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
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
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
Health Care Analysis
Solutions to Medical Supply Shortages That Put Americans First
Demand for medical supplies such as ventilators and face masks skyrocketed as COVID-19 took hold. The situation led policymakers to examine how America can better… Read More
EconomyNews
COVID-19 Recovery Panel Suggests Path for ‘Expeditious’ Return to Work
States should “expeditiously” allow Americans to go back to work in certain areas during the COVID-19 pandemic while proceeding cautiously with targeted mitigation, caring for… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Federal Government Should Focus on Areas Closest to Reopening
The reopening of America will need to happen on a state-by state, county-by-county basis. One problem that may hinder the process is that different areas… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Public Health Steps Should Benefit, Not Punish, the Public
Public health has two components: the public and its health. The COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed Italy’s health system, which resulted in hospitals rationing the ventilators needed… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Don’t Let COVID-19 Undermine Ireland’s Hard-Won Economic Freedom
Ireland retained its position as one of only six truly economically free countries in the world in The Heritage Foundation’s 2020 Index of Economic Freedom…. Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Predicts Truce in Oil Price War Between Russia and Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump said Thursday evening that the oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia may end soon. Trump said he had just had… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Radical Environmentalists’ Giddiness During Pandemic Exposes Their True Aims
As Americans are trapped in their homes, unable to work, and struggling to pay bills due to the threat of a global pandemic, the left… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How FDA’s Emergency Powers Speed Drugs, Other Supplies to Fight Coronavirus
The shortage of tests for diagnosing COVID-19, like other aspects of the public health crisis, has drawn attention to the U.S. government’s emergency powers. In… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Permanent Repeal of the Jones Act Would Be a Winning Response to COVID-19
A waiver of the century-old Merchant Marine Act, also known as the Jones Act, was said to be on the table at Friday’s White House… Read More
EconomyNews
Small Business Loans to Expand for COVID-19 Relief
Small businesses will be able to access new loans starting Friday to help them stay afloat during the economic crisis wrought by the coronavirus. The… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
In California, a Sign the Coronavirus Crisis Won’t ‘Go to Waste’
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” That was what Rahm Emanuel, a former mayor of Chicago who also served as chief… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why National Environmental Policy Act Reform Matters for National Parks
One of the hidden blessings of the coronavirus pandemic is the chance to social distance at national parks, free of admission. This doesn’t make it… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Managing a Disaster
I’m not sure whether COVID-19, first identified in Wuhan, China, qualifies as a true disaster in the U.S. Putting the disease in perspective, we might… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Costly, Ineffective Climate Mandate for Airlines Rightly Left at Gate in COVID-19 Bill
Only in Washington would it make sense to “help” an industry and its consumers by imposing a new regulation. The House of Representatives’ coronavirus relief… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 Fixes to Ensure a Stable Food Supply During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Maintaining a safe and reliable food supply is one of the most important concerns during the coronavirus pandemic. This includes making sure there’s enough food for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Virtue Signaling of Plastic Bag Ban Ends Quickly in a Pandemic
Mindless virtue signaling doesn’t fare well in a real crisis. As the nation and the world confronts a deadly pandemic, and citizens, businesses, and governments… Read More
LawCommentary
In Combating Coronavirus, Trump and Governors Act Constitutionally
Fox News contributor Andrew Napolitano, a former judge, recently penned an article with the provocative title “Coronavirus fear lets government assault our freedom in violation… Read More
EconomyCommentary
New Index Finds Rising Tide of Economic Freedom
Governments around the world are responding to the coronavirus epidemic with a variety of measures that have the potential to curtail economic activity. It’s vital… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Congress Can Help Retirees Amid Market Turmoil
Stocks have plunged in recent weeks. The S&P 500 is down about 27% from its high on Feb. 19 but still hasn’t dropped to the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler Pulls Back His Agency’s Overreach
Andrew Wheeler recently completed his first year as the official administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and what a busy year it was. The EPA… Read More
EconomyCommentary
California Outlaws Freelance Work
Freelance jobs are “feudalism,” says California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. She persuaded California’s legislature to pass a new law reclassifying freelance workers as employees. That means… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Coronavirus Shows Government Paid Leave a Bad Fit for Employees’ Needs
Democrats have used the coronavirus to point to why the U.S. needs a government-paid family leave program (such as the FAMILY Act), so that employees… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Green New Deal Would Ruin America’s Dairyland, Study Warns
It’s been pretty clear that the Green New Deal would be a disaster for businesses and for consumers. Now a new study confirms just how disastrous the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Coronavirus Doesn’t Change Good Economic Policy
The fundamentals of the U.S. economy are still strong, and the coronavirus won’t change that. Good policy also doesn’t change in a crisis, and Congress… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Sanders Dumpster Dives Through the Ash Heap of Socialism’s History
It seems that Sen. Bernie Sanders can always find a way to look at the bright side of a communist dictatorship. Right after praising Cuban… Read More
EconomyCommentary
EPA Needs to Finalize Rule Rejecting Past Regulatory Abuses
When the Environmental Protection Agency issues a regulation, the rule should do more good than harm. That hasn’t always been obvious to the EPA, and… Read More
EconomyNews
Budget Chief Prescribes Less Government Spending as Key to Draining Swamp
Fiscal responsibility is key to draining the swamp, the White House budget chief said Saturday in remarks to an annual gathering of conservative activists outside… Read More
