Power Shock: Electricity Bills Soar, Squeezing American Budgets American households are facing an unwelcome jolt: skyrocketing electricity bills. Residential electricity rates across the United States have surged, rising more than 30% on average since 2020, a pace nearly double the…
The French Retirement Paradox: A Lesson for Social Security Reform? The looming crisis surrounding the solvency of the U.S. Social Security system demands immediate attention. While various proposals for reform are circulating, a recent observation by economist Tyler Cowen highlighting…
**Trump’s Embrace of Industrial Policy: A Break from Free-Market Principles?** For decades, the Republican Party platform has been synonymous with staunch free-market capitalism, a philosophy deeply rooted in the laissez-faire principles of Adam Smith. The “invisible hand” of the market,…
