EconomyCommentary
5 Big Initiatives New Postmaster General Should Deliver
Taking the helm of a major organization is always a serious challenge. When the organization is in the midst of widely publicized turmoil, the challenge… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Iceland Reopening With Its Economic Freedom Largely Intact
Iceland, a small Nordic country, has successfully flattened the COVID-19 curve and is ready to move ahead. Life in the country seems to be almost… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Should International Bureaucrats Control US Tax Policy? What You Need to Know About Digital Services Taxes on American Businesses
For more than a year, Europe has pressured the U.S. into a global pact to increase taxes on big tech firms. The U.S. just pulled… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Democracy and Free Markets Are the Best Antidotes to Pandemics
In a recent article, The Economist provided compelling evidence that “democracies contain epidemics most effectively.” According to the article’s analysis, … most data suggest that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
American Leadership on Economic Freedom Needed Now More Than Ever
In its release of recommendations on how to spur the fastest and most complete rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, The Heritage Foundation’s National Coronavirus Recovery… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Advancing Economic Freedom Is Key to Ensuring America’s Economic Rebound
Having recently unveiled its final report, The Heritage Foundation’s National Coronavirus Recovery Commission offered a clear pathway to America’s economic rebound with specific, actionable recommendations… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Remote Workers Could Get Surprise Tax Bills, but States Can Protect Them
Following widespread office closures and stay-at-home orders, Americans are now working in new locations, sometimes in new states. Other front-line workers have traveled to pandemic… Read More
EconomyCommentary
5 Questions Congress Should Ask Ambassador Lighthizer
Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. chief trade negotiator, will testify Wednesday before the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. He is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What Policymakers Need to Know About ‘Misclassifications’ in Recent Unemployment Reports
The unemployment figures for May have surprised economists, who were expecting a significant increase in the unemployment rate and 7.5 million job losses. Instead, the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
May Jobs Report Shows Why More Government Isn’t the Answer for Economic Recovery
In a welcome surprise, the U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs in May, and the unemployment rate fell by more than a full percentage point… Read More
EconomyFeature
During COVID-19, Cutting Red Tape Helps Front-Line Nurses Save Lives
When the New York tri-state area became the epicenter of the nation’s coronavirus outbreak, nurses from across the country answered the call. “I’ve never felt… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Implementing US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Vital for Reviving America’s Economic Pulse
Reflecting the current global economic slowdown, the latest statistics show that America’s trade with Canada and Mexico, the two largest trading partners of the U.S., has plummeted by more than 40% since last year…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Wisconsin vs. Illinois: Don’t Ask Responsible States to Bail Out the Reckless
Wisconsin’s neighbor to the south is at it again. This time, Illinois is using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse for seeking a federal bailout… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Touts ‘Rocket Ship’ Recovery Amid Surprise Job Rebound
President Donald Trump touted a nascent economic comeback Friday, as a resurgence of 2.5 million jobs were added in May, marking what could be a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Economy Adds 2.5 Million Jobs as COVID-19 Recovery Begins
The U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs in May and the unemployment rate fell from 14.7% to 13.3%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In Hurricane Season and the COVID-19 Response, State and Local Self-Reliance Is Essential
June 1 marked the beginning of the hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects a 60% chance of an “above normal” hurricane season… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump’s New ‘Navigable Waters’ Rule Is an Improvement, but Still Murky
The Trump administration published this spring its new definition of “navigable waters” (also known as “waters of the United States”) under the Clean Water Act…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Azerbaijan Making Promising Strides in Advancing Economic Freedom
Until the global economy was hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic, oil production was booming in Azerbaijan. The country’s vast hydrocarbon and other natural resources—the backbone… Read More
EconomyCommentary
US-UK Trade Talks an Opportunity to Revitalize Global Free Trade Agenda
The first round of trade agreement talks between the U.S. and the United Kingdom took place online last month, with negotiators engaged in “positive and… Read More
EconomyNews
In Georgia, 6 Owners of Small Businesses Eye Coming Back From COVID-19
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp reopened much of his state’s economy a month ago, making Georgia one of the first states to begin to do so… Read More
EconomyNews
Sens. Cruz, Lee Outline How US Should Move Forward After COVID-19 Crisis
Taking a fresh look at deregulation and at “decoupling” the U.S. from China economically will be key for renewed job growth after the COVID-19 crisis… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Aims to Power Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery With Regulatory Relief
To help jump-start an American economy that’s stalled because of the coronavirus, President Donald Trump is looking to an unlikely source of power: The hardworking… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Market Forces Can Help Winnow Out Bad Charities as Well as Bad Businesses
Business has a bad reputation in some quarters. For many, corporations are synonymous with greedy, soulless institutions that value profits over people. Are there bad… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Let’s End the CARES Act’s Work Disincentive That’s Hurting Employers
If you’re a small-business owner looking to hire back workers you were forced to lay off due to the COVID-19 economic shutdown, you shouldn’t have… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Americans Need Work Opportunities, Not Unemployment Incentives
With more than 1 in 5 Americans filing for unemployment benefits over the past eight weeks, policymakers’ top priority is clear: restoring conditions that allow… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Bailout Won’t Help States With No Financial Backbone
At a time when huge spending bills marked “coronavirus relief” are easily passing Congress with little scrutiny, poorly run states are asking unscrupulous members of Congress to slip in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Are Millennials the Least Entrepreneurial Generation Since WWII?
It used to be that starting a small business was seen as the way up to wealth, or at least middle-class respectability. Nearly half (49.7%)… Read More
Economy News
White House Official Explains Trump’s Action Plan to Revitalize Underserved Communities
President Donald Trump met Thursday with national and Detroit-area African American leaders in Michigan to discuss how distressed communities can recover from COVID-19. Ja’Ron Smith,… Read More
EconomyNews
Meet the Small Business Leader Fighting to Reopen Michigan
After Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued executive orders forcing the closure of many of the state’s businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic, small-businessman Erik Kiilunen said… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservatives Ask Amazon to End SPLC’s Role as ‘Hate Group’ Sheriff
A conservative free-market group hopes to convince Amazon, the world’s largest retailer, not to rely on the Southern Poverty Law Center as a gatekeeper for… Read More
