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Alaska Is More Than a Theme Park With Moose and Bears
Alaska is unlike any other state in the country. And when I say that, I’m not referring to its size or its natural beauty or even its resource abundance—although all three are relevant to the discussion. Rather, what I mean is that Alaska is different from the other states in that everybody, everywhere, thinks they… -
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‘Affordability’? Virginia Drives Gun Manufacturer to Cheaper Georgia
Gov. Abigail Spanberger and whatever members of the Virginia Democratic Party that aren’t in a war of words with her still speak of fulfilling their affordability agenda, which we have debunked in earlier columns as nothing more than more taxpayer-funded subsidies or draconian controls on providers like landlords. However, the news that Rideout Arsenal, a… -
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Giving Americans More Choices for Their Retirement Savings
For years, most Americans’ retirement savings plans have been locked out of certain investment choices, including some of the market’s best-performing assets. That makes it harder to save for retirement. Fortunately, though, this is about to change, giving savers new—and better—options for their investments. At issue are not only the many rules and regulations surrounding… -
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The Great Corporate Governance Realignment
Three relatively recent events arguably serve as the most prominent landmarks for the dramatic shift in corporate governance we are currently witnessing. First, after roughly 100 years of essentially unchallenged dominance, Delaware’s role as the undisputed home of corporate charters ran into an iceberg in the form of Elon Musk. On Jan. 30, 2024, a… -
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Exxon Wins Shareholder Backing for Legal Move to Texas
HOUSTON, May 27 (Reuters)—Exxon Mobil shareholders on Wednesday approved the company’s plan to redomicile in Texas, marking a win for the top U.S. oil producer after two leading proxy advisory firms advised investors to strike down the proposal. The oil producer is incorporated in New Jersey, but the company has been headquartered in Texas since… -
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Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Now Panicking Over Businesses Leaving
Seattle’s socialist-in-chief is no longer laughing about chasing away businesses and wealthy residents. But the attitude adjustment may be too little, too late. Just a few weeks ago, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson infamously giggled when asked if she was concerned about wealthy residents fleeing Seattle because of her policies. “I think the claims that millionaires are going… -
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Big Business Bows Down in Beijing
Among the $308.37 billion in goods that the United States imported from China in 2025, the No. 1 category was described by the Census Bureau as “cell phones and other household goods.” Americans last year purchased $39,246,893,116 worth of these items manufactured in that communist regime. Not surprisingly, Tim Cook, the chief executive officer of… -
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How ESG Will Destroy Your Company
On Feb. 26, 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a “first of its kind” settlement with the Vanguard Group, which, together with BlackRock and State Street, makes up the “Big three” asset managers representing “the largest shareholders in 88 percent of S&P 500 companies.” Among other things, the press release announcing the settlement noted that “Vanguard… -
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‘We’ll Get Back on Track’: White House Addresses Falling Small Business Optimism Amid Iran War
Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler is optimistic that the economic sentiment for small businesses will return to pre-Iran war levels soon amid a downturn. “One data point does not a trend make. And the long-term trend under President [Donald] Trump has been for small business optimism to be above its 52-year average under Joe… -
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If You’re Woke and Go Broke, Should Taxpayers Pay Your Bills?
It’s feeling like 2007 all over again as Silicon Valley Bank and other financial institutions are going belly up and asking for bailouts from the federal government. President Joe Biden insists that he won’t be bailing out Silicon Valley Bank, but he certainly is. The bailouts are coming. They’ve already begun. The official reason for… -
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Woke but Broke: How US Colleges Are Pricing Students, Themselves Out of Business
Whether their leaders realize or admit it or not, American colleges and universities are on the verge of a crisis. And it’s a crisis, by and large, of their own making. The National Association of Scholars last month published a report by Neetu Arnold, “Priced Out: What College Costs America,” which finds, among other things,… -
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Leading by Example, Barstool Fund Steps Up to Save Small Businesses
Victor Child Care Center in Victor, New York, was on the brink. Ravaged by costs incurred as a result of COVID-19, Laurie Lavery, owner of the business, needed to cut back more and more services to stay afloat. Eventually, Lavery, 64, was forced to scrub the floors and bathrooms of the center by herself on… -
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Woke, Broke, or Worthy: How to Pick a College
For a good many years, parents who are trying to steer their sons and daughters to the right college have asked my advice. Lately, the number of such requests has increased, and so has the intensity of the parents’ concern. These parents understandably believe that because I lead a national organization that fights against the… -
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How Congress Can Put a Stop to Cronyism and Corporate Welfare
This month will mark the end of an 80-year-old Washington institution that promotes cronyism and corporate welfare. On June 30, Congress appears prepared to let the Export-Import Bank’s charter expire—ending a government favor factory that began during the FDR administration. This new video from The Heritage Foundation showcases some of the bank’s most notorious deeds. -
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U.S. Chamber Should Be Promoting Commerce, Not Cronyism
Here’s a half-serious question: How much do taxpayers have to pay off Boeing to make the Export-Import Bank finally and irrevocably go away? If the feds wrote a check to Boeing for $100 million, would they then let the Ex-Im Bank fade away after the current portfolio winds down? I ask this because the aerospace… -
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Here’s How We Combat Cultural Cronyism
What do you do if you’re pursuing unpopular interests that are contrary to the public good? How do you force change in a democratic republic when you can’t win everything you want through open debate? You rig the game. You ingratiate yourself to those who hold the levers of power and use your connections to… -
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Program in Trade Bill Likely Hurts, Not Helps, Workers and Promotes Cronyism
This week, the Senate appears likely to move Trade Adjustment Assistance and Trade Promotion Authority as a single package. The ineffective and costly Trade Adjustment Assistance provides generous income support and training to workers displaced by international trade. Trade Promotion Authority, otherwise known as “fast track,” speeds up and limits the legislative approval process of… -
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Lame Duck: A Slush Fund for Special Interests and Cronyism
“Experience has shown that this [lame-duck session] brings about a very undesirable legislative condition. . . . The result is a congested condition that brings about either no legislation or ill-considered legislation.” Much has changed since the Senate Judiciary Committee wrote those words in 1932, including the ratification of the 20th Amendment, which shortened the… -
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This Program Epitomizes Government Cronyism
Even bottom dwellers are getting special treatment in D.C. Unlike the joke that makes some lawyers mad, in this case I’m talking about catfish. Buried within the 2008 farm bill was a new inspection program for catfish. Generally, the FDA inspects seafood, including catfish. Under this program though, the USDA, not the FDA, will inspect… -
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Company That ‘Saved’ HealthCare.gov Faces Questions of Cronyism
Jarred by the defect-riddled rollout of the Obamacare website, Obama administration officials signed up a technology company to rid HealthCare.gov of its bugs. Now, though, congressional Republicans are scrutinizing that outfit for a potential conflict of interest because its sister company, UnitedHealthcare, is among insurance companies selling plans to Americans through online marketplaces, or “exchanges.” “If…