Originally published at thehill.com on May 27, 2026. Spirit Airlines is gone. The airline business is fragile. Fuel prices move. Labor costs rise. Consumers chase low fares. Regulators block mergers. Politicians threaten bailouts. Then, when the math no longer works, planes stop flying. That is what happened to Spirit. Now, just as travelers are watching […]
A new comment letter from the Southwest Public Policy Institute highlights the existential threat that state-level interference poses to the national economy.
Why state-level price controls threaten $35 billion in credit card rewards and household budgeting.
Capping interest rates won’t create a fairer system.
A major federal court case could reshape debit card economics nationwide, impacting payment security, reliability, and everyday consumer transactions.
Price controls could disrupt debit and credit card transactions nationwide, reshaping everyday payments.
Originally published at realclearmarkets.com on September 22, 2025. Senator Dick Durbin has spent much of his career in a love affair with price controls. He flirted with them in his infamous Durbin Amendment, the addendum to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. He renewed his vows with Senators Bernie Sanders and Josh Hawley in pushing a 10 percent ceiling on credit […]
Capping overdraft fees won’t help struggling families, it will cut off their last line of credit.
A harmful swipe fee price control bill was defeated in the Senate after passing the House, marking a major victory for economic freedom.
This isn’t just about miles and points; it’s about economic freedom and financial choice.
