EconomyCommentary
The Absurdity of Modern Monetary Theory
As the campaign in the 2020 presidential race heats up, so do the promises, with each new candidate vying for who can offer voters the… Read More
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In Defense of Wealth
There’s been a lot of conversation these days among America’s wealthy class about whether capitalism can—or even should—survive in an age of increasing wealth disparity…. Read More
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Obstacles to a Trade Deal Come From Both Beijing and Washington
It’s been almost two years since the U.S. and China entered negotiations, and those talks are still dragging on. No one knows the true progress… Read More
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Trump May Save Your Air Conditioner From the Deep State
It happens every spring—on the first hot day, homeowners switch on their air conditioners that have sat idle since September, cross their fingers, and pray… Read More
EconomyCommentary
No, Socialism Won’t Make Americans’ Lives Better
According to a recent survey, a majority of Americans say socialism is incompatible with American values, with only 10% of voters in a new poll… Read More
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Why VW Workers Have More to Lose Than Gain From Unionizing
History has an important lesson for autoworkers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the United Auto Workers union plans to hold a vote… Read More
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How This Governor’s Emphatic Veto of State Income Tax Thwarts Mandate for Paid Family Leave
In bright red, all capital letters, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu slapped a big “VETO” on the Democrat-controlled Legislature’s bill to implement a tax on… Read More
EconomyNews
He Tried to Quit His Union. The Law Didn’t Let Him, and He Lost His Government Job Instead.
Francisco Molina, a social worker for more than 12 years in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, grew dissatisfied with his government employee union and tried to resign… Read More
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When Reality Bucks Certain Liberal Wishes and Dreams
“We are very probably looking at a global recession, with no end in sight.” That was New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, making a prediction… Read More
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Raising Budget Caps Is ‘Last Thing We Need’ With $22 Trillion Debt, Lawmaker Says
Republicans in the conservative House Freedom Caucus are opposing Democrats’ attempts to increase discretionary spending despite a national debt of more than $22 trillion. “Our… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Liberals Were Very Wrong About Tax Cuts. Again.
For those of you who survived the Great GOP Tax Cut Massacre, things are finally looking up. The unemployment rate fell to 3.6% last month,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Union’s Win Over Short-Term Rentals Shows Its True Colors
Union leaders really love to brag about things they don’t do. You often can find them going on about how much they help and empower… Read More
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The Green New Deal Is a ‘Guise’ to Usher in Socialism, Lawmaker Warns
Members of the conservative Republican Study Committee say Democrats’ Green New Deal would be an economic wrecking ball. “This is something that should concern every… Read More
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The Peculiar Case of Alaskan Senators’ Support for the Jones Act
Things cost more in Alaska. A very expensive reason why is the century-old law known as the Jones Act. Section 27 of the act—named for… Read More
EconomyNews
Senate Confirms 3 to Board of Export-Import Bank, Reviving Agency
The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm three board members for the Export-Import Bank, reviving—over the objections of conservatives—a controversial federal agency that allows foreign countries… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Discrimination Isn’t the Only Thing Causing Inequality
Last week’s column discussed Thomas Sowell’s newest book “Discrimination and Disparities,” which is an enlarged and revised edition of an earlier version. In this review,… Read More
Economy Commentary
A Higher Minimum Wage Fails in California
Issues such as job losses and automation have become concerns for the American people as technology transforms our economy. Some have proposed universal basic income… Read More
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End the EPA’s ‘Ancillary’ Ploy Justifying Excessive Regulations
First, don’t do 2,400 times more harm than good. In the past, the Environmental Protection Agency didn’t agree with that sentiment. That might be changing,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Parsing the President’s Tweets on Tariffs Amid China Trade Talks
It’s crunch time in U.S.-China negotiations, and President Donald Trump may have just thrown negotiators under the bus. Over the weekend, Trump tweeted that perhaps… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Poorest Americans Are Benefiting Most From Strong Economy
It’s hard to escape the good economic news these days. New reports show that in the first quarter of 2019, the U.S. economy grew by… Read More
EconomyCommentary
New Jobs Report Shows Record Unemployment Lows for Hispanics, Women
It’s time to celebrate: We have the lowest unemployment rate in 49 years, and wages continue to rise—especially for lower-wage workers. On Friday, the Bureau… Read More
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Trump Fed Nominee Stephen Moore Withdraws Bid
Economist Stephen Moore withdrew Thursday as the president’s nominee for the Federal Reserve Board, citing a sustained political attack on him. Moore, a visiting fellow… Read More
EconomyFeature
This Man Grew Up in Venezuela. Here’s His Message to Americans Who Want Socialism.
Socialism is just a theory, an ethos, for many born and raised in the United States. But for Ricardo Pita, who was born and raised… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Labor Department Decision Could Save Uber, Lyft, and Other App-Based Platforms
Internet platforms and their workers are facing a tough question that is unique to our time: Are gig workers, such as Uber drivers and TaskRabbit… Read More
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Republican Study Committee Offers Bold Vision for a More Prosperous Future
As news circulated Tuesday that President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are eyeing a $2 trillion… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Export-Import Bank Is Not the Way to Fight China
The U.S. economy is thriving, with impressive growth in gross domestic product, wage and employment gains, and record trade. Those are the facts, in contrast… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump, Democrats Agree to $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan. How to Pay for It Will Come Later.
President Donald Trump and a delegation of congressional Democrats agreed Tuesday on “big and bold” infrastructure plans with an equally big price tag of $2… Read More
EconomyNews
Unions Keep Deducting Dues Without Consent, Teachers Say
Just a few weeks before school let out last May, unexpected visitors showed up in Bethany Mendez’s classroom. They didn’t come to discuss the nuts… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Would Backfire
Whenever Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is asked how she’ll fund “free” college tuition and her many other promised goodies, she has a ready answer: a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Fed Should Have Only 1 Mandate: Monetary Neutrality
Congress can improve the nation’s monetary policy by replacing the Federal Reserve’s so-called dual mandate to promote stable prices and maximum employment. Instead, the Fed’s… Read More
