Tag: Free Market

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., knows all too well how big government policies get in the way of economic growth, having served as CEO of a plastics manufacturer before his election to the Senate in 2010. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

U.S. economic freedom on the decline

Jason Russell · June 11, 2015 7:35 pm

Republicans who want to beat Hillary Clinton in 2016 need to focus on a simple phrase: It's the cronyism, stupid. (AP Photo)

When battling Hillary, it’s the cronyism, stupid

Timothy P. Carney · April 21, 2015 9:00 pm

Glenn Beck speaks during the Dish Network War Of The Words at Hammerstein Ballroom on Sept. 13, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for Dish Network)

Energy and Environment

Glenn Beck: Texas won’t let me buy a Tesla

Zack Colman · April 15, 2015 4:17 pm

The free-market-promoting Competitive Enterprise Institute receives funding from the drug lobby. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Liberal mag knocks free-market think tank for NOT doing the bidding of its donors

Timothy P. Carney · February 20, 2015 8:53 pm

The Food Truck Farce

Ike Brannon · February 4, 2015 9:11 pm

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In defense of consumerism

Dan Hannan · January 19, 2015 10:00 am

Energy and Environment

Feds allow firms to export light oil

Zack Colman · December 30, 2014 4:17 pm

Energy and Environment

House fires first shot at ban on oil exports

Zack Colman · December 11, 2014 10:00 am

A poor family living in a small shack in the city center tries to survive selling fruits at a local market July 19, 2012 in Juba, South Sudan. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty images)

Africa: A tragic continent

Walter Williams · October 27, 2014 5:12 pm

A medical journal study presents evidence that the healthcare system could function as a market. (iStock Photo)

Study shows promise of consumer-driven healthcare

Philip Klein · October 27, 2014 9:00 am

Critics don't dispute the drug's effectiveness, they take issue with the cost: $1,000 per pill.

America’s other drug war

Philip Klein · September 22, 2014 9:00 am

Hedge fund honcho William Ackman and casino king Sheldon Adelson stand above the rich guy crowd as far as lobbying, according to Tess VandenDolder of In The Capital. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Sheldon Adelson and Bill Ackman: Billionaires for Big Government dominate K Street

Timothy P. Carney · September 15, 2014 3:42 pm