RIP Anchor Steam, the San Francisco Brew That Saved Craft Beer in America
Anchor Brewing was sunk by the same forces that former owner Fritz Maytag helped unleash by nurturing America's craft beer revolution.
Anchor Brewing was sunk by the same forces that former owner Fritz Maytag helped unleash by nurturing America's craft beer revolution.
State and countries should make their business climates more attractive to investment, not just dole out taxpayer money.
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Government bullying won’t fix censorship caused by government bullying.
Lai's media company covered the Communist government's abuses when other Hong Kong media wouldn't.
The decision reverses a terrible previous decision by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
After losing more than $100 million in a single year, Yellow Corporation got a $700 million pandemic assistance loan from the government. It has only paid $230 on the principal.
Lordstown Motors received $24.5 million to operate an Ohio factory. G.M., the factory's previous owner, received $60 million before shuttering it.
After many failed efforts at reform, the Oregon Legislature has passed a bill allowing gas stations to designate up to half their pumps as self-service.
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Certificate of need laws hurt consumers by decreasing the supply of services, raising prices, and lowering service quality.
A much more plausible explanation is the avian flu outbreak that devastated the poultry industry last year.
The old guard titans might have been monsters. But, the HBO series warns, the young wannabes vying for power might be even worse.
If the FTC wants to know why there's such a notable lack of competition within America's baby formula market, it ought to ask other parts of the federal bureaucracy.
Sometimes he calls for freedom, and sometimes he preaches something darker.
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J.D. Vance and Co. are trying to give themselves permission to wield public power unconstitutionally.
The hard lesson that free markets are better than state control may have to be relearned.
In a new report, the Center for Economic Accountability analyzed economic development data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and there's very little to show for billions in annual spending.
According to a new Bloomberg report, Rivian has lost 93 percent of its market value since November 2021. The state of Georgia is still on the hook for as much as $1.5 billion in state incentives.
Cass says industrial policy will only work if the politicians can put aside political disagreements and partisan agendas. In other words, industrial policy will never work.
California’s experience combatting wage theft has been a headache for employers without much in the way of restitution for workers.
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Companies make decisions all the time, some of them regrettable and unfortunate, that shouldn't be any of the government's business.
In 2021, the state of Georgia made an expensive bet on an unproven company that could be headed for financial catastrophe.
The Inflation Reduction Act imposes byzantine requirements to qualify for the credits. Some automakers are simply ignoring them and finding other ways to lower prices.
FTC Chair Lina Khan has an agenda that's against big companies, not for consumer well-being.
One place where environmentalists and libertarians are on the same page
Excessive government interference in the market hurts consumers and thwarts policy goals. It also gets in the way of the government itself.
Volkswagen unveiled a cheap new electric concept car, but protectionist policies mean it's not worthwhile for the company to introduce it in the U.S.
It would result in shortages, decreases in productivity, and higher production costs affecting millions of American workers and nearly every consumer.
Plus: did the editors sing Happy Birthday to Adam Smith?
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What at first appears to be deregulation is actually economic activism in disguise.
The Democratic president is supercharging former president Trump's failed approach to domestic manufacturing.
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The higher taxes on small businesses and entrepreneurs could slow growth. Less opportunity means more tribalism and division.
American companies and consumers "bore nearly the full cost of these tariffs because import prices increased at the same rate as the tariffs."
In an attempt to create a new banquet license, a bill introduced in Utah would require every restaurant to build a wall that blocks off its private party space from the rest of the establishment.
Under the Kelo v. New London Supreme Court decision, a state can take private land to give to a private developer for almost any reason it wants.
It’s a win for self-defense rights in ongoing campaigns to conscript businesses for political causes.
Big corporations and entire industries constantly use their connections in Congress to get favors, no matter which party is in power.
When politicians manipulate industry, the public pays the price.
"The country is that divided," said one business owner. "We kind of want to be with our own people. We want to stick together."
Politicians say they want to subsidize various industries, but they sabotage themselves by weighing the policies down with rules that have nothing to do with the plans.
The legislation, which forbids shipping anything between American ports in ships that are not U.S. built and crewed, is just another a special deal that one industry has scammed out of Congress.
Politicians' go-to fixes like child tax credits and federal paid leave are known for creating disincentives to work without much impact on fertility.