Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. Shortages are most damaging when they involve basic ...

The success of political slogans often brings forth intellectual defenders, even when the slogans themselves lack merit. Calls to “freeze the rent” and cap electricity prices before this month’s ...

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"Government intervention can cut costs in the moment," writes healthcare policy expert Sally Pipes. "But it does so at the expense of future treatments and cures." The Democrats' days in control of ...

North Carolina's economic success didn't happen by accident. It's the result of decades of policies designed to encourage investment, reward innovation, and allow markets to work. From life sciences ...

Karl Marx famously said that history repeats itself first as tragedy, then as farce. Vice President Kamala Harris is bringing that aphorism to life by putting price controls at the center of her ...

Your editorial “The Political Race for Fewer Cures” (Aug. 6) identifies an ironclad rule of economics: Price controls create shortages. In this instance, restrictions on prescription drugs will lead ...

A pattern of tightening market controls and soaring prices has culminated in an ambitious government intervention – a comprehensive plan to regulate the grain trade. North Korea finds itself in the ...

The author argues that North Carolina's economic success is due to policies that encourage private-sector growth and innovation. Government-imposed price controls, particularly on prescription ...