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GABORONE, Botswana—Western governments, well-intentioned NGOs and good-old-fashioned profit-seeking capitalists have been trying for decades to help bring development and prosperity to Africa, often unsuccessfully. Botswana embraced… Read More
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Predictably, President Barack Obama’s 2016 budget request calls for higher taxes to partially finance a $4-trillion spending tsunami. One of the more senseless tax hikes… Read More
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Is your state a good place to find a job? A recent Gallup poll asked Americans if their employer is hiring or firing, and used… Read More
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The club of U.S. central bankers appears jittery, but it’s not because of interest rates, unemployment, or mortgage-backed securities. It’s because of Congress. The Fed… Read More
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The results are in. When it comes to economic freedom, Hong Kong takes the gold, with Singapore following closely behind and New Zealand rounding out… Read More
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Ever heard of the Agriculture Risk Coverage program? How about the Price Loss Coverage program? You’re paying for them. Along with the Conservation Technical Assistance… Read More
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Debate over the future of the Export-Import Bank is beginning to ramp up on Capitol Hill again. Today, the House Financial Services Committee rejected an… Read More
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The Obama Administration fired a shot across China’s bow on Wednesday, challenging the country’s export subsidies in a dispute filed at the World Trade Organization… Read More
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What happens to pay when companies unionize? A new study by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-trained economist comes to a surprising conclusion: Wages fall. Dr…. Read More
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently held hearings on its new proposed ozone standards. The existing standard of 75 parts per billion (ppb) for ground-level… Read More
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Utah is considering legislation that would mandate out-of-state online retailers to collect Utah sales taxes or obtain a license to continue selling their products in… Read More
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A government agency wants to roll back penalties on banks that make errors when providing mortgages backed by government. If a loan is backed by… Read More
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Go big or go home. That must be newly elected Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s motto. A week ago the Republican governor announced his support for… Read More
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President Obama’s proposed $4 trillion budget got a taste of late-night television. Comedian Jimmy Fallon joked: “Speaking of Obama, [Monday] he presented a $4 trillion… Read More
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The age old question in economics is this: how does a nation or state create economic growth and rising living standards for its citizens? Once… Read More
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President Obama’s proposed changes to inheritance and capital gains taxes could raise the estate tax rate in the U.S. to the highest in the industrialized… Read More
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In the movie “Back to the Future Part II,” Marty McFly travels in a DeLorean to 2015 to keep his son out of jail. Now… Read More
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How does Josh Earnest balance being the White House press secretary and a father? This week at the Center for American Progress, President Obama’s spokesman… Read More
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President Obama has wisely abandoned his lead-filled trial balloon of taxing college savings plans. Congressional offices were deluged over the last week with indignant calls… Read More
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Newly elected Illinois governor Bruce Rauner is already trying to shake up his state: He just proposed local right-to-work laws, albeit at the local rather than state… Read More
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While the prospects for tax reform in Washington are dim, as many as 20 Republican governors are moving forward with their own pro-growth tax-relief initiatives…. Read More
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Suppose someone told you there were over two decades of economic data showing the secret of success for every nation in the world and that… Read More
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It’s a special-interest group that exercises disproportionate influence over public policy at all levels of government. Government bestows special favors on it, thereby perpetuating and… Read More
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As far as the Bureau of Labor Statistics is concerned, the economy started 2015 with a bang. The agency’s January employment figures found strong growth… Read More
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The media has made a big deal about the recent NASA/NOAA announcement proclaiming that 2014 was the hottest year on record. Googling “NASA 2014 hottest… Read More
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It is budget season in Washington and the debate is focused on who wants to increase spending and by how much. But the debate should… Read More
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President Obama said in a YouTube interview last month that he wanted to focus, during his last two years as president on helping people get… Read More
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After 18 years in business, San Francisco bookstore Borderlands Books announced it will close in March, despite having its “best year” in 2014. Why? According to the… Read More
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It’s true, economic projections are just that—projections. But overly optimistic economic projections, such as those contained in the president’s recently released 2016 budget proposal, can… Read More
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President Obama has proposed a fiscal year 2016 budget that raises $3.5 trillion in fiscal year 2016 and $45 trillion over 10 years. In his budget,… Read More
