# The War on Prices

The War on Prices

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## [The DSA Can Abolish Bills—It Can’t Abolish Costs](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/the-dsa-can-abolish-billsit-cant)

_2026-08-14 · Ryan Bourne_

The Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) new platform promises a world without bills.

## [JD Vance’s Problem Is with Your Choices, Not GDP](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/jd-vances-problem-is-with-your-choices)

_2026-08-13 · Ryan Bourne_

JD Vance’s book Communion devotes a chapter to arguing that policymakers have spent decades chasing GDP at the expense of his version of the greater good.

## [JD Vance’s Feared ‘Cult of Growth’ Has Never Run America](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/jd-vances-feared-cult-of-growth-has)

_2026-08-12 · Ryan Bourne_

JD Vance’s new book, Communion, includes a chapter railing against economists.

## [Wealth Taxes in America?](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/wealth-taxes-in-america)

_2026-08-06 · Ryan Bourne_

My Podcast with Adam Michel

## [That Economists' Statement About AI](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/that-economists-statement-about-ai)

_2026-07-30 · Ryan Bourne_

My podcast with John Cochrane

## [Ordinary Americans Aren’t Hipster Antitrusters](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/ordinary-americans-arent-hipster)

_2026-07-24 · Ryan Bourne_

Evidence from a new working paper

## [The Virtues of Prediction Markets](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/the-virtues-of-prediction-markets)

_2026-07-23 · Ryan Bourne_

My podcast with Robin Hanson

## [Childcare and Affordability Podcasts](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/childcare-and-affordability-podcasts)

_2026-07-16 · Ryan Bourne_

On the Cato podcast this week, I spoke with Chelsea Follett about the economics of childcare: why it is expensive, what government policies drive prices higher, and a better way of improving affordability than lathering on government subsidies.

## [The Economics of Sector-Specific Minimum Wages](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/the-economics-of-sector-specific)

_2026-07-01 · Ryan Bourne_

State and local governments are increasingly turning to sector-specific minimum wages.

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_2026-07-01 · **Sponsored**_

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## [The Federal Government's Leaky Bucket](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/the-federal-governments-leaky-bucket)

_2026-06-23 · Ryan Bourne_

A new Cato paper with Chris Edwards