Opinion

Is this the last time we can celebrate Columbus Day? A wave of cities have decided to remove the holiday from the calendar and replace it with “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.” Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer credited with discovering America, and his legacy are under attack figuratively and, increasingly, literally. Several Columbus monuments have been attacked…

U.S. and South Korean trade officials agreed on Oct. 4 to work on changes to the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, commonly known as KORUS. Neither side specified what changes would be sought to the 5-year-old pact, and it is not yet clear whether the emphasis will be on expanding trade or curtailing it. Expanding trade…

The American patent system has been a bulwark of American prosperity throughout our country’s history. Unfortunately, recent judicial and executive branch blunders that weaken patent protections are a clear and present danger to economic innovation. The federal government should act quickly to restore the vitality of our patent system and thereby strengthen the American economy….

Where would you rather be poor in a red state or a blue state? Blue states generally offer richer social benefits on paper. So at first glance, it seems like you’re better off being poor in California than in Mississippi. On the other hand, some in blue states have complained about how red states get…

President Donald Trump once called our tax code a “giant self-inflicted wound.” He’s right—and one of the worst aspects of our broken code is the “worldwide” system of taxation. Under current tax law, U.S. businesses are expected to pay the same amount of taxes on income they earn overseas as they would in the U.S….

Proponents of “free college” would have you believe that getting rid of tuition fees is all it takes to create a high-quality, equitable, and accessible higher education system. But a recent study indicates that in England, removing tuition fees from students achieved the exact opposite result. “Free” college in fact created a system where the…

When California made its last annual budget, there were plenty of goodies for liberals in the famously blue state. “The budget provides $50 million in state funding for women’s health services, a response to federal efforts to strip dollars from Planned Parenthood,” reported the Los Angeles Times. The Sacramento Bee, underneath a section with the…

Americans have always fostered a spirit of entrepreneurship. We take pride in pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. Unfortunately, our complicated and restrictive tax code is limiting innovation and growth in this country. One of the biggest offenders is the convoluted way businesses are forced to depreciate assets. Depreciation is a fairly straightforward concept—it simply…

Let’s face it: Republicans in Washington must pass tax reform. The American people elected us expecting us to repeal Obamacare and bring about tax reform. We haven’t repealed ObamaCare so if we don’t get tax reform done, we are in trouble. We might as well flip up our tent and go home. Fortunately, tax reform…