EconomyCommentary
Despite $9 trillion in fiscal and monetary stimulus from the federal government, America has an employment problem. The Labor Department estimates that 10.4 million jobs… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Puerto Rico’s governor, Pedro Pierluisi, signed a bill on Sept. 21 to increase the island’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.50 in 2022,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Forget what you hear most pundits saying about last week’s recall election that failed to unseat California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The real story is the… Read More
EconomyNews
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says his state remains strong economically because he opened it up for business more quickly than most other states. “They are… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden’s recent vaccine mandate risks handicapping supply chains, shuttering hospitals, driving inflation higher, and leading to yet more empty grocery shelves. Biden on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
One thing we know for sure from the COVID-19 pandemic is that it has had and continues to have a lasting impact globally, as well… Read More
EconomyCommentary
People around the world are hungry for economic freedom. They want the ability to choose how to make a living instead of having the government… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden visited an operations facility in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, Wednesday to boost his “Buy American” plan and promote American manufacturing. Biden frequently talks… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Many studies have documented the effect of minimum wage laws on lost jobs, including the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate that a $15-an-hour minimum wage would… Read More
EconomyNews
States that withdrew from the federal pandemic unemployment bonus in June saw improving jobs numbers and fewer individuals filing for benefits compared to other states,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden’s July 9 executive order, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” states: “The American promise of a broad and sustained prosperity depends on… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Vice President Kamala Harris has called the situation a “national emergency,” but is it really? Right now, America has a record number of jobs available. “Help… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Historically, about 40% of unemployed workers have received unemployment insurance benefits. But since Congress passed massive unemployment insurance expansions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last week, I debunked three myths about capitalism. Here are four more: Myth No. 4: Capitalism creates unsafe workspaces. “Greedy capitalists” will risk workers’ lives… Read More
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Now 15 months after Congress first responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s evident that unprecedented federal unemployment insurance bonus benefits are hurting the recovery, making… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A San Francisco Bay Area-based entrepreneur might have broken the record for the quickest cancellation in history, with Reuters reporting his firing less than 48… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Women have come a long way in the labor force. Much of women’s gains have consisted of steady progress in education, labor force participation, and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Editor’s note: The Daily Signal’s audience isn’t shy in speaking its mind about our coverage of what’s happening in American culture, workplaces, and schools. See… Read More
EconomyCommentary
If you’re a politician peddling big new government programs for which there is little need but hefty price tags, you need a clever marketing strategy…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
America has a record 8.1 million job openings. The media call it a “labor shortage.” But it’s not a labor shortage; it’s an incentive shortage…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Presidents aren’t supreme beings imbued with the power to dictate economic conditions, pandemics or international events. We give them far too much credit and blame… Read More
EconomyCommentary
“Experts” predicted 1 million jobs would be created in April. The actual number fell far short, at 266,000. Republicans warned that overly generous COVID-19 relief… 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
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The $1.9 trillion, partisan COVID-19 relief package was supposed to boost the economy, but it may have stifled it instead. With widespread reopenings, 46% of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
With little fanfare, President Joe Biden on April 26 signed yet another executive order, this one establishing a White House task force on “Worker Organizing… 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
Well, they’re at it again. Since the left can’t sell its ideas to the American public honestly, it’s changing the definitions of words yet again… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Who says that legislatures can’t pass statutes that benefit the public, rather than cronies or special-interest favorites? (Well, I do regularly, but elected officials actually… Read More
EconomyNews
The White House on Monday announced a new labor union task force, chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris, to encourage and promote union membership in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, have voted 1,798 to 738 against unionizing under the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Even amid an outpouring… Read More
