EconomyCommentary
In a welcome surprise, the U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs in May, and the unemployment rate fell by more than a full percentage point… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Wisconsin’s neighbor to the south is at it again. This time, Illinois is using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse for seeking a federal bailout… Read More
EconomyCommentary
If you’re a small-business owner looking to hire back workers you were forced to lay off due to the COVID-19 economic shutdown, you shouldn’t have… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Another 2.4 million workers filed for unemployment claims last week, bringing the 10-week total to nearly 39 million. If all of these represent separate claims,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Dealing with the death of a loved one is already difficult enough. Every year, tens of millions of Americans experience the emotional burden of losing… Read More
Economy Analysis
States across America are weighing the decision of whether or not to reopen their economies. Some—such as Georgia and Florida—have few restrictions in place now… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Argentina’s economic freedom score increased slightly this year. But as the 149th-freest out of 180 countries graded in the 2020 edition of The Heritage Foundation’s… Read More
Health CareCommentary
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has already approved more than $2.4 trillion in new deficit-increasing measures, from new spending to tax relief…. Read More
PoliticsNews
House Democrats have rejected an amendment that a Republican congressman proposed to their $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, dubbed the HEROES Act, that would have… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The U.S. Postal Service is feeling the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. It recently asked for $75 billion in taxpayer funding. President Donald Trump… Read More
Health CareCommentary
House Democrats have released a completely unserious proposal to respond to the public health and economic crisis the nation is confronting as a result of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
If you followed only the headlines and mainstream press coverage, you might think that the U.S. Postal Service was on the verge of bankruptcy and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The CARES Act, signed by President Donald Trump into law in late March, was intended to stabilize the nation in the wake of economic shutdowns… Read More
EconomyNews
New York officials who have asked Congress to provide more federal funds to alleviate the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic should make better use… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Activists and policymakers on the left are trying again to grab Americans’ tax dollars to bail out state and local governments from their own poor… Read More
EconomyNews
Those who would be most harmed by a $40 billion federal bailout of the state of Illinois are the people of Illinois, a Republican state… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Progressives are eager not to let a “crisis go to waste” and are now aggressively pushing some ideas, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, that would be… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Fiscally troubled states are nothing new. In fact, our nation was born during a time of great economic upheaval, in which many of the new… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
As lawmakers debate over a bailout for the states, Jonathan Williams, the chief economist and executive vice president of policy at the American Legislative Exchange… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Democrats and U.S. Postal Service officials are seeking a $75 billion bailout from taxpayers. While they seek to blame the COVID-19 pandemic, the facts are… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump signed the largest stimulus bill in U.S. history: more than $2 trillion. For once, both Republicans and Democrats agreed…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
You’d think that if Congress made it a point to bail out an industry with tens of billions of taxpayer dollars, it wouldn’t sabotage it… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Unemployment claims spiked by 6.6 million last week, meaning more Americans became unemployed during one week than the total already unemployed before COVID-19 hit the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It is not cognitive dissonance—the impossibility of holding two or more contradictory beliefs simultaneously—to favor the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill passed by Congress and… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Former Sen. Tom Coburn was a hero among fiscal conservatives and endless source of inspiration and courage. The Oklahoma Republican embodied financial stewardship, always showing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Unemployment claims spiked more than 1,000% last week, with initial claims rising from 282,000 to 3.3 million as businesses laid off workers during the coronavirus… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Now is the time to address the COVID-19 crisis, not throw money at decades-long problems. House Democrats’ inclusion of a massive taxpayer bailout for a… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Senate is considering a coronavirus fiscal stimulus package aimed at minimizing the adverse economic impact resulting from the pandemic. Yet this proposal is neither… Read More
EconomyCommentary
While the coronavirus pandemic and its related effects have harmed all sectors of the economy, the transportation and hospitality industries have taken an especially hard… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This week has seen a flurry of legislative proposals to deal with the possible economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Some would pour money into… Read More
