EconomyCommentary
No, Conservatives Don’t Suddenly Hate Free Trade
The debate over the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill backed by President Obama, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has turned… Read More
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History Lesson: Opposition to Export-Import Bank Has Grown Over Time
Supporters of the Export-Import Bank cheered last week when the majority of United States senators voted in favor of reauthorizing the embattled agency. However, the… Read More
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The Lie Obama Keeps Repeating About the Poor in America
President Obama recently acknowledged what every sane person knows to be true: The best anti-poverty program is a job. Obama said this at a recent… Read More
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Obama Once Called This a Fund for Corporate Welfare. Now Congress Could Kill It.
Congress does two things well: nothing and overreact. Well, I have some good news: Doing nothing when it comes to the Export-Import Bank is exactly… Read More
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How Obama’s Trade Deal Unraveled in the US House
President Obama’s last-minute push to whip votes for his trade bill backfired Friday as the House of Representatives killed a related measure providing aid to… Read More
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Failed Ex-Im Bank Deal Could Cost Taxpayers $150 Million
American taxpayers could be responsible for $150 million because of a deal the Export-Import Bank financed with an Australian satellite company. In 2012, Ex-Im awarded… Read More
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Copyright and the Internet: Getting the Balance Right
No nation comes close to the United States when it comes to creative industries protected by copyrights, such as motion pictures, music, television, visuals arts… Read More
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It’s Decision Day on Obama’s Trade Agenda: What You Need to Know
Today, the House will either advance—or imperil—President Obama’s trade agenda when it votes on legislation to give him more power to ink deals with other… Read More
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How to Persuade Successful Inventors to Immigrate to the US: Lower Taxes
Evidence of a “Brain Drain” from countries with high top tax rates and a “Brain Gain” to countries with low top tax rates comes from… Read More
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NBC’s Misleading New Trade Poll
NBC News released Tuesday a poll with the following question: Which is more important to you? Protecting American industries and jobs by limiting imports from… Read More
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Keeping the Taxman Away From the Internet
Two threats from lawmakers in Washington could hamper the still ongoing development of the Internet and raise taxes on Americans already struggling under a hefty… Read More
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What Happens If the Export-Import Bank’s Charter Expires?
As its expiration date nears, the Export-Import Bank’s biggest beneficiaries and supporters are warning that Ex-Im’s end could be bad for business. But what would… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Senator Rand Paul Cracks Down on Government Waste and Corporate Welfare
This afternoon, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management will hold a hearing on “Wasteful Spending in the Federal Government.” Romina Boccia, the Grover M. Hermann… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Get Government Out of the Way and the Internet Will Protect Itself
Freedom requires that one be safe and secure in one’s possessions—a world in which criminals steal or destroy others’ property at will is neither free… Read More
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Let America Fix the Highways Washington Broke
Congress has a particularly bad habit of bailing out federal programs without addressing the underlying problems that caused failure in the first place. This round,… Read More
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New Jersey Supreme Court Allows Christie’s Cut in Pension Contributions
The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled in a 5-2 decision today in favor of the Chris Christie administration, reversing a lower court’s ruling that… Read More
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New Labor Department Overtime Regulations Will Kill Flexible Schedules for Employees, Not Jobs
New Labor Department regulations will soon require employers to pay overtime to many salaried workers. The administration bills this as a way to raise wages;… Read More
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If Government Needs a Warrant to Read Our Mail, Why Not for Our Email as Well?
Should the contents of email messages be protected from unwarranted law enforcement scrutiny to the same extent as physical letters sent through the mail? The… Read More
Ex–Im Is Not the Key to Nuclear Industry’s Competitiveness
In the final days before the charter of the Export–Import Bank (Ex–Im) is set to expire, supporters of its export subsidies are claiming that Congress… Read More
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Book Review: Disinherited
Thomas Edison once said that “a good intention, with a bad approach, often leads to a poor result.” Diana Furchtgott-Roth and Jared Meyer’s Disinherited: How… Read More
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Why Net Neutrality Is Not Helping the Internet
The term “net neutrality” refers to the principle that Internet service providers serving end users, such as Verizon and Comcast, should treat all communications that… Read More
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‘Leveling the Playing Field’ on Trade Should Begin at Home
A recent report from the U.S. Trade Representative, titled “Leveling the Playing Field,” describes how the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership could reduce other countries’ trade barriers…. Read More
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Obama’s Economy Is Unusually Slow. Here’s How to Fix It.
The U.S. economy shrank by 0.7 percent last quarter, according to a revised estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The contraction may be a temporary… Read More
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Unions Are Utterly Shameless. Here’s the Real Story Behind Their Minimum Wage Campaign.
Utterly shameless. There really is no other way to describe what some unions are trying to pull when it comes to the minimum wage. The… Read More
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May Jobs Report: Springing Into Higher Wages
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May was a month of solid labor growth. The payroll survey found employers added 280,000 net new jobs,… Read More
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Why We Can’t Have Nice Highways and Bridges
Every American who buys gasoline pays 18.3 cents per gallon to the federal government’s Highway Trust Fund, which was created in 1956 to pay for… Read More
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3 Examples of How Regulations Harm Online Commerce
There’s no question the Internet has radically redefined the exchange of goods and services globally through reduced transaction costs and the increased transparency in markets…. Read More
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Study: Only 33 U.S. Cities Have Recovered From Recession
Americans might have jobs, but they probably aren’t getting raises. In spite of the unemployment rate falling to its lowest level since 2008, wage growth… Read More
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Republicans Face ‘Principled Debate’ Over Export-Import Bank’s Future
The future of the Export-Import Bank, which provides taxpayer-backed loans to foreign countries and companies to pay for U.S. products, is causing a divide among… Read More
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Trade Adjustment Assistance Does More Harm Than Good
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are twisting arms to get to 218 votes—the magic number needed to pass the Senate-approved version of the… Read More
