California Leavin’: This State Is in a State of Denial
Everyone knows how you diplomatically break up a romantic relationship that has come to an end. The problem, you say to the one you’re splitting… Read More
Upstart Airline Creates Turbulence for Big U.S. Carriers, Union Leaders
An upstart transcontinental airline says it’s making headway with lower costs for passengers and higher pay for workers, but its business model put it on… Read More
Economy News
What the Left Doesn’t Want You to Know About Equal Pay for Women
“Equal Pay Day” is slated for April 8—plenty of time for Democrats to start playing the gender card in hopes of galvanizing female voters ahead… Read More
Who Creates Jobs—and Why?
If you want to protect spending in Washington, call it “job creation.” That’s the flip side of yesterday’s quip by Jared Bernstein, senior fellow at… Read More
Cruz’s Energy Bill a Win for Economy, Taxpayers, and Free Markets
Over the past few years, energy production has been one of the bright spots in the American economy. The U. S. is now the world’s… Read More
How Many Jobs Are Threatened by the EPA in YOUR District?
The Obama Administration is trying to regulate Americans’ livelihoods away. Will Congress do anything to stop it? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pushing regulation… Read More
Only One of These Makes the Country Work
The contrast could not be more stark. While President Obama releases his ideal budget for the year today—lauding government as the source of success in… Read More
Economy News
The White House Doesn’t Like These Particular Facts
A funny thing is happening to President Obama in his pursuit of redistributive economic policies: Facts are getting in the way. The facts in this… Read More
The Problem with Giving America a Raise
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama told Congress to “give America a raise.” But as the job forecasts are revealing, he might… Read More
She Dreamed Obamacare Was Harmless
Obamacare is working, and it’s not costing any jobs. Shhh…keep quiet, or you’ll wake Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius from her dream. “There… Read More
Obamacare Is Murdering Jobs
Fewer Americans either have or are looking for jobs today than at any point since 1978 — and President Obama’s health care law is about… Read More
Obama’s War on Work
The cleverest spin to come from the Left these days has been that not working—or working less—is a great thing for Americans. A recent Congressional… Read More
Explosive Report: How Obamacare Will Drive People Out of the Workforce
Obamacare moves people further away from jobs and shifts their health care costs to taxpayers. Good news or bad? The White House took up defensive… Read More
Two Mistakes This Video Makes About the Minimum Wage
President Obama urged Congress to raise the minimum wage in his State of the Union address. His campaign group, Organizing for Action, has a video… Read More
December Jobs Report Shows More Americans Giving Up on Finding a Job
The December jobs report is out – and it’s not full of delayed holiday cheer for Americans struggling in this economy. “Today’s jobs report gave… Read More
Extending Unemployment Benefits Could Lead to Fewer Americans Finding Jobs Quickly
Want the unemployment rate to stay stagnant, rise, or not decrease as quickly as possible? Then support an extension of unemployment benefits. Sure, liberals are… Read More
What You Need to Know About the Left’s Big Issue for 2014
Do a Google News search for “income inequality” and it will remove any doubt that this is already the political issue of 2014. The left… Read More
How the EPA Plans to Kill Jobs and Reduce Your Income
How’s your heating bill? If you feel like you’re not paying enough, you’re in luck. President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pushing new regulations… Read More
We Bet You Haven’t Heard This About Obamacare
Another push is underway to raise the minimum wage. But what you probably haven’t heard is that Obamacare has already done that. The plan on… Read More
What Will Happen When (and If) HealthCare.gov Actually Works
HealthCare.gov may or may not be working—for some people. That seems to be the clearest assessment after the Obama Administration has flubbed two deadlines to… Read More
How Obamacare Will Try to Control What You Eat
Did you know there are 34 million different ways to make a Domino’s pizza? Mary Lynne Carraway can’t fit that on a menu board. But… Read More
How President Obama Is Killing Jobs
Five years on and President Obama still refuses to assume responsibility for his woeful economic record. The buck stops with Republicans, other countries, changes in… Read More
State and Local Governments Cutting Work Hours Due to Obamacare
It’s no longer just restaurants and stores cutting hours and employees due to Obamacare—state and local governments are making changes as well. The law defines… Read More
Obama’s Priorities vs. the Economy
Now that the government is whirring again, President Obama has identified three priorities for the country. Here’s a quick look at how they stack up… Read More
Two Things Washington Cannot Ignore
Members of Congress are still at an impasse—they cannot agree on the debt limit, spending cuts, Obamacare, or funding the government. The House has passed… Read More
A Letter to President Obama
Dear Mr. President: As the temporary slowdown in government operations enters its second week, I write to explain why conservatives have insisted on making the… Read More
A Tariff Cut Can Boost U.S. Output
The Federal Reserve recently cut its forecast for economic growth in the United States. That’s a problem. We need higher growth to create jobs and… Read More
Report Reveals Obamacare’s Side Effects: Higher Costs, Fewer Jobs
What will Obamacare mean for American businesses? Higher costs, according to a report released yesterday from consultants at Mercer. Here are the preliminary results from Mercer’s… Read More
How’s the Economy at Your House?
The news media, the President, and Congress should be cautious in trotting out “victims” of the government shutdown. As national media continue the hype, the… Read More
Congressional Recess: The Battle of Ideas
All the political action this month will take place outside Washington, D.C. And that’s as it should be. In a healthy republic, lawmakers hear from… Read More
