EconomyCommentary
NO, THANKS: Bidenomics Is a Big Turkey, and Not Only at Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is meant to be devoted to thankfulness for family and the many other blessings in each of our lives. But, as most American families… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We’ve Seen This Move to Get Us Out of Cars Before
When President Barack Obama named retiring Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., to serve as his administration’s secretary of transportation, LaHood brought with him a vision for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Labor Department Employees Not Returning to In-Person Work Raises Red Flags
Long after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared over and the government said federal employees would return to in-person work, government building occupancy data shows that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Wake Up, Washington: America’s Credit Outlook Now ‘Negative’
The credit rating agency Moody’s last week downgraded its assessment of the federal government’s debt outlook to “negative.” The move Friday followed the Fitch agency’s… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Fake ‘Emergency’ Spending in Washington Winds Up Costing Us All
It’s bad enough that Congress and the White House are making no serious effort to cut spending these days—something we all wind up paying for,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Top 5 Reasons to Oppose Biden’s Request for Extra $106B
President Joe Biden last week asked Congress to provide $106 billion in emergency money to confront multiple crises around the world and at home. As… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The BorderLine: Cities, States Can’t Continue to Shoulder Costs of Biden’s Deliberate Border Crisis
The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to immigration’s impact on cities and states throughout the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
5 Charts Sum Up Biden’s Irresponsibility in Asking Congress for $106 Billion More
President Joe Biden has asked Congress for $106 billion in supplemental “emergency” funding, a proposal that contains several important policy flaws and threatens to drive the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Home Prices: From American Dream to American Nightmare
Home ownership was supposed to be the American dream, the thing to which the entire middle class could not only aspire but also achieve. That… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to NYC’s 50-Year Assault on Private Property
For more than 50 years, New York City’s so-called rent stabilization law has been squatting on the books and causing trouble. The 2nd U.S. Circuit… Read More
Economy Analysis
California Freelancer Says She Questioned How She Would ‘Survive’ Under This State Law
A freelance writer and editor is speaking out about the negative effects of a recent California law, saying she questioned how she was “going to… Read More
EconomyNews
‘It Is Difficult To Overstate The Extent to Which Inflation Is Devastating American Families,’ Economist Says
“Inflation is still increasing at approximately twice the Federal Reserve‘s target rate, meaning ordinary Americans are getting no relief after 2 1/2 years of runaway… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Survey Shows How Americans Would Make the ‘American Dream’ Great Again
The United States in 2023 feels a lot like the “malaise” of the latter years of Jimmy Carter’s presidency in the late 1970s. Amid persistent… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Rosy Jobs Numbers Show More Fracturing of Blues From Greens
Friday’s announcement from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that employers created 336,000 jobs in September is seen as a sign that the economy is powering… Read More
EconomyNews
Federal Debt Increased by $2.2 Trillion in Fiscal Year 2023
The federal government’s debt increased by $2,238,422,431,416.43 in fiscal year 2023, according to data published by the U.S. Treasury Department. On Sept. 30, 2022, the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Big Government Created This Economic Mess. Why Would We Think It Could Fix It?
It has been no secret that America, Germany, Austria, and Europe in general are currently confronted with major economic problems. All are experiencing inflation and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
UAW, Automakers Should Fight Washington, Not Each Other
In October 2021, I warned that the inflationary fallout from Bidenomics would lead to an increase in labor unrest and strikes. Two years later, we have the biggest… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Leaked Messages From UAW Official Reveal a Big Cause of Unions’ Decline
“If we can keep them wounded for months, they don’t know what to do … this is recurring reputations damage and operation chaos.” That leaked… Read More
EconomyNews
What We Saw at UAW Picket Line Outside Ford’s Detroit Plant
DETROIT—Picketers from the UAW continue to protest outside Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant as the employee parking lots here sit empty. The Daily Signal spoke with… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Time to End the Fed and Its Mismanagement of Our Economy
Every major economic downturn of the last 110 years bears the mark of the Federal Reserve. In fact, as long as the Fed has been around, it has… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Hey, Republicans: Don’t Forget About Growth and Prosperity
House Republicans are in another titanic battle with President Joe Biden on how to balance the budget. Actually, it’s a lopsided debate because Democrats have… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Washington’s $7.5 Trillion Deficit Spending Spree is Bankrupting America
Polls show that Americans are pessimistic about the economy, with inflation as the top concern. That’s understandable, but do they understand where this inflationary surge… Read More
EconomyFeature
Pizzeria Owner Calls Out NYC’s Ban on Coal- and Wood-Burning Ovens
NEW YORK, N.Y.—New York City has set its sights on a cultural establishment that embodies an emblematic tradition in the Big Apple: pizzerias. Specifically, restaurateurs… Read More
EconomyCommentary
With Food Stamps Work Requirement, GOP Budget Takes Important Step
House Republicans released their budget resolution last week, and the proposal takes some important steps to advance reforms in welfare programs. One of the ways… Read More
EconomyCommentary
House Budget Panel Republicans Deliver Plan to Tackle $33T Debt
The federal government reached an ominous milestone Sept. 15 as the gross national debt exceeded $33 trillion—or more than $57,000 per household. The debt increased… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Rising Cost of Living Is an Underreported Story Affecting Everyday Americans
As the cost of living continues to rise in America, many families are struggling to make ends meet. Inflation and wage stagnation have made it… Read More
EconomyNews
Heritage Foundation Backs House Deal on Continuing Resolution With Spending Cuts, Border Security
The Heritage Foundation on Monday threw its support behind a spending agreement reached as a compromise among House Republicans. The budget deal was reached between… Read More
Economy Commentary
What America’s National Debt and Pumpkin Spice Lattes Have in Common
Interest payments on America’s national debt have a troubling connection to the beloved pumpkin spice latte. America’s national debt is fast approaching $33 trillion. The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Soda Tax Turns 5
Want a soda? You’ll pay more for one in Philadelphia, because five years ago, local politicians decided to tax it. They’re “protecting” people, they said…. Read More
EconomyNews
‘Crisis of Runaway Prices Is Still Ongoing,’ Job Creators Network President Says of August Inflation Report
“Inflation accelerated significantly again last month, demonstrating the crisis of runaway prices is still ongoing,” the president of the Job Creators Network says after a… Read More
