EconomyCommentary
Blame Biden, Not Putin, for Rising Prices
How out of control is inflation? One measure says it all: Prices are now rising as fast in one month as they used to rise… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Must Carefully Review Any Ukraine Spending Package
President Joe Biden has requested a $33 billion supplemental spending package to provide additional aid to Ukraine. These funds would follow the $13.6 billion appropriated… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Under Biden, Government Forces Social Media Companies to Censor Americans
The Biden administration began a public, coordinated campaign last May to combat dissemination of “health misinformation” related to COVID-19, especially across social media platforms. Administration… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Ozzy Osbourne Is Checking Out of Hotel California. Why? High Taxes.
“Heirs of a cold war, That’s what we’ve become. Inheriting troubles, I’m mentally numb.” —Ozzy Osbourne Those song lyrics from a different time (1980) in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Unleashing Its Market Is Way America Beats China
It’s not clear where things are headed in Congress on the so-called China bill, otherwise known as the America COMPETES Act. The House and Senate… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Food Price Inflation Continues to Worsen. Here’s What Should Be Done About It.
Food prices are continuing to rise at an alarming rate. The 8.8% year-over-year increase (March 2022 compared with March 2021) is the largest in more… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress’ Overspending Is the Problem, Not a Lack of Tax Dollars
The left-wing Tax Policy Center reported that in 2021, 57% of Americans didn’t pay federal income taxes. The reason that this eye-popping statistic is higher… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Taxes Are 1 Plague That Won’t Pass Over Your Home
As millions of Jews continue to celebrate Passover, a holiday dedicated to the achievement of a free society devoted to the God-given rights of all… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Record Taxes Aren’t Enough for Biden
As Americans filed their federal tax returns this Monday, President Joe Biden’s White House put out a statement promoting his plan to increase taxes. It… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Reinstated Trump Water Rule Could Help Economy Grow
The Supreme Court recently reinstated a Clean Water Act regulation by the Trump administration that helps to prevent states from using reasons other than water… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Despite Raging Inflation, Congress Bent on Continuing Spending Spree
Inflation, which was already a problem at the start of the year, is now reaching levels not seen in decades. Real wages are down 4.5%… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden Fuels Soaring Inflation and Media Does Its Part to Gaslight Us About It
The United States is suffering through its highest level of inflation in 40 years and the White House and its media allies can’t stop peddling… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Government’s Bar Tab Starts Long Before Tax Day
Among the earliest uses of the written language was the assessment and collection of taxes. Although we’ve moved on from the king taking grain directly… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How High Inflation Imperils Monetary, Economic Freedom
Economic freedom in the United States is on a perilous journey. The U.S. fell five places in The Heritage Foundation’s 2022 Index of Economic Freedom,… Read More
EconomyNews
Biden Plan to Tame Gas Prices Will Affect Few Service Stations, Save 10 Cents for Some
President Joe Biden’s action this week to address record-high gasoline prices will have a bare minimum impact on consumers, saving some American families a few… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s Not ‘Putin’s Price Hike.’ It’s ‘Bidenflation.’
This week, America received news of yet another shocking inflation report: Over the past 12 months, inflation has skyrocketed 8.5%, outpacing wage gains by 2.9%…. Read More
EconomyNews
Inflation Soars to New High of 8.5% Under Biden
A key consumer price metric used by the government to measure inflation soared 8.5% over the past 12 months, the fastest pace of inflation since… Read More
EconomyCommentary
8 Varieties of Rancid Pork in Latest Spending Bill
The insane spending spree that Congress has gone on since the start of the pandemic is one of the central causes of today’s brutal inflation…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Want to Further Economic Woes? Put in Price Controls
History has a way of repeating itself. Or maybe it’s that people cling to defunct beliefs, stubbornly refusing to learn from experience. Such stubbornness is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Don’t Be Fooled by Biden’s ‘Only Taxing the Rich’ Claims
On the campaign trail, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden claimed dozens of times that the 98% of Americans earning less than $400,000 per year wouldn’t pay… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 Recent Examples of Government’s Environmental Extremism
Environmental extremism in government is increasingly becoming unhinged, both domestically and internationally. Here are three recent examples of this extremism: 1. John Kerry, the Biden… Read More
Economy Analysis
Rep. Debbie Lesko Reveals GOP Plan to Lower Gas Prices
As gas and other energy prices continue to soar, Americans are desperate for relief. The question is, what does Congress plan to do about it?… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Federal Job Training Programs Should Follow ‘Pay for Outcome’ Model
The House Education and Labor Committee on Tuesday will be voting on a reauthorization of the main federal funding for employment and training programs, the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
No, Biden, US Inflation Rose Long Before Putin’s Invasion
President Joe Biden has yet another inflation scapegoat: the war in Ukraine. On March 10, in response to new data showing year-on-year inflation hitting 7.9%,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Sold! Tennessee Auctioneers Score Win in Occupational Licensing Case
Opponents of occupational licensing secured a victory this week in their battle against excessive state regulations that erect barriers to competition in various fields. One… Read More
Economy Analysis
Rep. Kevin Hern Offers GOP Alternative to Biden’s Tax-and-Spend Budget
President Joe Biden on Monday announced a proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2023 that includes a wish list of leftist policy proposals as well… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden’s Budget Lies
“Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” When releasing his fiscal year 2023 budget proposal on Monday, President Joe Biden said… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Democrats Spend Low-Income Americans Into Poverty
I have been writing for years about how progressive policies championed by the Democratic Party and served up under the guise of caring about low-income… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden’s Regulatory Blitz a Massive Tax, Especially Harming Seniors and Low-Income Americans
Public attention is understandably focused these days on the inflationary effects of massive government spending, which has increased the national debt by $7 trillion in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why America’s Labor Force Decline Matters Beyond Current Supply Shortages, Rising Prices
Work is fundamental to human flourishing. Work determines individuals’ incomes and total economic output, and it’s also a core component of meaning and contentment in… Read More
