EconomyCommentary
What Impact Would a Gas Tax ‘Holiday’ Have? Not Much
President Joe Biden is proposing a new federal holiday. But it’s not the fun kind where you get to caravan to the beach with your… Read More
Economy Analysis
Inflation Continues to Clobber Us. Can the Fed Help?
Americans continue to suffer from sky-high inflation. In an attempt to avert some of the worst consequences, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell raised interest rates… Read More
Biden’s Budget Deficit Victory Lap Is Unearned and Unjustified
President Joe Biden is taking victory laps for last year’s reduced budget deficit. No one would be happier than me to see this number fall… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Cryptocurrency Bill Aims to Fix Scattershot Regulation, but Needs Fine-tuning
Sens. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., last week introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which seeks to remove some of the risk that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Biden Economy Shows the Folly of ‘Experts’
This week, the stock market took a turn into bear territory on the heels of yet another brutal monthly inflation report. With the Federal Reserve… Read More
EconomyCommentary
US Inflation Originates in Washington, Not Moscow
President Joe Biden spoke at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday and addressed the issue foremost on the minds of Americans today, inflation. And… Read More
Economy Analysis
Stephen Moore on Inflation and America’s Ailing Economy
Everyday Americans are feeling the wallop on their wallets from unchecked inflation. From gas prices to food prices, the country is experiencing unprecedented levels of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
4 Reasons Biden’s Pitch for Raising Business Taxes Is No Solution for Inflation
In a speech in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on June 3, President Joe Biden acknowledged that deficits contribute to inflation, when he stated, “Reducing the deficit… Read More
EconomyNews
Forbes Bludgeons Build Back Better Bill as Senate Democrats Seek to Revive It
“Don’t call it an ideology. Call it an idiot-ology,” Steve Forbes says of President Joe Biden’s defeated Build Back Better economic plan, which Democrats in the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Social Security’s Unfunded Obligations Getting Worse
Our Social Security program is running dry. Policymakers have no plan to fix it, and generations of Americans have been duped into believing it’s a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
11 Ways Republican Study Committee Budget Is Blueprint to Save America
A budget is more than just the sum of its revenues and outlays. It’s also a reflection of the values held by its drafters. Based… Read More
EconomyNews
EXCLUSIVE: House Conservatives Float Plan to Balance Budget in 7 Years
House conservatives say they’ve crafted a plan to rein in government spending and balance the federal budget in seven years. The budget proposal from the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance Enforcement Is Self-Reinforcing Scam
When the left tries to impose its policy visions on others, often the only winning move is not to play its game. But when it… Read More
EconomyCommentary
New Charts Reveal Harms of Biden’s Budget-Busting Binge
The harmful effects of excessive government spending have become the most pressing issue for Americans due to the worst inflation surge in decades. Washington’s reckless… Read More
Economy Analysis
State Treasurer Warns Americans of Politicized Credit Scores
Are your financial investments being weaponized to undermine your political beliefs? Investment firms, banks, and many other companies have embraced environmental, social, and governance, also… Read More
EconomyCommentary
There’s Nothing Equitable in Union Pension Bailouts Unmentioned in Biden’s ‘Equity’ Report
It goes without saying that bailing out bad actors is not equitable. So, it’s no wonder the Biden administration left any mention of a nearly… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Numbers Are In: Trump’s Tax Cuts Paid Off
The Congressional Budget Office’s May 2022 forecast shows that the government now expects to bring in more tax revenue in the decade following the 2017… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden’s Inflation Plan Filled With Inaccuracies, Warped Analysis, and Flawed Solutions
President Joe Biden’s “plan” to fight inflation inaccurately described current economic conditions, misassigned blame for the current turmoil, and misdiagnosed the solution. Here is the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
CBO Forecasts an Economic Nightmare for All Americans
Months behind schedule and as many Americans look forward to the holiday weekend, the Congressional Budget Office released its new federal budgetary and economic projections…. Read More
EconomyNews
What Should Congress Do About Bitcoin? Ted Cruz Has Some Ideas
Sen. Ted Cruz is “bullish” about bitcoin. “When it comes to bitcoin and cryptocurrency generally, I am incredibly bullish,” the Texas Republican said, before adding that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Proposed Amendment to ‘China Bill’ Would Wrongly Reward Unprofitable Investments
If someone can’t manage his or her own financial affairs, it’s a good bet they’d manage other people’s finances badly, too. Given that the federal… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Pumping Up Prices
The price of gas keeps rising. “The reason for that is because of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s war,” President Joe Biden said. But that’s impossible…. Read More
EconomyNews
Senate Democrats’ Letters Show FDA Knew About Baby Formula Issues, but Did Nothing
As the nation grapples with a shortage of infant formula, a pair of letters from three Democratic senators indicate that they were aware of the bacterial infections connected to the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 Ways to Curb Inflation
Consumer prices rose 8.6% last year, the highest inflation since 1981. What can Congress do? First, stop the federal spending spree. Spending soared from $4.76 trillion in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Alaska Shouldn’t Undo 16 Years and Counting of Fiscal Responsibility
Sixteen years ago, Alaska enacted a commonsense, fiscally responsible pension reform bill that put new hires into a defined contribution pension plan as opposed to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Policymakers Can Address Baby Formula Shortage
As too many American families know from firsthand experience, there’s a baby formula shortage in the United States. While some politicians will surely view the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Another COVID-19 Spending Bill Would Fuel More Inflationary Fire
With the annualized inflation tax now around $8,500 per American household, the last thing we need is more fuel dumped on the inflationary fires. Yet,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
As Inflation Soars, Biden Turns to Failed Policies of the Past
In 1974, when the inflation rate was 11.04%, President Gerald Ford came up with a slogan: “Whip Inflation Now.” WIN buttons were manufactured by the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Janet Yellen Is Wrong. Protecting Life Could Never Damage the Economy.
Life should never be reduced to economics. Yet, in the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Utah Republicans Fight Credit Rating Company’s ‘Political Rating System’
A major credit rating company puts too much emphasis on so-called environmental, social, and governance factors in evaluating states, 11 of Utah’s top elected officials… Read More
