The Open Market Blog

• By: Fran Smith
• 01/08/2008

A Reuters article today quoted a range of investment officials who expressed concern over the protectionist and pro-tax rhetoric of many of the Presidential…

• By: Doug Bandow
• 01/08/2008

Government always has been pretty good in handling blunt, simple tasks: bombing cities into ruins, for instance. But if any nuance or sophistication is required,…

• By: Doug Bandow
• 01/08/2008

Americans like to believe that they are a free people, certainly freer than the Europeans. And the U.S. economy has been much more vibrant than…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/07/2008

Last week John did an excellent job of putting recent unemployment numbers in historical perspective. Some market observers seem to be freaking out because…

• By: Christine Hall
• 01/07/2008

Guess what? Now you can run out and buy some eco-friendly fashion. Today’s DC Examiner explains how some designers are trying to make clothes…

• By: William Yeatman
• 01/07/2008

European governments are paying close attention to negotiations in Abuja, Nigeria, where Russian officials are trying to access the host country’s sizable natural gas…