The rule of law is key to capitalism. Eroding it is bad news for American business

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 - 11:07 in Mathematics & Economics

Something dangerous is happening to the U.S. economy, and it's not inflation or trade wars. Chaotic deregulation and the selective enforcement of laws have upended markets and investor confidence. At one point, the threat of tariffs and resulting chaos evaporated US$4 trillion in value in the U.S. stock market. This approach isn't helping the economy, and there are troubling signs it will hurt both the U.S. and the global economy in the short and long term.

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