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PARIS—Leaders from around the world, including President Barack Obama, have been saying that the COP21, also known as the Paris climate conference, is the last… Read More
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The repeal of two costly federal restrictions would lower the price of gas by 31 cents a gallon and save a typical American family $247… Read More
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On the eve of Congress’ Christmas recess, two lawmakers have renewed an effort to give states the power to collect online sales taxes from out-of-state… Read More
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With a Dec. 11 government funding lapse looming, lawmakers have every opportunity to rein in reckless spending increases (and they should). But few are taking… Read More
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On Capitol Hill, the tax-extender scramble is a Christmas tradition. And now, again, just weeks before lawmakers head home for the holidays, Congress is trying… Read More
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The following is a speech given by Bill Walton to the Center for Constructive Alternatives at Hillsdale College on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015: I have spent most of… Read More
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As Congress figures out what policy riders, provisions in appropriations bills that prohibit or direct the use of funds for certain purposes, will be included… Read More
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The holiday season is fast upon us—that time of year when Americans across the country gather ’round the warm glow of their computer screens and… Read More
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By restoring the corporate welfare doled out by the Export-Import Bank, a majority of Congress on Thursday demonstrated yet again their stubborn allegiance to special… Read More
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the labor market continued to grow steadily in November. Employers added 211,000 net new jobs, while the unemployment… Read More
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The annual ritual is upon us. Congress is busy at work crafting a bill to extend the approximately 50 tax-reducing policies that expire each year,… Read More
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As the Senate gears up to debate the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, conservative leaders are pushing back against a measure floated by Senate Majority… Read More
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Last August, while Congress was out of session and most people were on vacation, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposal for a new rule… Read More
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Following a lengthy conference meant to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate highway bills, the conference committee released Tuesday its 5-year, $305-billion transportation bill:… Read More
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A Tea Party organization is mobilizing its supporters nationwide in an attempt to stymie a proposed regulation from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the disclosures… Read More
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Get ready for it! Holiday deals are about to be in full swing as automakers and car dealerships begin to advertise “unbeatable” end-of-the-year deals and… Read More
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The federal government has “dropped the ball” by failing to curb wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars, Sen. James Lankford says. In a new report, he… Read More
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Want to know how government policies waste Americans’ time and money? We saw a vivid demonstration recently at the Port of Baltimore. Before customers can… Read More
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Economic freedom is a matter of principle, but it’s also a boon to family budgets. Just 12 economic policy reforms would save the average household… Read More
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Television has come a long way since it was dubbed a “vast wasteland” more than a half-century ago. Once limited to a meager handful of… Read More
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The Washington Examiner recently released a piece claiming that our national debt has skyrocketed by nearly $600 billion in the three weeks since the debt… Read More
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President Obama is nothing if not predictable. Required by law to release plans for new regulations twice a year, the administration has consistently done so… Read More
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A new book by Dartmouth College professor William A. Fischel highlights problems with land use restrictions and zoning laws. Unfortunately, Fischel’s proposed policy recommendations would… Read More
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With Thanksgiving around the corner, charitable food banks across America are gearing up for their busiest donation season. Individuals and local firms supply a lot… Read More
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Last week, the Tax Foundation released its State Business Tax Climate Index for 2016. This annual report ranks all fifty states (plus D.C.) on how… Read More
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During the last debate Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee and Senator Rand Paul all waded into monetary policy, a hot topic since the… Read More
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Just this month, 3D Systems in Los Angeles, Calif., opened “their new culinary innovation center, the 3DS Culinary Lab … a first-of-its-kind workshop kitchen where avant-garde culinary… Read More
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West Virginia may well become the next right-to-work state. Bill Cole—the state-Senate president and probable GOP gubernatorial nominee—has made passing right-to-work legislation a top priority…. Read More
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On November 2, President Barack Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA), which passed Congress with 233 Democrats and 97 Republicans voting in its favor…. Read More
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Congress has a chance to reassert itself against regulatory overreach. The Senate has passed three Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolutions that would repeal the… Read More
