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
EconomyCommentary
The Pandemic Changed How We Work. It’s Time for Labor Laws to Change, Too.
The way we work has always been evolving, but the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated change. Progress that might otherwise have taken over a decade to achieve… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Like Constitutional Checks and Balances, Tax Competition Is a Bulwark Against Growth of Government
We live in a fallen world. Because man has a corruptible heart, when he is given a position of authority, he tends to amass more… Read More
EconomyCommentary
When ‘Emperors’ Preach Woke Investments, Much Can Go Wrong for Rest of Us
The misappropriation of the economic freedom of millions of mom-and-pop investors by BlackRock Inc. CEO Larry Fink has unintended consequences. “We have a new bunch… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Don’t Ignore History or Sage Advice When It Comes to Economy
In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden claimed he would be “the only president to ever cut the deficit by more than… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Hungering for Relief From Rapid Rise in Food Prices? Don’t Look to Biden
The Bureau of Labor Statistics last week released the Consumer Price Index data for February, and it shows prices continuing to increase at an alarming… Read More
EconomyNews
Fact-Checking 3 Biden Claims on Gas Prices
President Joe Biden has insisted that rising gas prices are not a result of his administration’s policies. This week, he announced the United States would… Read More
Economy Analysis
America’s Economic Freedom Tumbles in Decadelong Decline
Last year, America was ranked 20th in The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom. This year, America’s rating in the index fell five places and… Read More
