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Twenty-eight-year-old democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez jumped into the national spotlight when she defeated longtime Congressman Joseph Crowley in the New York Democratic primary in June…. Read More
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Imagine if Congress wanted to issue $4 trillion in new debt in hopes of leveraging it to help pay down its existing $16 trillion in… Read More
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President Donald Trump called a new, preliminary deal with Mexico “the U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement,” announcing Monday that he had kept a campaign promise to terminate… Read More
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Social Security takes a whopping 12.4 percent of American workers’ paychecks, but a new backgrounder by The Heritage Foundation shows that workers are getting a… Read More
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How can Americans be certain that scientific studies that are the basis of costly EPA regulations are accurate, and that the benefits of the regulations… Read More
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is continuing to produce tangible benefits for Americans, growing the U.S. economy and making it more competitive for business investment… Read More
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China’s Ministry of Commerce sent trade officials to Washington this week at the invitation of the United States. This is a welcome respite from all… Read More
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America enjoys levels of wealth and prosperity never before experienced in world history. For that, we can thank capitalism. But capitalism is not doing so… Read More
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A new metastudy by Serbian think tank Libek confirms that countries wishing to increase their economic growth—and reap the many rewards that come from doing… Read More
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When Thomas Jefferson appointed Albert Gallatin to be secretary of the treasury in 1801, Federalists expected the worst. They had just lost the presidency for… Read More
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NEW ORLEANS—Philip Gunn says he is trying to move more of his state’s citizens from dependency on government “freebies” to self-sufficiency and a lighter tax… Read More
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The Chicago Tribune reported a big drop in violence in Chicago this past weekend. Forty people were shot. This down from the weekend before, when… Read More
The Trump administration recently proposed the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule. The proposed rule offers modifications to Obama-era Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards… Read More
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Lima Pallet Co. announced earlier this year it was adding 15 to 20 jobs as part of an expansion prompted by the 2017 tax-cut law—one… Read More
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It’s no secret that being speaker of the House comes with its challenges. Recently, however, I had the kind of day that makes it all… Read More
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In February 2017, U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady remarked at a conference on international tax competition, “Our blueprint delivers a tax… Read More
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If Washington politicians, bureaucrats, and lobbyists have their way, consumers of common nondairy “milks”—such as almond milk and soy milk—may soon have to buy those… Read More
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It’s been a year since the White House launched a trade war with China. On Aug. 14, 2017, President Trump instructed U.S. Trade Representative Robert… Read More
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HAGERSTOWN, Maryland—Tom Condon has seen Jamison Doors through many of the company’s ups and downs. A factory worker for 28 years, Condon has survived multiple… Read More
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Google plans to launch a pre-censored search engine app in China, tailored to fit China’s strict censorship laws, according to a report in The Intercept…. Read More
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It is difficult to read the phrase “avocados from Mexico” without singing the catchy tune from a popular Super Bowl commercial. These commercials ring true… Read More
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This is not the time to back off on free trade. In fact, as British conservative Liam Fox said recently, it is the time to… Read More
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How did our nation go from having a high-growth economy in the 19th and early 20th centuries, to struggling in recent years to achieve 3… Read More
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The collapse of the U.S. steel industry in the 1980s sent once-thriving Pittsburgh into a severe economic depression. Pittsburgh has struggled to rebuild and rebrand… Read More
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When Americans buy plane tickets, they shop around to find the deal that best suits their needs and save a lot of time and money… Read More
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Apple has become the first U.S. company in history to attain a trillion-dollar valuation. Here are a few thoughts about the relevance of this to… Read More
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Carl and Janice Duffner are in federal court challenging a law in St. Peters, Missouri, that requires them to grow grass in their yard, even… Read More
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A congressional select committee on reforming the budget process recently held another public hearing, supposedly with the ultimate aim of designing a more transparent, accountable, and… Read More
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Industry groups are ramping up efforts to have President Donald Trump send the Kigali Amendment—a change to the Montreal Protocol—to the Senate for ratification. The… Read More
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July employment report fell short of expert predictions, reporting a gain of only 157,000 new jobs, while at the same… Read More
