EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden wants to increase taxes and ramp up tax enforcement, including spending an additional $80 billion to double the number of IRS agents…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
The White House held a press conference on June 24 to announce a bipartisan infrastructure deal. It was going to be an easy win for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
California has a long history of churning out films about zombies, most of which are made on shoestring budgets. Unfortunately, the Biden administration is throwing… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What’s the difference between helping the elderly and building roads? The answer should be obvious, but some members of Congress are having trouble telling the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
When there’s bad news to be released in Washington, a tried-and-true tactic is to dump it on a Friday afternoon. If it’s really bad news,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last March, I got an extra $1,400 check from the IRS—money I shouldn’t have received. I had already received an economic impact payment earlier in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden released three enormous spending plans within three months of taking office. These packages, each of which contain dozens of major provisions, should… Read More
EnergyCommentary
If Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., continue to have their way, families across the U.S. will pay more… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress passed the $2.2 trillion HEROES Act. House Democrats said it gives money to “governments who desperately need funds.” But it also gives lots of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden proposes to subsidize with federal tax dollars the manufacturing industry under his American Jobs Plan to “maintain our competitive edge.” The proposal… Read More
EconomyCommentary
If you listen to the narrative being promoted by President Joe Biden and his allies on the left, it would be easy to think that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The latest national employment numbers were released on Friday. Expectations were high. A combination of vaccinations, relaxing of pandemic-related economic restrictions, and stimulus funding that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The burden of high property taxes is a source of growing frustration and legitimate concern for taxpayers across the nation. Because property tax systems vary… Read More
EconomyNews
The website of the Beverly Hills city government touts the home of Hollywood celebrities as having “exceptional dining, entertainment, shopping and cultural experiences,” plus an… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
After proposing a massive $2 trillion tax-and-spending binge, President Joe Biden released his budget request for fiscal year 2022 discretionary appropriations. This so-called skinny budget… Read More
EconomyNews
The Senate’s parliamentarian has ruled that Democrats can use budget reconciliation for a second time in the same fiscal year, a spokesman for Senate Majority… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Biden administration on Wednesday released details of the first part of its latest enormous spending plan. Although President Joe Biden is promoting the plan… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced another colossal spending package—an “infrastructure” proposal that would spend $100 billion to help “upgrade or replace crumbling school buildings.”… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The media were flooded Monday with news that the Biden administration is working on a colossal new $3 trillion to $4 trillion spending plan. While… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The best ways to tame environmentally harmful emissions is to allow the private sector to innovate cleaner and more efficient ways to produce, distribute, and… Read More
Energy Analysis
You’ve no doubt heard of the Green New Deal, the far left’s favorite piece of legislation. But do you know where it originated? How it… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
After a decade-long ban, earmarks, the practice of Congress funneling your tax dollars to special interests, is set to make a comeback. Some members of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Now that the bloated, debt-financed “stimulus” package has been signed into law, Congress has begun working on its next spending-spree target, infrastructure. House Speaker Nancy… Read More
PoliticsNews
Conservatives say that congressional Democrats’ bid to revive legislative earmarks must be fought “100%” by Republicans. “Earmarks are about power, waste, and corruption,” Rep. Ted… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” was passed under the guise of responding to COVID-19. In reality, less than 10% of the bill… Read More
EconomyCommentary
By the time this column appears in print, Congress will have passed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. And that’s a shame. As its many… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden signed into law an enormous, debt-financed “stimulus” package on Thursday. This was the final step in a multi-month process to pass a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden has signed his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law. Though regularly billed as “the COVID-19 relief bill,” Democrats’ legislation is not… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Democrats’ COVID-19 spending bill, which would cost taxpayers nearly $2 trillion, includes $360 billion of new funds available for state and local governments, in addition to more than $170 billion for schools and colleges. Governors should… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last week, two important reports were released, shining a light on one of the major challenges facing America—excessive government spending that is causing the poor… Read More
