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
EconomyCommentary
Biden Sics Bureaucrats on Cryptocurrencies
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order pushing federal agencies to come up with new restrictions on cryptocurrencies, while formally tasking them to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s Time to Stop Taxing Inflation and Start Indexing Capital Gains
There’s a common, misguided notion in Washington that the strength of the U.S. economy lies in the American people’s willingness to spend. Commentators have described… Read More
EconomyCommentary
8 Ways Massive Omnibus Spending Bill Is a Mistake
Facing yet another artificial, self-imposed government funding deadline, congressional leaders released a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill with the intent of jamming it through Congress… Read More
Economy Analysis
Are Bitcoin and Other Forms of Cryptocurrency the Future of Money?
Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ethereum are popping up everywhere. But many Americans may not completely understand what they are. As governments around the globe… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Economic Freedom Is Key to Empowering Women With More, Better Opportunities
The Economist summed up the importance of women’s empowerment last September by pointing out, in an article headlined “Societies that treat women badly are poorer… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In Memoriam: Daniel Doron, Israel’s Champion of Free Market Ideas
Daniel Doron, the notable Israeli free market thinker and the recipient last year of The Heritage Foundation’s inaugural Steven M. Sass Economic Freedom Award, died… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why US Policymakers Must Make Economic Freedom Their Top Priority
Sen. Mike Lee joined Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts for an important speech and timely discussion about the importance of economic freedom. In the March… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Minimum Wage Mandates Will Fuel Inflation. Workers Need Real Wage Increases Not Erased by Higher Prices.
With inflation at a 40-year high, politicians understandably want to ease the pain. The good news is that federal lawmakers can help by paring back… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Gender Wage Gap: Fact or Fiction?
“Women earn 82 cents for every dollar that a man earns” is a phrase we hear often reverberated from the left. There are rallies with… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We’re Mortgaging Our Kids’ Futures. Here’s a Plan to Change That and Lower Taxes.
America is a great nation. But it won’t stay that way forever if its leaders continue acting like the solution to all our ills is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
New Zealand’s COVID-19-Related Crackdown on Economic Freedom Lingers On
New Zealand has long been considered an economically free country. The government’s stringent, almost straightjacket-like COVID-19 restrictions, however, run counter to New Zealand’s multidecade history… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Government Is Adding to, Not Solving, Labor Shortages in Health Care and Elsewhere
COVID-19 is not to blame for four-decade-high inflation and an unprecedented labor shortage. Rather, bad government policies, originally enacted as part of a stated attempt… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Budget Blueprint for Freedom, Opportunity, and Prosperity
America faces a stark choice. Will we accept more of the Washington-knows-best, top-down rule by politicians and bureaucrats? Or will we the people be in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 Ways to Restore US Economy to Pre-Pandemic Highs
Less than three years ago, Americans were living in one of the best economic times in our nation’s history, certainly the best in the 21st… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden’s $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Workers, Contractors Is Futile
Unable to force a $15 federal minimum wage across the entire country, the Biden administration issued an executive order, now implemented, requiring a $15 minimum… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Taiwan’s Free and Vibrant Economy Is a ‘Democratic Success Story’
Taiwan stands for freedom, transparency, accountability, and other democratic characteristics that clearly differentiate the island nation from China. Taiwan’s commitment to cultivating a free economy… Read More
EconomyCommentary
US-China Tensions and the Fight Over Semiconductor Supply Chains
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt production and distribution, Western countries must reassess the geostrategic risks of global supply chains. This is a prime… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden’s Anti-Crypto Scaremongering Threatens to Impose Surveil-and-Control on All Americans
Inflation makes governments rabid. They lash out for scapegoats to blame for policymakers’ failures. Having failed to convince the American people that greedy meatpackers and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
National Debt Reaches New Heights Thanks to Ever-Expanding Government
The Treasury Department announced Tuesday that the total national debt had surpassed $30 trillion for the first time. Just two years ago, the Congressional Budget… Read More
EconomyCommentary
No Surprise: Study Finds Enhanced Jobless Benefits Prolong Unemployment
If common sense and reports from thousands of employers weren’t enough, a recent National Bureau of Economic Research paper found conclusively that paying people not… Read More
EconomyCommentary
There Is No Salvaging Congress’ Current Effort to Compete With China
The House of Representatives is considering the America COMPETES Act, a 3,000-page House response to the Senate’s United States Innovation and Competition Act. The $318… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Government Interference in Economy Isn’t Way to Compete With China
The House of Representatives is scheduled this week to consider a wide-ranging bill ostensibly aimed at improving U.S. competitiveness. The long-awaited companion legislation to the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Larry Fink of BlackRock and His Global Crusade to Advance Identity Politics
Larry Fink has emerged as the point man for environmental, social, and corporate governance capitalism, broadly known as ESG. As chief executive officer of BlackRock,… Read More
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
