EconomyNews
Liberal Politicians Spend a Week Living on Minimum Wage
Can a person survive on $77 a week? Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, are going to try. The liberal advocacy… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Hair-Brained Restrictions: Licensing Hurts Entrepreneurial Women
All Melanie Armstrong wanted to do was braid women’s hair for a living. African hair-braiding is not easy, but it is not medicine, law or… Read More
EconomyNews
Rahm Emanuel Seeks to Quell Controversy Over Red-Light Cameras in Chicago
CHICAGO—A substantial city revenue source is under fire as Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced 9,000 drivers would be allowed to contest tickets they received from red-light… Read More
EconomyNews
Obama Faces Pressure Halt Export-Import Bank Deals With Russia
Three high-ranking Democrats this week asked President Obama to impose more sanctions on Russia. Now, a conservative Republican is offering one way for Obama to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Kristen Bell’s ‘Mary Poppins Quits’ Might Have Been Funny. This Rebuttal Is Better.
“Frozen” star Kristen Bell is airing her liberal views once again—this time in a “Funny or Die” sketch advocating for a $10.10 minimum wage. Not… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Dodd-Frank Confusion Highlights Its Failure
This month marks the 45th anniversary of man landing on the moon, and the fourth anniversary of the signing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform… Read More
EconomyCommentary
FDA Regulating Cigar Business Into Extinction
I’ll admit it. I enjoy an occasional cigar. So do a lot of other Americans. Some like to indulge in a pricier smoke, while others… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How We Can Increase Opportunity
Opening the doors of opportunity to every American is an all-hands-on-deck effort. It requires policy reforms and community leadership. It means focusing on a range… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The CIA’s Twitter Is Not #Winning
Carl Colby grew up in a family where no one talked about what dad did. Even family outings were mysterious. “We’d go somewhere — family… Read More
EconomyNews
Two Prominent Voices Debate Future of Export-Import Bank
As the Export-Import Bank’s future continues to be a topic of intense debate among lawmakers on Capitol Hill, two of the most prominent voices for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Paul Ryan’s New Anti-Poverty Plan Should Take Work and Marriage Seriously
On Thursday at the American Enterprise Institute, Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., outlined plans to reform welfare and fight poverty. Ryan’s policies are well… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Reform, Not Ex-Im, Is the Key to American Nuclear Competitiveness
While the Export-Import Bank struggles to find reasons to justify its reauthorization, some have begun claiming that the U.S. nuclear industry needs Ex-Im to compete… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
Why Are U.S. Interest Rates Falling? Thank the Chinese
U.S. employment growth has recently accelerated, and the Federal Reserve is winding down its program of buying U.S. Treasuries with expectations of raising interest rates… Read More
EconomyNews
Boeing In Talks for Deal with Iran, Seeks Ex-Im Financing for China
One of the Export-Import Bank’s biggest beneficiaries is working to solidify a deal to sell airplanes to Iran. Unrelatedly, Boeing is also asking for more… Read More
EconomyNews
Government Wants to Regulate Cigar Company ‘Out of Existence,’ Says Marco Rubio
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, is blasting the Food and Drug Administration for its “job-killing” regulations on the premium cigar industry. Rubio cited the J.C. Newman… Read More
EconomyNews
Animated U.S. Maps Show Unemployment Changes Under Last 6 Presidents
The latest unemployment report released this month revealed rare “good news” about the U.S. labor market. The 6.1 percent unemployment rate marked an all-time low… Read More
Paul Ryan Unveils Plan to Fight Poverty, Increase Upward Mobility
In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., unveiled a new plan today designed to… Read More
EconomyNews
Newt Gingrich Speaks Out Against the Reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who voted against reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank in 1992 while serving in Congress, said lawmakers should let the bank’s charter… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Businesses Don’t Leave the U.S. Because of Lack of Patriotism
President Obama will deliver a speech today railing against corporate inversions. That is the process whereby a U.S. business merges with a foreign business and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
House Highlights Dodd-Frank Deficiencies
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee presents an excellent case for why the 2010 Dodd-Frank law has not lessened the possibility that taxpayers will be… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Government Should Let Americans Control More of Their Retirement Savings
A new survey suggests that the vast majority of workers consider retirement their own responsibility. The LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute reports that 78 percent of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Property Rights at Stake in EPA’s Water Power Grab
Thanks to the federal government, it soon may become far more difficult to use and enjoy private property. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservatives Derail Democrat’s Bill on Rare Earth Minerals
Conservatives in the U.S. House revolted yesterday against a taxpayer-funded program on rare earth minerals, defeating a bill that was expected to quickly pass without… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Ex-Im Supporters Were Wrong on Earmarks, Too
In the last several weeks, you might have heard for the first time of a little-known agency of the federal government called the Export-Import Bank…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
5 Facts About the Export-Import Bank for Obama to Remember
At his event in Seattle tonight, it won’t be surprising if President Obama praises the Export-Import Bank as a “jobs creator” that “doesn’t cost taxpayers… Read More
EconomyNews
Jeb Hensarling Slams Export-Import Bank Supporters for Seeking ‘Special Privilege’
The chairman of the House Financial Service Committee scolded the leaders of Boeing and National Association of Manufacturers for their lobbying efforts to preserve the… Read More
EconomyNews
City Officials Accused of Cronyism in Fight Over Uber, Lyft
MEMPHIS—City officials, citing public safety concerns, have imposed cease-and-desist orders against private ride-share companies Uber and Lyft. Now, in the wake of those decisions, officials… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Not So ‘Small’ Businesses Ex-Im Bank Boosts
A coalition backing government export subsidies will host several executives of purportedly “small” businesses at a briefing Tuesday to build support for the Export-Import Bank… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
An Interactive Timeline of the Export-Import Bank
See the history of the Export-Import Bank—from its inception in 1934 through the current debate over its reauthorization—in The Daily Signal’s interactive timeline. Use the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Export-Import Bank Creates Unfair Playing Field For American Business
You can tell a lot about a piece of legislation by looking at who is for it and who is against it. The battle over… Read More
