EconomyCommentary
Surprise! Political Pundits Dismiss Conservative Policy Agenda
There never has been a shortage of vapid policy analysis in Washington, and the current generation of pundits and reporters is no exception. Take the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
There never has been a shortage of vapid policy analysis in Washington, and the current generation of pundits and reporters is no exception. Take the… Read More
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For years, car washes have been a fundraising staple for high school sports teams, marching bands and youth groups. Just get some kids together with… Read More
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Sunday’s announcement that AT&T had signed a $49 billion deal to acquire satellite video company DirecTV received a predictable reaction from many quarters in Washington…. Read More
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As the five members of the Federal Communications Commission gathered this morning to vote on a new plan to regulate the Internet, protesters supporting ever-tighter… Read More
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
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is planning to award $25 million in government grants (i.e. your money) to help schools. This money will… Read More
Take a breath and repeat after me: The Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America… Read More
Americans have always enjoyed the privilege of living abroad without losing citizenship. Think Hemingway and Fitzgerald decamping to write in Europe after World War I,… Read More
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) has amassed the most liberal voting record in the U.S. Senate, according to National Journal. Yet, when it comes to Washington… Read More
In medical care, you have to get the diagnosis correct. But if you want to solve the problem, you’ve also got to get the treatment… Read More
In an editorial appearing today, The Wall Street Journal examined one of the few areas of the economy enjoying an unabated boom: federal regulation. Armed… Read More
The 2010 Dodd–Frank Act is a colossal regulatory mess that gave us, among other things, a new set of turf battles among regulators. The latest… Read More
How many government rules do we need? According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), federal regulators issued more than 2,000 new rules in 2013—doing such… Read More
Regulation: It’s a mostly hidden drain on the economy—and a favorite of the Obama administration. It affects all of our lives—and wallets—yet rarely makes headlines…. Read More
Seattle has earned the dubious honor of being the first city to cap the number of drivers that rideshare services such as Uber may keep… Read More
In a move that is blatantly anti-competitive and anti-consumer, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) enacted regulations that, beginning April 1, would prohibit non-franchised,… Read More
Making more money is a good thing. But having a job you like is even better. Which is why President Obama’s announcement this week that… Read More
It’s getting difficult to take any part of Obamacare seriously. The Obama administration has altered or delayed it so many times—who can be sure what… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week finalized more stringent standards for automotive emissions and the sulfur level in gasoline. The agency claims that the… Read More
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
With recent news of various government agencies wanting to monitor our nation’s newsrooms and our children’s eating habits, and with a $17 trillion debt that… Read More
LawNews
Sure, a high-level IRS official left after the scandal erupted last year about the agency targeting conservative groups. But what good did it do? IRS… Read More
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will soon release its first estimate for how fast the economy grew in the fourth quarter of 2013 and… Read More
President Obama says this is a “year of action”—and last night he made it very clear whose action he was talking about. After noting recently… Read More
If your New Year’s resolution is to change your light bulbs, don’t worry—the federal government’s here to help. Beginning January 1, 2014, the federal government… Read More
The latest announcement from the Obama Administration has confirmed what so many Americans already know: Obamacare is a hardship. With millions of reported insurance cancellations,… Read More
Last fall, Heritage Foundation analysts noted an eerie silence coming from Obama regulatory agencies. The production of new rules, which until then had been in… Read More
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
During a recent House Financial Services Committee mark-up, a number of members complained that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was “slow walking” the regulations… Read More
On the fourth Thursday of November, our attention naturally turns to food and football the Pilgrims who celebrated America’s first Thanksgiving. After great privation, a… Read More