Drug pricing CMS finalizes GLOBE pilot. On September 30, CMS finalized the Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing model, a program that ties Part B drug rebates to prices paid in 19 countries. It ...

Just 29,000 jobs were added to the US economy in September 2026, according to the latest monthly government report, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent. CEI experts note this is another ...

When politicians talk about unemployment, it is worth remembering an old principle: buyer beware. The unemployment rate is a ...

Washington’s latest AI summit between Trump and tech executives was billed largely as a meeting about safety. Ultimately, it was a meeting about something more consequential: who gets to govern the ...

Today, a coalition of free market and conservative groups sent a letter to key Senate committee leaders opposing the Trump ...

I recently vacationed in Mexico. While in Mexico City, I tried to take the metro to attend a concert. At five pesos, or about ...

Many proposals for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), a digital form of the US dollar issued by the Federal Reserve, ...

Senior economist Ryan Young was cited by American Petroleum Institute regarding the consequences for a diesel export ban. As ...

In his column “Republicans’ Pre-Emptive Social Security Surrender” (Political Economics, Sept. 18), Joseph C. Sternberg makes ...

A coalition of free market and conservative organizations urged the Senate to prioritize passage this year of a regulatory reform bill called the Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act, S.252. While the ...

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates. Congress passed a Russia sanctions bill that gives President Trump more tariff authority. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from milk prices to ...

A scan of news headlines warns readers of two seemingly unrelated dangers around the globe. One is a potential shortage of missiles, interceptors, and other weapons necessary for U.S. defense. The ...