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Swamponomics: Chinese Coffee and a Glass of Orange Juice

Coffee, orange juice, and a black market haircut.

by Andrew Moran | Apr 5, 2020 | Business News, Columns

Luckin Coffee was an up-and-coming business that attempting to overtake...

Coronavirus: Has It Taught Us the Government Is a Nuisance?

The government is loosening restrictions in a crisis. So did we need them to begin with?

by Andrew Moran | Apr 4, 2020 | Articles, Business News, Healthcare, Politics, Social Issues

Without the government, who will protect us from hand sanitizer, alcohol home...

Coronavirus Kills 701k US Jobs in March

The labor market was decimated by COVID-19 in March. Is more bloodshed coming?

by Andrew Moran | Apr 3, 2020 | Articles, Business News, Economic Affairs News, Social Issues

Despite a few hiccups and a couple of causes for concern, the U.S. labor...

Burn the Shorts? In Defense of the Short Sellers

Burning the shorts in times of Coronacrisis is ignorant and interventionist.

by Andrew Moran | Apr 3, 2020 | Articles, Business News, Economic Affairs News, Social Issues

During the Sell Everything frenzy that was pervasive during the historic...

Can China Survive the Second COVID-19 Wave?

China is rebooting its economy, but the second COVID-19 wave may be a problem.

by Andrew Moran | Mar 30, 2020 | Articles, Business News, Economic Affairs News, International, Trade

China has hit the reboot button, and the world is watching. But you could call...

Brace for the COVID-19 Inflation Tsunami

Americans will need to brace for the impact of the coming inflation tidal wave.

by Andrew Moran | Mar 29, 2020 | Articles, Business News, Economic Affairs News, Taxes

The big bazookas have been fired, the printing presses are running overtime,...

General Motors, Where’s Your World War II Spirit?

GM’s reluctance to step up in the face of the COVID-19 crisis should raise national security concerns

by Dave Patterson | Mar 29, 2020 | Articles, Business News, Politics, Trump Administration

The current CEO of General Motors (G.M.) is no William Knudsen. When called...

Swamponomics: Federal Equity Stakes – Fancy Name for Socialism?

Municipal bonds, federal equity stakes, and a thank you note.

by Andrew Moran | Mar 22, 2020 | Business News, Columns, Economic Affairs News, Trump Administration

Never let a crisis go to waste? After former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel...

CA First to Suspend Evictions and Foreclosures Amid COVID-19

California was the first to take action to keep borrowers and tenants in their homes – but other states soon followed suit.

by Andrew Moran | Mar 19, 2020 | Articles, Business News, Economic Affairs News, Politics, Social Issues

U.S. state governments are taking historic action to prevent a full-blown...