EconomyCommentary
House Leadership Should Allow a Vote Against Cronyism
Will House leadership snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory? They have so far, by not holding a vote on legislation that would effectively… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Boeing Deal With Terrorist Iran Shadows Hill Fight on Export-Import Bank
Let’s put two and two together, shall we? For more than a year now, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has been limited to financing export deals… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Is Set to Cave in to Higher Spending Again
It’s an all too familiar sight: It’s the end of the fiscal year, and Congress is scrambling to keep the government open after it has… Read More
EconomyNews
What Happened After This Blue State Introduced an Income Tax to Balance Its Budget
In 1991, Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker decried the state’s “orgies of spending,” and said his income tax proposal—which would include fiscal discipline—would balance the books. Connecticut… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Manchin’s Fictional Take on Pension History
In a Sept. 14 speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., called on his colleagues to honor a historical promise that simply doesn’t… Read More
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Conservatives Protest Possible Export-Import Bank Provision in Government Funding Bill
Conservative lawmakers and groups who oppose the Export-Import Bank are squaring off against their Republican and Democratic counterparts who want to use a must-pass funding… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Trick Lawmakers Use to Hide Their Wasteful Spending
Imagine, for a moment, that you’re running a restaurant (and if you are already, congratulations). Imagine, further, that every month you serve more and more… Read More
EconomyNews
US Has Duty to Ensure Internet Freedom, Cruz Says at Hearing on Obama Plan
The internet, an “oasis of freedom,” could become much less free if the United States doesn’t keep guardianship over it, Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Simple Saving Measure Congress Overlooks: Factoring in Interest Costs
Before committing to legislation that will increase deficits, Congress should evaluate interest costs to see how much a proposal will truly cost over time. Interest… Read More
EconomyNews
How Hispanics, Blacks Have Fared in Obama Economy
President Barack Obama will be speaking this week for the last time during his presidency to annual dinners for black and Hispanic members of Congress,… Read More
EconomyNews
How Ted Cruz’s Internet Offensive Could Change Spending Strategy in the House
Sen. Ted Cruz’s latest showdown with the Obama administration over the White House plan to give up control of the internet could help bring wayward… Read More
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Congress Must Act Now to Avert Foreign Control of Internet, Conservatives Say
Members of Congress need to be held individually responsible if they allow President Barack Obama to hand the internet over to international control next month,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Heritage’s Agricultural Risk Report: Setting the Record Straight
The Heritage Foundation has released an in-depth and unique report that analyzes the question of whether agricultural producers and ranchers need government intervention in order… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Taxpayers Deserve Better From US Army Corps of Engineers
Behind virtually every U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project is one or several lawmakers who try to use the agency to deliver unnecessary and wasteful… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Astonishing Amount of Taxpayer-Financed Loans That Have Gone to Failed Businesses
Small businesses are America’s backbone. They employ more than half of America’s workforce, and for every large business (more than 500 employees), there are 1,500… Read More
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House Republicans Divided Over Spending Bill Strategy
House Republicans huddling in the basement of the Capitol Friday morning weren’t strategizing to defeat Democrats. They were trying to quell dissension inside their ranks… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Private-Sector Job Openings Are Up, but Not Thanks to the Government
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released data this week showing that the ratio of unemployed people per job opening remains at the lowest it has… Read More
EconomyNews
This Union Employee Has Never Voted for His Union. Here’s What He Says About That.
Of the 8 million unionized, private sector employees in the United States, 94 percent have never voted for their own labor union representation. An hourly… Read More
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Congress Must Close New $10 Billion Gap in Government Spending, Report Says
To meet current obligations, the government will need $10 billion more next year, forcing Congress to make new cuts, according to lawmakers’ nonpartisan budget office. … Read More
EconomyCommentary
Back Again: This Time Obama Administration Wants a Taxpayer Bailout for Puerto Rico
Less than two months after Congress passed a package aimed to provide financial relief for Puerto Rico, the Obama administration is already at it again—this… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The August Jobs Report Was So-So. That’s Bad News.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ August employment report showed little change in the labor market. Employers added a net 151,000 jobs. That rate of job… Read More
EconomyNews
This Company Lets You Filter Explicit Content From Movies
Do you want to watch a movie at home without hearing profanities? There’s a filter for that. VidAngel is a video filtering service started by… Read More
EconomyNews
Obama Attends Final Economic Summit Amid Concerns of Cronyism, Corruption
President Barack Obama heads to China on Friday to participate in his final G-20 leaders summit—marking a legacy critics say has left America weaker on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What Liberals Don’t Get: Blacks Often Hurt by Government Regulation
A general economic principle is that any law or regulation that restricts market entry tends to impose the greatest burden on those who can be… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A 12-Step Plan for Global Economic Freedom
In the decades since The Heritage Foundation began publishing its annual Index of Economic Freedom in 1995, the world has witnessed profound advances in economic… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Use These 3 Strategies to Talk to a Liberal About Income Inequality
The phrase “income inequality” has a lot going for it. It’s catchy and memorable, and “inequality” breeds an immediate emotional response—contempt for the existence of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 Reasons Congress Can Defeat Corporate Welfare This Fall
Last December, lobbyists successfully resurrected one of their favorite corporate cash cows: the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a government agency dedicated to subsidizing wealthy and well-connected businesses… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Goodlatte’s Internet Sales Tax Plan Is Better, but Still Falls Short
House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., has reignited the debate over state taxes on out-of-state (mostly internet-based) sales in releasing draft legislation to allow such… Read More
EconomyNews
How Republicans in Congress Would Respond to Big-Spending Infrastructure Push
Fresh after Congress and the White House scored the largest transportation spending package in a decade, both presidential candidates this year are proposing billions in… Read More
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3 Ways Obama’s New Overtime Rule Will Hurt Employees
In an alleged attempt to increase the income of certain salaried employees, the Obama administration issued a new overtime rule, set to take effect Dec…. Read More
