EconomyCommentary
When I was elected in 2016, the national debt was nearing $20 trillion. The annual structural deficit—meaning how much more the federal government spends than… Read More
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt touted his agency’s achievements of the past year and a half, and pushed back against the recent barrage of… Read More
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Four of the world’s biggest tech platforms have working partnerships with a left-wing nonprofit that has a track record of inaccuracies and routinely labels conservative… Read More
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President Donald Trump has long railed against NAFTA as an unfair deal that lets foreign competition take advantage of U.S. manufacturers. That narrative is the… Read More
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As the farm bill debate heats up, it is important to remember that farm subsidy reform is definitely a conservative issue. Conservatives believe in free… Read More
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The House of Representatives voted 210-206 Thursday night to claw back $15 billion in appropriated spending, making good on the lead of President Donald Trump, who… Read More
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For too long, many union members have been kept in the dark about their union’s finances. Some unions are run in a transparent, democratic manner,… Read More
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Outright bans on plastics have an overall negative effect on the environment, and recycling initiatives make for better solutions, according to an Independent Institute report…. Read More
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A federal judge breathed new life into a lawsuit over the Federal Aviation Administration’s race-based hiring practices for air traffic controllers. The D.C. federal judge’s… Read More
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Both Mexico and the European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products as President Donald Trump prepares for potentially confrontational talks with allies… Read More
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A major conservative-libertarian advocacy group has thrown its support behind President Donald Trump’s call for canceling more than $15 billion in spending as a good… Read More
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Before he became the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn was famous for another pioneering achievement. In 1957, he became the first man… Read More
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Late last year, the United States imposed steep new tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports to the United States. The new import taxes, a combination… Read More
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The Social Security Administration released its annual trustees report this week, and the prognosis is not good. Trust fund depletion—the date when Social Security’s reserves will… Read More
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The Senate Budget Committee met May 23 to consider the Government Accountability Office’s annual report on government efficiency and effectiveness, which identifies areas of unnecessary… Read More
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San Diego officials proposed banning polystyrene food and drink containers Thursday, potentially becoming the 117th city in California to ban the foam packages, the Los… Read More
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A liberal advocacy group that has received more than $16 million in federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development is now suing… Read More
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Business fixed investment is up 9.2 percent in the first quarter of 2018, according to a National Association of Manufacturers report released Wednesday. This was larger than… Read More
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A greater share of small companies in the U.S. are raising wages than at any time in the past three decades, according to a survey… Read More
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Did you know when you text someone that you’ve landed at the airport, you’re using far more advanced technology than your plane’s air traffic controller?… Read More
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The good economic news just keeps rolling in. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a positive May jobs report, announcing the U.S. economy… Read More
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President Donald Trump signed three executive orders last week that are poised to have a big impact on government bureaucrats. The Daily Signal’s Jarrett Stepman… Read More
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Online commerce as we know it could soon radically change. In a case it recently heard, the Supreme Court could eliminate the current requirement that… Read More
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When you read the budget message President Donald Trump sent Congress earlier this year, you soon come across a concession that Washington insiders have been… Read More
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A federal workers union sued President Donald Trump over an executive order limiting the amount of time federal workers can spend conducting union business on… Read More
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T.S. Eliot famously wrote that April is the cruelest month, but when it comes to America’s fiscal picture, nothing could be further from the truth… Read More
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Until the Trump administration submits Obama-era land use rules to Congress for approval, those regulations aren’t actually in effect and can’t be enforced to protect… Read More
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Several recent polls, plus the popularity of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., demonstrate that young people prefer socialism to free market capitalism. That, I believe, is… Read More
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Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would claw back $15 billion in appropriated spending, following the lead of President Donald Trump, who submitted a… Read More
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Government employee unions have enjoyed an absolute boondoggle in recent years, receiving hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds. But the boon could soon be over… Read More
