Learn how price controls affect the economy with types, real-world examples, and the pros and cons of government-mandated price floors and ceilings.

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Karl Marx famously said that history repeats itself first as tragedy, then as farce. Vice President Kamala Harris is bringing that aphorism to life by putting price controls at the center of her ...

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 ...

“We support efforts to lower the price of medicines and improve patient access, but these efforts must be grounded in market-based principles that respect free enterprise and foster future medical ...

Complex problems are rarely solved by a simple stroke of a pen. President Donald Trump's proposal to enact a most-favored-nation policy for drug pricing in the United States will do more harm than ...

History has a short memory. In recent weeks, as Vice President Kamala Harris’s policy proposals sparked a national conversation about price-controls, that phenomenon is on full display. Price-controls ...

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 ...

With prices of hotels and short-term rentals soaring in Southern California due to the recent devastating wildfires, “price-gouging” has once again become a buzzword. With inflation already one of ...

Ever since college, I have subscribed to the Enlightenment view of the world, which is based on the belief that knowledge mostly moves forward. Experimentation and scholarship produce facts and ...