PoliticsCommentary
Mick Mulvaney, the current director of the Office of Management and Budget and my predecessor representing South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District, has been guided by… Read More
EconomyCommentary
While Congress has flown the coop for its August recess, the clock is ticking toward the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. Sept…. Read More
LawCommentary
This week, a federal judge will determine whether to levy a multimillion-dollar fine against John Duarte, as requested by the Department of Justice. Duarte’s wrongdoing?… Read More
EconomyNews
Pennsylvania has shut down a small-business owner for helping others post on Airbnb, the website for renting short-term guest rooms in private residences. Sally Ladd… Read More
EconomyCommentary
On July 24, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi unveiled proposals by House Democrats to create “a better deal” for American families and workers. Unfortunately, the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In an apparent philosophical shift, the Food and Drug Administration is taking a new tack when it comes to tobacco regulation: It is embracing the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
After almost two years, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General released its report on the Gold King Mine disaster that dumped over a… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
On Thursday, Republicans in both the House and Senate took a major step toward nullifying the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s harmful arbitration rule. In the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Carefree, Arizona—population 3,363—is 2,400 miles from Wall Street. But that’s still not far enough away to escape the harm caused by Democrats’ supposed “Wall Street… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This June, the Government Accountability Office published a report on the federal government’s Lifeline program, one of four programs established in the decadeslong pursuit of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Three cheers for Keith Noreika, the acting comptroller of the currency, for having the chutzpah to challenge the regulatory deceit of the Consumer Financial Protection… Read More
LawCommentary
On July 10, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a new rule to ban financial service providers, such as banks or credit card companies, from… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Policymakers too often think that big government is the only solution to creating opportunity and reducing poverty. They fail to ask how government might be… Read More
LawCommentary
Last month, drone industry executives told President Donald Trump they needed more regulation, not less, before they could expand further—a man-bites-dog story if ever there… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with the amount of freedom in their lives. When Gallup asked them in 2006, 91 percent of Americans said they were… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A highly controversial rule from the Obama administration may finally be on its way out. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is going… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
“Drain the swamp!” It was the battle cry of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Many Republican members of Congress echoed that call as well, riding it to victory—and control… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This week, in response to President Donald Trump’s February executive order, the U.S. Treasury released the first in a series of reports examining the U.S…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We live in an era of outrage. Sometimes that outrage is justified, but more often, outrage is a tactic—a manipulative spin that is borne more… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Does the Environmental Protection Agency care more about its image than it does about the environment? Its behavior in response to the massive 2015 Gold… Read More
PoliticsNews
The House of Representatives will vote on legislation Thursday afternoon that one lawmaker says, if it passes, will promote economic growth and provide regulatory relief…. Read More
EnergyNews
The Trump administration announced Tuesday evening it would delay the implementation of a smog rule that’s been called one of the costliest clean air regulations… Read More
EconomyCommentary
America’s current financial regulatory system, begotten by some of the most liberal minds in this country, has consistently limited the ability of banks to serve… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It has been a long time coming for the Financial CHOICE Act. This bill, which will pass the House on Thursday, is the culmination of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A costly and burdensome rule issued by the Obama administration is set to go into effect Friday, barring action from the Department of Labor to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Over the last century, we have seen an exponential growth of the federal bureaucracy. As a practical matter, federal agencies—not Congress—have assumed the primary role… Read More
LawCommentary
The last decade has seen a boom in recreational drone usage, as hundreds of thousands of law-abiding hobby pilots have taken to the skies with… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Anyone who has followed the hyperbolic debate about net neutrality has likely heard that the Federal Communications Commission is moving to “squelch competition,” “limit consumer… Read More
SocietyNews
The health police are turning their sights to energy, calling for tobacco style regulations on caffeine and bans on energy drinks for young Americans. Nutrition experts are… Read More
EconomyNews
The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 Thursday to start a process of undoing internet rules, commonly known as net neutrality, promulgated by the Obama-era FCC…. Read More
