EconomyCommentary
How Policymakers Can Stop Driving, Start Fighting Inflation
Inflation rose 7% over the past 12 months, making it the largest increase in 40 years. Much of this inflation, which has been driven by… Read More
Most Tax Credits Are Bad Tax Policy
Conservatives in Congress face a false choice: Extend unwarranted tax breaks to a few politically favored entities or allow the federal government to collect even… Read More
Economy Analysis
How America Can Fix Inflation
We likely all have felt the effects of high gas and grocery prices, but what is the government doing to address inflation? Policymakers’ negligence has… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s Time to Retire Funding Parity Talking Point
In congressional budget negotiations during the last decade, a favorite talking point used by legislators on both sides of the aisle has been achieving “parity,”… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Virtue, Liberty, and the Market: What the Left Will Never Understand About Capitalism
Does America still believe that it is an immensely gifted wealth-creating country? And does it further believe itself capable of producing not only the highest… Read More
EconomyNews
Biden Taps Fossil Fuel Industry Critic for Federal Reserve Post
President Joe Biden’s choice for the No. 2 post at the Federal Reserve Board has advocated for the central bank to use its “powerful role”… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Dismantling 4 Myths About Socialist ‘Paradise’
Radical progressives are trying to persuade Americans, especially young Americans, that socialism is the solution to America’s socioeconomic problems. They are banking on millennial ignorance of… Read More
EconomyNews
California Provides Millions in Loans for Illegal Alien Business Owners
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, confirmed that his administration is providing economic relief to businesses in his state that do not otherwise qualify for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How This Labor Department Nominee Threatens 59 Million Workers
According to a study by Upwork, 59 million Americans, or 1 in 3 workers, performed independent work in 2021. And 9 out of 10 of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Owners of Small Businesses See Inflation as Big Problem in Next 6 Months
More small-business owners expect bleaker business conditions six months from now than expect to see an improvement—35% more, to be exact. That is the somber… Read More
EconomyNews
Inflation Soars to Highest Level Since 1982
The Consumer Price Index increased 0.5% in December, bringing the key inflation indicator’s year-over-year increase to 7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Is Stagflation Returning in 2022?
During the late 1970s, American families experienced stagflation—a combination of economic stagnation and significantly higher inflation. By the summer of 1980, unemployment hit 7.8% and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s Time to Amplify and Elevate Certainty on Trade Freedom
A recent report by the World Trade Organization revealed that “despite a slowdown in new trade restrictions unrelated to the pandemic, the stockpile of unrepealed… Read More
EconomyNews
GOP Leaders Slam Biden After Jobs Report Shows ‘Massive Miss’
Republican leaders slammed President Joe Biden after December’s jobs report released Friday reported numbers well below economists’ projections, highlighting the report as another example of how the… Read More
EconomyNews
EXCLUSIVE: EPA Focused on Gender, Ethnic Diversity to Fill ‘Purged’ Advisory Posts
After the Environmental Protection Agency dumped advisers from regulated industries, the federal agency appears to have prioritized gender and ethnic diversity to replace them, EPA… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We Shouldn’t Allow Progressives to Limit Participation in Regulatory Process
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has introduced legislation that would game the nation’s regulatory system. Under her bill, regulations primarily… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Joe Manchin Should Be Celebrated for Putting Families First
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has upset fellow Democrats by saying he would vote against the Build Back Better Act, a giant social spending bill. Manchin… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Job Market Brings New Challenges. ‘Build Back Better’ Would Make Things Worse.
Unfathomable. Inexplicable. Unparalleled. The current labor market is unlike anything America has experienced before, and unlike anything one could have fathomed at the start of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We Hear You: Inflation Isn’t a ‘High-Class Problem’
Editor’s note: Some observations on rising inflation from The Daily Signal’s audience are among those that caught our attention this week. As usual, you can… Read More
EconomyCommentary
4 Referendum Questions Will Determine Taiwan’s Future
The Biden administration’s recent virtual Summit for Democracy may have been more of a photo op than a genuine attempt to show leadership. But by… Read More
EconomyCommentary
China’s 20th Anniversary of WTO Membership Necessitates a Reality Check
China celebrated its 20th anniversary of being admitted to the World Trade Organization on Dec. 11. While the mission of the WTO is to ensure… Read More
Economy Analysis
Middle Class Will Get Stuck With Bill for Biden’s Spending, Rep. Bryan Steil Says
As Americans experience inflation at a rate not felt in four decades, the Biden administration continues to promote a multitrillion-dollar social spending package. “Our spending… Read More
EconomyNews
Inflation Hits Highest Level in 39 Years
The consumer price index increased 0.9% in November, bringing the key inflation indicator’s year-over-year increase to 6.8%, the highest figure in four decades. The index’s… Read More
EconomyNews
Biden’s Bill Should Be Called ‘Build Beijing Back Better,’ Mike Pence Says
MANCHESTER, N.H. – “Keep your hands off the American people’s paychecks,” former Vice President Mike Pence warned President Joe Biden. “We want our freedom.” Pence… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Is Writing Blank Check for Big Government, Socialist Tax-and-Spend Spree
Congress has unveiled a new proposal, the so-called Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, and is promoting it with all the usual… Read More
EconomyNews
Biden Vaccine Mandate Would Add to Staffing Woes, Florida Restaurant Chain Owner Says
Sergio’s Restaurants is a third-generation family-owned business that has been a popular Cuban food destination in South Florida. The company has grown to have six… Read More
EconomyNews
Consumer Group Warns 10 States With Most Pension Dollars Invested in China-Connected BlackRock
A consumer group has warned a bipartisan group of governors against investing state pension funds in BlackRock, one of the world’s largest money management corporations,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
4 Problems With Left’s Hypocritical Plan to Give Wealthy Constituents a Bigger SALT Deduction
Liberal legislators in high-tax states like New York, New Jersey, and California seem determined to make sure that their own high-income constituents pay for as… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Taxing Wealth Is Sure-Fire Way to End Up With Less Wealthy Society
In 1696, England instituted a window tax, which determined household taxes based on the number of windows in the home. The tax was intended to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden’s Spending Plan Makes Americans Even More Dependent on Government
President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan aims to build, sure enough. That is, build atop the massive amount of welfare that the federal government… Read More
