Just the other day, I was thinking about how much I have enjoyed Sally Field’s performances through the years. I was charmed by her earliest parts: her winsome performances opposite leading men Jeff Bridges (Stay Hungry) and Burt Reynolds (Smokey and the Bandit, its first sequel, and its assorted copycats). Then, without losing her spunk […]

Social media erupted last week with controversy surrounding the New York Giants’ second-year signal-caller, Jaxson Dart. His crime? Introducing President Donald Trump at a May 22 speech. This week, Green Bay Packers star Josh Jacobs was charged with strangling his girlfriend — a far less offensive act in the eyes of the liberal media, apparently. […]

David Ricardo’s theory of comparative advantage is counterintuitive, and a lot of people struggle with it. Most of us can see why free trade works in the interest of competitive countries. How, though, can it be in the interest of less efficient places? Why wouldn’t all the jobs go to the more productive trading partner? […]

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to fight “teen takeovers” in his city but he is going the wrong, indeed ridiculous, way about it. He thinks he should fix the problem by taxing social media companies and using the revenue to fund more programs for teenagers. Yeah, that’ll work! His aldermen sensibly wanted to authorize stricter […]