Congress should protect taxpayers from subsidizing Hollywood by rejecting the federal film credit, and states should repeal their programs, too. If filming in the United States costs too much, the answer is lower taxes and easier regulations for all businesses, not billions of dollars in subsidies for a single industry. 

The Pentagon’s new tungsten stake looks like a golden share.

Global economic freedom fell following the pandemic as policymakers imposed new regulations, raised barriers to trade, expanded the size of government, and then printed money to pay for spending. While governments have begun to reverse these policies, economic freedom in the average country has not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels.