Daniel Sutter

The Alabama legislature kicked off its new term with a special session to increase the gas tax, a result which seemed foreordained.  Nonetheless, the gas tax raises interesting economic and political considerations.

I frequently extol the virtues of economic freedom, which generally produces prosperity and rising standards of living.  However, could economic freedom possibly be contributing to America’s opioid crisis and its tragic deaths?

Numerous prominent Democrats now support Medicare for All, the most recent proposal for a single-payer healthcare system. 

President Trump is reportedly considering former Godfather’s Pizza CEO and one-time presidential candidate Herman Cain for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. 

A group of distinguished economists, including Nobel prize winners and past Council of Economic Advisors members, recently supported a carbon tax. 

Some commentators and politicians have proposed regulating Facebook, Twitter, and Google as public utilities.  To make sense of this proposal, let’s consider the economic role of public utilities.

Several dozen Alabama school districts are offering free lunches to all students this year.

It was amusing, yesterday, to see the President of the United States with his counter-part from the EU, a Luxembourgian.

Federal judge William Alsup recently dismissed a lawsuit by Oakland and San Francisco against oil companies for costs related to global warming.  The decision is wise, regardless of whether global warming threatens humanity’s future.

Opioid abuse is taking a tremendous toll on America, with 42,000 opioid-related deaths in 2016.

Subsidizing building in risky areas is poor policy, but I think that transparency makes direct subsidies a better option.

Unfortunately, many recent college graduates report putting off buying cars or homes, saving for retirement, or marriage due to student loan debt.

Presidential tweets and a Supreme Court case have reignited the question of taxing internet sales.