EconomyNews
School Car Wash Fundraisers Banned in Virginia County
For years, car washes have been a fundraising staple for high school sports teams, marching bands and youth groups. Just get some kids together with… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
New Grads Are Most Indebted Ever—But It’s Not Just Student Loans
Congratulations to the Class of 2014—after all of your hard work in college, you will leave your campuses the most indebted class of graduates ever…. Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The Best Housing Program in America in 15 Seconds
Get government out of the housing market – that’s the message Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, has for the housing industry. According to Hensarling, government intervention… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
A Dynamic Leap Forward on Tax Policy
On May 21, Senator Rob Portman (R–OH) introduced an important piece of legislation, the Accurate Budgeting Act (S. 2371). It would require the Joint Committee… Read More
Economy Commentary
Shine the Spotlight on the Left’s Corporate Cronyism Agenda
Though it was reported as news, the left’s 2014 blueprint isn’t novel – it is the same strategy they’ve employed with varying degrees of success… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Oops: The Export-Import Bank Is Actually Losing Taxpayer Money
Here’s what America is being told about the Export–Import Bank (Ex–Im), so beloved by the likes of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association… Read More
The Great Society 50 Years Later: How We’re Failing America’s Poor
It was 50 years ago today that Lyndon B. Johnson gave his famed “Great Society” speech. His Great Society included a massive system of government… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Look Who’s Defending Washington Cronyism
Supporters of one of Washington’s prime examples of cronyism, the Export-Import Bank, are rolling out the dollars and surveys to make the case that the… Read More
Eat Your Veggies (or Throw Them Away): The Disastrous School Nutrition Standards
Leave it to the federal government to create school lunch standards that make kids want to throw out food more than eat it. The U.S…. Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Federal Disability Program in Trouble: One Judge Makes It Worse
If you live in Pennsylvania and hope to receive federal disability benefits, you are in luck if your case is assigned to Judge Charles Bridges…. Read More
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Hensarling’s ‘Choice’: Success Should Depend on Hard Work, Not Friends in Washington
Until conservatives undo a system that grants favors to well-connected business interests, they will lack the “moral authority” to reform a social welfare state that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Obama Administration Deems Gun Retailers ‘High-Risk,’ Intimidates Banks That Do Business With Them
Leave it to the Obama administration to come up with perhaps the most backdoor strategy to date to go after guns. Operation Choke Point, launched… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Rubio Takes on the Social Security Challenge
Last week, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., did something most politicians shy away from completely: He suggested reforming the Social Security program in a sensible way…. Read More
EconomyAnalysis
WRRDA and Backdoor Earmarks
House and Senate conferees ushering the otherwise-flawed Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) conference report through to final passage are touting its lack of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
These Guys Use ‘Small Business’ to Get Their Way in Washington
Saying that something helps small businesses is a great way to gain public support for your cause. Except when it’s not true. Take, for example,… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
China Entrepreneurs Seek Economic Freedom in U.S.
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant whose sales top eBay and Amazon combined, chose the U.S. as the location for its initial public offering (IPO) last… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
AT&T DirecTV: Even More Competition in the Video Marketplace
Sunday’s announcement that AT&T had signed a $49 billion deal to acquire satellite video company DirecTV received a predictable reaction from many quarters in Washington…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
FHFA Should Not Give GSEs New Lease on Life
Mel Watt, President Obama’s new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director, has broken his silence and has left no doubt that he will break with… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
How Much Do Economists Care About Government Failure? Not Much
Economists spend a great deal of time studying market failure. In fact, as George Mason University economics professor Tyler Cowen notes, “most economic arguments for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Saving for Retirement — Without the Government
We can all agree that it’s good for Americans to save for retirement. But should the government expand from providing old-age entitlement benefits to controlling… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Why Is the Budget Deficit Falling? You Can Thank the Tea Party
The Congressional Budget Office reported that the budget deficit is falling rapidly from its trillion-dollar-plus Rocky Mountain highs during President Obama’s first term. I estimate… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The Federal Reserve Isn’t as Powerful as Some People Think
Janet Yellen’s latest testimony before the Senate Budget Committee confirmed my long-held belief about the Federal Reserve: People give the institution way too much credit…. Read More
EconomyNews
Cuomo’s Anti-Gun Law Blamed for Job Losses at N.Y. Firearms Factory
When Remington Arms announced in February it was opening a gun manufacturing factory in Alabama, workers at the company’s oldest and largest plant in Ilion,… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Why Did This Union Oppose Higher Pay for Its Members?
Few workers would turn down a raise. Union members, however, can have raises turned down on their behalf. Employees of a Pennsylvania grocery store learned… Read More
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Is The New York Times Hypocritical When It Comes to Equal Pay?
No one knows the exact reason The New York Times fired its executive editor, Jill Abramson, this week – but many jumped on the “she… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
How Conservatives Can Outsmart Liberals on the Issue of Inequality
Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century is a smash on the Amazon bestsellers list. It is all the rage in Washington and other corridors of… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Why a Washington-Focused Approach to Transportation Is Bad for Your Community
Standard and Poor’s just published a report sure to warm special interest hearts. The ratings agency argues that spending an additional $1.3 billion on infrastructure… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
First Take on Water Resources Conference Report: Lacks Necessary Reforms, Hikes Spending
After six months of negotiations, the House–Senate conference report dubbed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act has surfaced. It would authorize new Army Corps of… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
President Obama: “I Want Us to Be First,” Just Not in Economic Freedom
At an event earlier this week in New York, President Obama lamented that the United States wasn’t number one in the world for quality of… Read More
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Liberals, Conservatives Unite to Stall Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Overhaul
An unusual mix of political leaders on the left and right dealt a major blow to a housing finance bill yesterday, leaving its prospects for… Read More
