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opinion
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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The Newest Antitrust Fight: Congress Works to Protect This ‘Wild and Unruly’ Billion-Dollar Industry
A new bipartisan bill is set to be introduced in the Senate next week as the federal government steps in to protect college sports, athletes, fans, and women’s sports. Congress is acting with the first governance and revenue bill of its kind. The Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced it has… -
opinion
After Years of Weaponizing Shareholder Voting, Will the Big Three Escape Accountability?
Are investors in “passive” index funds being misled about how shares held in those funds are being voted? After providing some relevant background below, I argue that failing to properly disclose the active voting of passive fund shares could violate consumer protection provisions, anti-fraud provisions, or other related provisions covering deceptive practices. When it comes… -
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Capitalism: The Thing That Works
Young people now blame capitalism for poverty, racism, high prices, even climate change. They listen to people like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who says, “Capitalism … is the absolute pursuit of profit at all human, environmental, and social cost. That is not a redeemable system.” Give me a break. Yes, capitalism is often ugly. It… -
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Energy Sec Can’t Say When Gasoline Prices Will Drop
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Energy Secretary Chris Wright deflected when asked by “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker about when gas prices would start to drop. The average price of a gallon of gas in the United States on Sunday was $4.52, according to AAA, up over $1.50 from $2.98 on Feb. 26, days before the start… -
opinion
Work Is Good for You: The Christian Response to Communism and Laziness
Most people live for the weekend. Whether a student waiting for that last Friday bell to ring or a businessman finishing up his last meeting of the week, human beings desire to be freed from work. The most extreme form of this might be the way that many people long for retirement, a time when,… -
opinion
Mamdani’s ‘Free’ Grocery Stores Will Charge New Yorkers Twice Over
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani intends to keep one of his most controversial campaign promises: city-owned grocery stores. In his 100-day address on Sunday, he announced the city’s first socialist supermarket will be up and running in East Harlem in 2027. The only thing slower than Mamdani opening the store next year will be… -
news
GOP Looks to Expand Tax Relief, ‘Even Better’ Than ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
The GOP is keeping tax policy in the headlines with a successful Tax Day, as Americans can expect an average $3,000 refund. Members are now looking ahead to how they can continue to be the party of “working Americans.” During a press call about President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act—now commonly referred to as the… -
opinion
A Promise Kept: Delivering Real Relief to Hardworking Kansans
Today, as tax season closes for my state of Kansans, we are reminded of the importance of the Working Families Tax Cuts, passed by Republicans and President Donald Trump to put money back in the pockets of hardworking families across the state and the nation. This legislation secures real, historic wins for communities across America,… -
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Real Wage Growth and Bigger Refunds: GOP Touts ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ on Tax Day
President Donald Trump and Republicans are hoping to cash in politically on the extra amount of cash in Americans’ wallets this Tax Day. Across the country, Americans are cashing in on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s tax provisions and receiving a boost from real wage growth in the Trump economy. “This tax season, nearly… -
opinion
This Tax Day, Americans Are Finally Getting a Break
Historically, tax season has never been easy for working Americans. It’s typically marked by days or weeks spent digging through stacks of receipts, invoices, 1099s, and W-2s. It’s the undue stress of figuring out how to file or whom to hire for help. And it is uncertainty in not knowing if you’ll owe money—or how… -
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SEC Chairman Says at NYSE That Top-down ‘Communism’ Is a Proven Failure
As America turns 250 years old, it’s important to remember that freedom, not top-down communism, created our prosperity, Security and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins said in a speech at the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday morning. The SEC chairman’s speech about “Revitalizing American Markets” comes a month after New York voters elected socialist Zohran… -
opinion
50-Year Mortgages Won’t Fix the Affordability Crisis
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, recently floated the idea of offering people a 50-year mortgage instead of the more conventional 30-year financing option. It sounds attractive at first because stretching out repaying of a mortgage would lower the borrower’s monthly payment, but this wouldn’t fix the homeownership affordability crisis. It’s no… -
opinion
Trump Can Do Better Than Tariff ‘Dividends’ and 50-Year Mortgages
Time is short for the Trump administration. Last week’s elections were a setback, but not a devastating one: New Jersey is still a blue state, and while Virginia went red four years ago, it’s been trending Democratic for more than a decade. Republicans also fared poorly in Pennsylvania, however, an all-important presidential battleground. Democrats even… -
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Small Business Chief Details Spillover Effects of Shutdown on Economy
Small Business Administration chief Kelly Loeffler, at a House Republican news conference on Monday, warned of the adverse effects the federal government shutdown is having on the economy. The SBA administrator’s comments came as the shutdown approaches the one-month mark. “The SBA’s loan-guarantee programs have been halted, and Main Street’s capital has been choked off,… -
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Moreno Out Front, Brown Absent on Chillicothe Mill
A historic paper mill in Ohio that was facing closure at the end of the year is instead facing a bright future producing medical supplies. Earlier this month, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, announced that U.S. Medical Glove Co. would be purchasing the Pixelle Paper Mill in Chillicothe. “For over 200 years, the Pixelle Paper Mill… -
opinion
The US Can Break Free From China’s Control of Rare Earth Minerals
President Donald Trump has recently signaled his intent to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods due to Beijing’s sweeping restrictions on rare earth minerals. This escalation highlights that the trade conflict between these two nations is far from settled. At the heart of the current dispute are rare earth minerals—a crucial group of… -
opinion
4 Ways Trump Is Bringing Manufacturing Jobs Back
“Reindustrialize.” It’s the latest rallying cry gaining traction, with both the Left and the Right calling for policy reforms to modernize American industry and finally bring back manufacturing jobs to the American heartland. But President Donald Trump has been sounding this alarm for years, long before it became politically fashionable. In line with this vision,… -
opinion
What Future Is There for Davos If It Doesn’t Grasp What’s Truly Good and Just?
World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab has stepped down from its helm following insider claims of financial impropriety. Though cleared of “material wrongdoing,” Schwab ultimately recognized what most have long believed: Davos needs a reboot. The World Economic Forum isn’t seen as a global solutions provider. It is rather seen as a corrupt organization that… -
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US Trade Rep Outlines Policy That Puts Middle Class First
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday declared the need for an economy that “emphasizes a large middle class that makes and grows, rather than a small elite that extracts, reallocates, and squanders.” “Ultimately, to support a conservative society as conservatives, it’s been drilled into us to always lament that politics is downstream from culture,…
