The Peter Principle, first published in 1968 by Laurence J. Peter, is the premise that, in a hierarchy, people rise to the level of their incompetence. That is, there’s a tendency to promote

Over the last two days of the past week, US equity markets crashed as a result of the rollout of a tariff program that was not only non-reciprocal but also applied using a

Tariffs are said to be “protective.” Domestic firms want them because they reduce the effectiveness of foreign competition. Labor unions want them because they believe they protect members’ jobs. And politicians want them

Tocsins are ringing over the Trump administration’s initial attempts to rein in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) $47 billion annual budget. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a

Tocsins are ringing over the Trump administration’s initial attempts to rein in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) $47 billion annual budget. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a

Do our current debates over DEI mean that we now have to relitigate all of America’s history? To look at recent headlines, you could be forgiven for thinking so. Recently, the Air Force was

Do our current debates over DEI mean that we now have to relitigate all of America’s history? To look at recent headlines, you could be forgiven for thinking so. Recently, the Air Force was

On March 24, Canada’s newly appointed Prime Minister Mark Carney called a snap election for April 28. If the economic record of his Liberal Party, which has been in office since Justin Trudeau’s