Tag: free markets
Jan 19, 2026
The White House has recently called for a one-year cap that would limit credit-card interest rates to 10 percent. Capping interest rates is an age-old idea that always sounds good in hard times. The argument is simple. Interest rates feel painfully high, families are...
May 19, 2025
When headlines coming out of Washington sound like something for legal scholars or political commentators, it’s easy to assume they have nothing to do with your investments, your retirement account, or your household budget. Sometimes, that assumption is wrong. On May...
Apr 29, 2019
Capitalism and Its CriticsWatch this video on YouTube Is capitalism broken? Increasing numbers of Americans, particularly younger adults, seem to think so. This idea is part of the motivation for those who, as discussed in last week’s column, are turning toward...
