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A warped approach to competition in the alcohol industry

Since President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy” two years ago, his administration has aggressively sought to combat what it sees as excessive market concentration in the U.S. economy. There is no denying that a robust competitive ...

When Nikki roared

I’m not the kind of person who cottons to the idea of “girl power.” I am woman, you will not hear me roar. I will not be seeing the “Barbie” movie. I do not believe all women. MeToo is not only a lie, it’s bad grammar. And the worst “F” word for me is Feminist. Just to get ...

AI is beginning to subtract jobs; control needed

The conventional wisdom — don’t you love it? — holds that artificial intelligence won’t cost jobs. But it will. The evidence is mounting. I say this after doing my best to divine the thinking of the AI community on jobs in my reporting. I have made three television programs on AI and ...

Medicaid drug price transparency rule is more sinister than it seems

The Biden administration claims to support price transparency in healthcare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has formally warned hundreds of hospitals to comply with federal rules requiring them to post their prices publicly. And the agency just rolled out a new rule designed to ...

Wall Street’s China risk levels rising

Chinese conglomerate and real estate developer Evergrande filed for bankruptcy protection in New York on Aug. 17. It owes bond investors $28.1 billion, including American bond investors. Losses are guaranteed. Wall Street used to love China. It was on the cusp of rivaling (and some say one ...

HOLY COW! HISTORY: In politics, the slogan sells it

What do presidential campaigns and the Christmas shopping season have in common? They both keep starting earlier and earlier. For better or worse, the 2024 presidential campaign is underway — 14 months before the November general election. Political strategists are busy devising slogans for ...