SocietyCommentary
Deja Vu: Riots, Looting, and Arson Recall Late ’60s
The many U.S. cities currently gripped by civil unrest and violence in the wake of the May 25 death of a black man, George Floyd,… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Touts ‘Rocket Ship’ Recovery Amid Surprise Job Rebound
President Donald Trump touted a nascent economic comeback Friday, as a resurgence of 2.5 million jobs were added in May, marking what could be a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Economy Adds 2.5 Million Jobs as COVID-19 Recovery Begins
The U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs in May and the unemployment rate fell from 14.7% to 13.3%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday,… Read More
Health CareNews
These States Reopened a Month Ago After COVID-19 Shutdowns. Here’s What Happened.
Among states that reopened their economies about a month ago, most logged about the same number of COVID-19 cases, though some had more cases and… Read More
EconomyNews
In Georgia, 6 Owners of Small Businesses Eye Coming Back From COVID-19
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp reopened much of his state’s economy a month ago, making Georgia one of the first states to begin to do so… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Aims to Power Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery With Regulatory Relief
To help jump-start an American economy that’s stalled because of the coronavirus, President Donald Trump is looking to an unlikely source of power: The hardworking… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Let’s End the CARES Act’s Work Disincentive That’s Hurting Employers
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
EconomyAnalysis
Americans Need Work Opportunities, Not Unemployment Incentives
With more than 1 in 5 Americans filing for unemployment benefits over the past eight weeks, policymakers’ top priority is clear: restoring conditions that allow… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Bailout Won’t Help States With No Financial Backbone
At a time when huge spending bills marked “coronavirus relief” are easily passing Congress with little scrutiny, poorly run states are asking unscrupulous members of Congress to slip in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Are Millennials the Least Entrepreneurial Generation Since WWII?
It used to be that starting a small business was seen as the way up to wealth, or at least middle-class respectability. Nearly half (49.7%)… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservatives Ask Amazon to End SPLC’s Role as ‘Hate Group’ Sheriff
A conservative free-market group hopes to convince Amazon, the world’s largest retailer, not to rely on the Southern Poverty Law Center as a gatekeeper for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
As Unemployment Keeps Rising, Congress Needs to Fix What It Broke
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
PoliticsNews
Grassroots Petition Urging Governors to ‘Reopen Their States’ Tops 100,000 Signatures
A petition launched in late April by Heritage Action for America asking governors to “open American society” has surpassed 100,000 signatures. “Millions of Americans are… Read More
EconomyCommentary
12 Urgent Actions to Reopen America and Prevent an Economic Depression
The steps we take to reopen America safely will determine whether the United States has to contend with an economic depression—regardless of whether COVID-19 is… Read More
Health CareNews
6 Big Points From the Senate’s COVID-19 Hearing With Fauci
In one of the most unusual Senate hearings in U.S. history, top Trump administration health officials testified remotely Tuesday from their homes and offices to… Read More
Health CareCommentary
5 Key Provisions in Democrats’ COVID-19 Bill That Will Hurt Our Economy
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
EconomyNews
How ‘Stakeholder’ Movement Could Hinder Economic Recovery From COVID-19
A crisis could be the worst time to pressure companies to adopt policies that aren’t in the best interest of the bottom line or their… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Unemployment Soars to 14.7% as America Loses 20.5 Million More Jobs
The U.S. economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April as the devastation from COVID-19 hit new highs Friday in the monthly jobs report from the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What States Should Do Instead of Demanding More Taxpayer Bailouts
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
Marylanders ‘Frustrated’ by Governor’s COVID-19 Shutdown, Protest Organizer Says
Protesters with the organization Reopen Maryland say they see the frustration of fellow Marylanders as their state experiences the economic effects of the coronavirus lockdown. … Read More
EconomyCommentary
Pelosi Touts a Universal Basic Income. Here’s Why It Would Be Bad for America.
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
EconomyCommentary
Why Full Business Expensing Is Vital for Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery
An idea gaining bipartisan traction in Congress would help fix the damaging taxation of new investments set to kick in amid America’s eventual economic recovery… Read More
EconomyNews
Leading CEO on Coronavirus Recovery Panel Wary of Government Power Grab
John Allison sees similarities between the response to the coronavirus pandemic and the financial crisis of 2008, when he was the CEO of BB&T Corp.,… Read More
EconomyNews
What to Expect as 12 States Begin to Reopen After COVID-19 Shutdown
Come Friday in Texas, the nation’s second-largest economy, businesses such as restaurants and retail stores will be open again, but at a 25% occupancy rate…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Government Should Stop Promoting Unemployment During COVID-19
American prosperity always has relied on the fact that we are the most productive people in human history. Unfortunately, some short-term Band-Aids for the widespread… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Governors Need Some Skin in Game With Stay-at-Home Orders
As April nears a close, America’s small business sector focuses anxiously on May 1, the date arbitrarily selected by many governors to reopen their state… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Showcases Jobs Preserved by Paycheck Protection Program Amid COVID-19 Shutdown
Michael Heup not only got his job back at Bitty & Beau’s Coffee, which was temporarily closed because of the COVID-19 crisis, but he also… Read More
Health CareCommentary
To Prepare for COVID-19 Vaccine, Let’s Ensure Manufacturing Capacity Will Meet Demand
Pharmaceutical and biotech companies, in collaboration with scientists in academia and government, are working flat-out to develop drugs and vaccines to treat or prevent COVID-19…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Pentagon Is Protecting Defense Supply Chains From COVID-19
The coronavirus is causing disruption across all sectors of the economy, and the defense industrial base is no exception. To minimize the impact on military… Read More
EconomyNews
On COVID-19 Recovery Panel, George Allen Navigates Another Worst-Case Scenario
Hurricane Felix appeared headed toward Virginia Beach, with some computer models showing it could whack the area with wind gusts exceeding 100 miles per hour… Read More
