Economy Analysis
Podcast: What You Need to Know About Spending Bill
As the national debt ticks upward past $22 trillion, Congress is getting ready to pile on yet more debt as it considers a massive omnibus… Read More
Economy Analysis
As the national debt ticks upward past $22 trillion, Congress is getting ready to pile on yet more debt as it considers a massive omnibus… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Just months after announcing it would locate one of its headquarters in New York City, Amazon has announced that it’s pulling the plug on the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress is back at it with a last-minute, massive spending bill that no one will have time to read. Late Wednesday night, House and Senate… Read More
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President Donald Trump demanded that California pay back the federal government for its abandoned high-speed rail project, in a tweet Wednesday evening. “California has been… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s easy enough to get discouraged if you focus on this or that misstep by the U.S. or Canadian government, or on the occasionally strained… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The U.S. national debt hit $22 trillion this week for the first time in history. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Congress are ignoring the law and their… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Wow. $22 trillion. Let that huge number sink in. It’s the gross national debt reported Monday by the Treasury Department. The question is, now that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The left-leaning media would have you believe that the 2017 tax cuts were nothing of the sort. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., recently tweeted that average… Read More
EconomyCommentary
When the border funding dispute between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats led to a partial federal government shutdown, what followed was weeks of speculation… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It would be easy to dismiss the Green New Deal as an impossible progressive dream, but that would be a mistake. The Green New Deal… Read More
EconomyNews
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to finish the 119-mile stretch of high-speed rail in the Central Valley is expected to cost $10.6 billion, according… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Before legislation passes either the House or the Senate, lawmakers should know how much it costs. That would seem to go without saying. But lawmakers… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Over the past 40 years, the federal government has shut down 21 times due to political disagreements over funding. Most of America, including the government… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Are President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ever going to make a trade deal? Can they make a deal? According to the White… Read More
EconomyCommentary
David Malpass, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next president of the World Bank, made a reassuring case for himself in a recent commentary… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In recent days, reports have surfaced highlighting the potential long-term impacts of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration over the last year. Economic growth could… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Democrats unveiled their latest version of the Green New Deal on Thursday, but despite some concessions to reality, this version is still little more than… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The other day, I gave my 5-year-old daughter a cookie and she complained, “I didn’t want just one.” Walmart—the largest employer in the United States—recently… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Every few years, Congress renews a list of expiring tax subsidies called “tax extenders” at the behest of powerful industry lobbyists. Instead of returning to… Read More
EconomyNews
Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and John Thune, R-S.D., reintroduced legislation this week to send the death tax to its grave. “Death should not be a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The U.S. economy has rolled expert predictions yet again. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employers added 304,000 jobs in January, crushing… Read More
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As American and Chinese delegations wrap up trade talks Thursday in Washington, the official word is that U.S. negotiators have articulated where they want China… Read More
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If a woman performs the same job as a man, she should receive the same pay. That’s common sense. The same goes for people with… Read More
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With the shutdown over (at least for now), the State of the Union address is back “on.” When President Donald Trump takes the House podium on Feb. 5, you can count… Read More
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Small business owners voiced concerns over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to repeal the Trump administration’s 2017 tax cuts and double the national minimum wage… Read More
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Sunday is the Super Bowl. I look forward to playing poker and watching. It’s easy to do both, because in a three hour-plus NFL game,… Read More
Economy Analysis
There’s a lot to like about the new United States-Canada-Mexico trade deal (also known as the USMCA), says Tori Whiting of The Heritage Foundation. But… Read More
Economy Commentary
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., recently outlined her agenda as the new chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee. Unfortunately, a continued misdiagnosis of the most… Read More
EconomyNews
While federal employees return to work after the historic 35-day partial government shutdown, there is little being said about their employer’s climbing national debt of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
America’s spending addiction is continuing to spiral down an unsustainable path, threatening to hurt economic opportunity and financial security for the most vulnerable Americans, especially… Read More