Economy Commentary
Workers should be represented by people they choose, rather than by legacy institutions. Recent Heritage Foundation research found that only 6 percent of union workers… Read More
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Washington talks a tough game about tackling federal spending, but President Donald Trump is beginning to take real action. On Monday, Trump issued a new… Read More
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is threatening a government shutdown if funding for a border wall is included in a must-pass government spending bill. “If… Read More
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ST. PAUL, Minn.—When the union representative came to her door last month, Mary Barton invited the cheerful young woman in because she seemed friendly, and… Read More
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Two lawmakers have turned a government waste report into an online imitation of college basketball’s March Madness. Sens. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Rand Paul, R-Ky.,… Read More
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As President Donald Trump is preparing his first budget submission to the Congress, he should consider making Social Security reform a priority. The future of… Read More
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics just announced the U.S. economy created 235,000 jobs in February, slightly higher than most experts expected and much higher than… Read More
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Pepsi announced last week that it will lay off around 100 employees at distribution plants that supply the Philadelphia area. This is the latest blow for… Read More
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In light of a recent attempt by Congress to bring back earmarks, a group of Republican senators sent a letter Tuesday to President Donald Trump… Read More
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The way to help women continue to move forward isn’t to propagate the myth that women in the United States are victims, oppressed by the… Read More
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Instead of embracing the reality of modern-day agriculture, too many farm subsidy apologists want to perpetuate the myth of the struggling farmer to help make… Read More
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Walter E. Williams, an economist and professor at George Mason University, is one of four recipients to be awarded the 2017 Bradley Prize, an award… Read More
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For the last five years, conservative lawmakers have rallied behind efforts to close the Export-Import Bank, and were successful in 2015, albeit briefly, when the… Read More
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A new report from the United States trade representative links America’s trade deficit with other countries to trade deals entered into going back to the… Read More
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After the financial market crash in 2008, liberal lawmakers insisted that more stringent regulations must be placed on our nation’s financial markets in order to… Read More
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With self-driving cars currently in development and plans for public release within the next five years, lawmakers are busy examining the role of the state… Read More
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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said he’s puzzled his predecessor, Steve Beshear, will be delivering the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint… Read More
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President Donald Trump’s first budget will boost military spending by $54 billion and pay for it by scaling back nondiscretionary spending—including cuts to foreign aid—the… Read More
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Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, sought to convince conservative activists on Friday to rally behind a plan from House Republican leaders to tax imports instead of… Read More
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The news of Michael Novak’s death Feb. 17 saddened close friends and colleagues in the community of think tank scholars who drew so much from… Read More
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At a time when President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly considering cuts to public broadcasting, one Democrat governor already has proposed to eliminate taxpayers’ subsidies… Read More
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Entrepreneurial dynamism has lagged in America for the past eight years, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2017 Index of Economic Freedom. Yet someone in Mississippi’s… Read More
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It was Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman who made famous the adage, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” Friedman could have added that… Read More
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Americans should be wary about giving governments the authority to manage their retirement savings free from federal protections. On Thursday, the House passed two resolutions… Read More
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Has it become illegal in America to give someone a free haircut? Juan Carlos Montesdeoca was a cosmetology student at the recently shuttered Regency Beauty… Read More
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For Americans hitting the drive-thru at their local McDonald’s, a $15-an-hour minimum wage could hit them in their wallets. According to a January report released… Read More
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With President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans taking steps to undo Dodd-Frank financial regulations, one agency at the heart of Dodd-Frank has become the object… Read More
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It’s already been eight years since the Great Recession, yet the U.S. economy has been just inching along, with its productivity flagging and millions being… Read More
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That time of year has once again arrived when the scent of fresh-cut roses is flooding stores nationwide. But little known to most Americans, one… Read More
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Last year, with little fanfare, the Obama administration’s Department of Labor issued a rule that threatens the retirement accounts of workers across the country. In… Read More
