EconomyCommentary
Whatever Happened to Teaching History?
According to a report by the National Assessment of Education Progress, the teaching of U.S. history to American students lags behind all other subject matters…. Read More
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Congress Shouldn’t Get Paid Until It Does Its Job. Why This Bill Is a Great Step.
Congress is likely to vote next week on its second continuing resolution of fiscal year 2020. Another continuing resolution will prevent a government shutdown, but… Read More
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Young People Might Reject Socialism If They Knew These Facts
A recent survey conducted by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and polled by YouGov, a research and data firm, found that 70% of millennials… Read More
Economy Commentary
3 Reforms Congress Can Build on to Get the Budget Under Control
On Wednesday, the Senate Budget Committee approved its first bipartisan package of budget process reform proposals in nearly 30 years. The proposal is co-sponsored by… Read More
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6 Things Every American Should Know About Congress’ Bailout for Select Coal Miners’ Pensions
Americans lose when Congress is in the business of picking winners and losers. Just this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signed onto a bill,… Read More
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Why New Auto Tariffs Won’t Increase Research and Development
In just a few days, the Trump administration could impose new tariffs on automobile and auto parts imports. The administration has erroneously claimed that tariffs… Read More
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Pension Bailouts Could Raise the National Debt by $7 Trillion
On Oct. 31, the national debt hit $23 trillion. That’s equivalent to a credit card bill of $178,000 for every household in America. This marks… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here’s What a Big Coal Bankruptcy Has in Common With Teachers, GM Strikes
In a competitive global economy, employers must be able to adapt to meet market demands. If they don’t, they’ll lose out to other businesses that… Read More
EconomyNews
Marco Rubio Says Americans Don’t Need Socialism to Find ‘Dignified Work’
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., criticized both the unrestricted free market and socialism in a speech Wednesday to a business class at The Catholic University of… Read More
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Power Outages, Wildfires Staggering California’s Middle Class
California is often held up as a bastion of progressivism and equality. However, the reality is that the state is increasingly becoming a place only… Read More
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Staying in Paris Agreement Would Have Cost Families $20K
Editor’s note: The U.S. just took a new, major step to leaving the Paris Agreement, a climate change deal between several countries. Secretary of State… Read More
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What This Bipartisan Social Security Fix Tells Us About Prospects for Reform
Two congressman are pushing proposals to change Social Security benefits for workers who retired with a pension from a government job but were covered only… Read More
EconomyNews
October Jobs Report: 128,000 Jobs Added, Unemployment at 3.6%
The U.S. economy added 128,000 jobs in October, while the unemployment rate rose to 3.6%, according to Department of Labor data released Friday. Despite a… Read More
Economy Analysis
Sen. Joni Ernst Wants to Cut Absurd Washington Spending
As the national debt grows larger and larger, our lawmakers continue to spend obliviously—and even on frivolous things. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is not happy… Read More
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Using Salaries to Hold Lawmakers Accountable
If the average American expects to get paid, they have to show up to work and do their job. Why don’t we hold Congress to… Read More
Economy Analysis
How a Childhood Experience Propelled Andy Puzder From Working Class to CEO
Andy Puzder has lived the American dream. Raised in a working-class home, he worked his way to become a CEO in the fast-food industry. “What… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Facebook Isn’t Broken. Government Shouldn’t ‘Fix’ It.
In a divided Washington, hating Facebook has brought the left and right together. It’s a dangerous collaboration. But when you take a closer look at… Read More
EconomyNews
Facebook Announces Effort to Clearly Mark Fake News
Facebook announced Monday an effort to “protect the 2020 U.S. elections” by clearly marking fake news posts, offering protections to politicians’ accounts and offering more… Read More
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Democrats Consider Undermining Administration’s Crackdown on Tax Avoidance
Senate Democrats are trying to chip away at critical elements of the 2017 tax cuts. Included in the 2017 tax cuts is the new $10,000… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
White House Enters Into Hopeful ‘Phase 1’ of China Trade Deal
President Donald Trump announced on Friday he has reached a tentative trade deal with Chinese negotiators. This deal, labeled “phase one” of possibly two or… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The New York Times Is Wrong. The Rich Pay More Taxes Than You Do.
By almost every measure, the U.S. has one of the most progressive systems of taxation in the world, in which high-income people pay the highest… Read More
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Trump Executive Order Could Save Taxpayers Billions
It’s rare to find good news when it comes to the federal government’s fiscal health. The national debt is now a staggering $22.8 trillion, the… Read More
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Trump Moves to Increase Transparency in Government Regulations
Kevin Lunny and his family ran Drakes Bay Oyster Company for about 50 years on the Northern California coastline before the federal government shut down… Read More
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The President Is Right: We Must Clean Up America’s Cities
The liberal media is once again taking off at breakneck pace to condemn President Donald Trump. The fake issue for their bogus outrage? Speaking the… Read More
EconomyNews
3 Things to Know About Paul Ray, Trump’s Pick for Top Deregulator
After carrying out an aggressive deregulation agenda for nearly three years, President Donald Trump has tapped his acting chief deregulator as the permanent head of… Read More
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Court Rulings on FCC’s Deregulatory Agenda are 1 Step Forward, 1 Step Back
Since his appointment as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai has pursued a broad-ranging agenda for regulatory reform. The centerpiece of that agenda… Read More
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US-Japan Trade Agreement Would Help American Farmers
There was some good news Wednesday on the agricultural trade front. The Office of the United States Trade Representative just announced several key provisions of… Read More
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Toward a Freer Trade Deal With Canada and Mexico
The United States should be doing all it can to maintain a strong economy while protecting Americans’ wallets and jobs. One significant way to help… Read More
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Funding by Crisis Doesn’t Have to Be the Status Quo
Oct. 1 will mark the 23rd straight time that the federal government has started the fiscal year with a continuing resolution in place to fund… Read More
Economy Commentary
Problematic Women: Ladies, Know Your Worth
This week on “Problematic Women” we talk to Heritage Foundation fellow and working mother of six Rachel Greszler about the so-called gender wage gap and… Read More
