A new proposal suggests freezing prices on staple foods — but economists warn price controls could bring shortages and other unintended consequences.

Earlier this year, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, correctly noted that “American economic superiority means cutting China off from American ingenuity and halting the subsidization of [Chinese Communist ...

The House of Representatives just passed a resolution condemning the “horrors of socialism” by a 285 to 98 margin. All the no votes were cast by Democrats indicating that a majority of the members ...

With the help of its legislature and four successive governors, Connecticut has become a key hub for bioscience. Google the word “CT biotech” and the number of recent news articles about successful ...

Legislation to restrict assessment of credit card interchange fees has been proposed in multiple states this year, but is unlikely to pass in any. Progressive Democrats like Senator Bernie Sanders ...

For decades, America’s drug-price debate has centered on a fundamental tension: How do policymakers encourage expensive research and development, while ensuring that companies keep final prices ...

The Trump administration has done a good job with promoting a free-market approach in many of its policies. However, they have taken a completely different tact to reduce prescription drug prices in ...

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders each want to pass federal legislation to cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent. If those two very different guys agree on something, it must be a good idea.

President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) recently that will effectively place price controls on drugs that are purchased by patients in the United States. The EO allows the Secretary of ...

Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, she is author of “An Economist Walks Into a Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to ...