Capital Matters

Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) The week of March 28: the ESG swamp, tax, inflation, social mobility, the pandemic, and much, much more. It’s probably time for me to write…

(Mark Makela/Reuters) The week of January 31: Starbucks, inflation, China, and more. I was wondering what to write about this week when a politician spilled (metaphorically speaking) a cup of coffee all over my screen. As so…

(Ryan McVay/The Image Bank/Getty Images) The week of January 24: the purpose of a corporation, 'social purpose' capitalism, Ukraine, energy policy, and more. The rise of stakeholder capitalism has focused attention on the question of…

(Cemile Bingol/Getty Images) The week of October 25: chaos, energy, inflation, taxation, stagflation, and much, much more (little of it good). Omnishambles is a neologism first used in the BBC political satire The Thick of Itin 2009.…

Is there anyone left in the White House who even notices the complete absence of pro-growth, pro-jobs policies? NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE A t some point, you have to ask whether Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are even trying anymore…

This is among the most wrongheaded, poorly designed tax proposals in recent memory. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he last time the White House put Treasury secretary Janet Yellen in front of television cameras, she was tasked with defending a…

Attendees cheer at the Tea Party Patriots ‘Exempt America from Obamacare’ rally at the U.S. Capitol in 2013. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) A Tea Party II opposed to socialism would have much more appeal than a Tea Party opposed to big…

New townhomes under construction in Tampa, Fla., May 5, 2021. (Octavio Jones/Reuters) How deregulation can help solve our housing shortage A recent Wall Street Journal article painted a grim picture of the housing market. “Construction…

President Joe Biden speaks about his $2 trillion infrastructure plan during an event to tout the plan at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center in Pittsburgh, Penn., March 31, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) The week of June 28, 2021:…

(kieferpix/Getty Images) The week of June 14: stakeholder capitalism and fascism, tax leaks, antitrust, and much, much, more. The leftist objectives of “woke capitalism,” a phenomenon which is intertwined with “socially…