EconomyCommentary
House Democrats have unveiled pieces of the $3.5 trillion spending bill over the past several weeks. Most legislation focuses on specific issues, which makes it… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden this week attempted to inject life into his ailing presidency by dragging out of the closet the hoariest of political cliches: “fairness”… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Forget what you hear most pundits saying about last week’s recall election that failed to unseat California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The real story is the… Read More
EconomyNews
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says his state remains strong economically because he opened it up for business more quickly than most other states. “They are… Read More
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez donned an elegant gown with the slogan “Tax the Rich” painted on the back at the Met Gala in New York, where… Read More
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President Joe Biden’s recent vaccine mandate risks handicapping supply chains, shuttering hospitals, driving inflation higher, and leading to yet more empty grocery shelves. Biden on… Read More
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Last year, during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, there were reasonable concerns regarding higher-than-normal meat prices, including poultry. There was nothing nefarious about… Read More
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Today’s politicians want to spend more on everything: Amtrak subsidies, sports stadium subsidies, green energy subsidies, even fossil fuel subsidies. President Joe Biden says the… Read More
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The basic path to financial health in this country has been revealed once again by the Census Bureau’s annual report on income and poverty, which… Read More
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In 1983, Tom Cruise starred in the film “Risky Business.” It’s about wealthy parents in Chicago who go on vacation and leave the house under… Read More
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Aluminum prices are up 59% from a year ago, and America’s 10% tariffs on the metal are not relieving any headaches at beer and non-alcoholic… Read More
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One thing we know for sure from the COVID-19 pandemic is that it has had and continues to have a lasting impact globally, as well… Read More
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The case for prioritizing a U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement remains strong. Consider a recent letter to envoy Bi-khim Hsiao, the top official representing Taiwan in… Read More
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“Clean energy” has become a shorthand term for the broad policy debate on how to achieve environmentally safe economic growth and enhance America’s energy security…. Read More
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For decades, California has been viewed as a vanguard state, a province that leads America on things like entertainment, fashion, and politics. No longer. Instead,… Read More
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued 13 withhold release orders against imports from China since 2018 to stop goods produced with forced labor from… Read More
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In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, seven Republican senators have underscored the importance of resuming the negotiation of a bilateral U.S.-Kenya trade… Read More
Economy Analysis
Erica Kious could hardly believe it when she saw House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walking through her San Francisco hair salon without a mask last summer…. Read More
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One of the hard-fought victories of the tea party wave that swept Congress in 2010 was the elimination of earmarks in 2011. The new majority… Read More
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Last week, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ordered a “code red,” releasing a “landmark” report warning that global warming was an existential threat… Read More
Economy Analysis
Americans have felt the effects of ballooning inflation as a direct result of government-mandated shutdowns of the economy. Prices on essential goods, including food and… Read More
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Gen Z-ers on TikTok declared a war on thrift shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming that middle- and upper-class people shopping at thrift stores contribute… Read More
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Conservatives, beware: Your money isn’t welcome here. PayPal, the payment processing company, recently announced it will partner with the Anti-Defamation League to identify “extremist” groups… Read More
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The bipartisan group of senators that just passed a $1.1 trillion federal infrastructure bill is attempting to sell it as a reasonable, centrist compromise. Yet… Read More
EconomyNews
After passing a $1.1 trillion infrastructure spending bill on a bipartisan basis—which is filled with liberal spending priorities—the Senate will now consider a budget resolution… Read More
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The Senate passed a 2,702-page long infrastructure bill Tuesday that contains a whopping $1.1 trillion in spending. The bill will now move to the House… Read More
Economy Analysis
Congress is forging ahead with a $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill. The measure has received bipartisan support, but many conservatives warn that now is not the… Read More
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If you’ve watched any of this summer’s Olympic Games, you’ve likely marveled at the tremendous speed, strength, and precision of the world’s best athletes. It… Read More
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As part of his “Build Back Better” agenda, President Joe Biden signed an executive order last week intended to boost auto manufacturing in the U.S…. Read More
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President Joe Biden issued an executive order Aug. 5 calling for half of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be zero-emission vehicles by… Read More
