EconomyCommentary

September Posts New Gains for Job Growth and Business Confidence
The good economic news continues to roll in. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released a positive September jobs report, with a gain of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The good economic news continues to roll in. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released a positive September jobs report, with a gain of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
No single company gets perhaps as much attention in the news as Amazon. The online retailing giant has surpassed $1 trillion in market value and… Read More
EnergyCommentary
In today’s hyper-politicized world of climate science, hardly a thunderstorm passes without somebody invoking the “scientists say” trope to blame it on carbon emissions. The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced another solid jobs report Friday, reporting that in August, the U.S. exceeded expert predictions by creating 201,000 jobs. The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July employment report fell short of expert predictions, reporting a gain of only 157,000 new jobs, while at the same… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last month’s Supreme Court decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees hit public-sector unions like a bombshell. Now that public-sector… Read More
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If a 10 percent tax on restaurant meals wasn’t enough to jack up the cost of dining in Washington, D.C., city residents just voted for… Read More
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Sen. Bernie Sanders’ big-idea solution to everything is big government. The independent senator from Vermont wants government-run, single-payer health care. Seeing efficiencies that nobody else… Read More
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The federal government does not make America great, and never has. Americans make America great, and they can best do the job when meddlers, busybodies,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Although the Great Recession ended nearly eight years ago, wages have not taken off as in previous recoveries. The sluggish growth in wage rates has… Read More