday Americans.
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Some of My Big 2024 Questions
Will we avoid a recession? Will China’s recovery continue to fizzle? Is this the year for AI? And more.
Japanic! at the Steelco
U.S. Steel gives American protectionists just what they wanted … good and hard.
A Great Year for Free Market Capitalism in Film
Five movies that captured the thrill and agony of markets, dynamism, risk, and competition.
Washington Has Lost the (Updated) Script on China
Xi Jinping’s China is not nearly the unstoppable economic powerhouse that many predicted.
Of Course Thanksgiving Is the Best Holiday
Rigorous analysis reveals the undeniable superiority of stuffing, football, and gratitude.
A Clear-Eyed Look at Our Demographic Future
An aging U.S. population presents real, but manageable, challenges—if we’re willing to act.
The New Right Gets Mugged by an Old Reality
Economic nationalists champion interventionism, but they’re waking up to a harsh fact: Political opponents can wield it too.
The System Keeps Working (and the Alternative Is Predictably Failing)
‘Weaponizing globalization’ is a lot harder than it sounds.
The ‘Race-to-the-Bottom’ Myth Needs to Die
Globalization helps the world’s least developed countries.
Could Today’s Katalin Karikó Come to America?
The U.S. immigration system makes it too costly and time consuming for highly skilled immigrants to live and work here.
Americans’ Grim Views of the Decent U.S. Economy Are Perfectly Understandable
High prices for food and gas and elevated interest rates are more visible than more encouraging big-picture indicators.
The UAW (and Bidenomics) vs. Economic Reality
How policy fuels a needless conflict that may have no long-term winners.
The Farm Bill Is a Case Study in What’s Wrong With Washington
Just because legislation is bipartisan doesn’t make it good.