EconomyCommentary
What do Enron, the Soros Economic Development Fund, Papa John’s Pizza, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, MTV, the Bank of Palestine, and Deutsche Bank have in common?… 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
EconomyNews
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
EconomyAnalysis
Congratulations to the Class of 2014—after all of your hard work in college, you will leave your campuses the most indebted class of graduates ever…. Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Get government out of the housing market – that’s the message Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, has for the housing industry. According to Hensarling, government intervention… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
On May 21, Senator Rob Portman (R–OH) introduced an important piece of legislation, the Accurate Budgeting Act (S. 2371). It would require the Joint Committee… Read More
Economy Commentary
Though it was reported as news, the left’s 2014 blueprint isn’t novel – it is the same strategy they’ve employed with varying degrees of success… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here’s what America is being told about the Export–Import Bank (Ex–Im), so beloved by the likes of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association… Read More
It was 50 years ago today that Lyndon B. Johnson gave his famed “Great Society” speech. His Great Society included a massive system of government… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Supporters of one of Washington’s prime examples of cronyism, the Export-Import Bank, are rolling out the dollars and surveys to make the case that the… Read More
Leave it to the federal government to create school lunch standards that make kids want to throw out food more than eat it. The U.S…. Read More
EconomyAnalysis
If you live in Pennsylvania and hope to receive federal disability benefits, you are in luck if your case is assigned to Judge Charles Bridges…. Read More
EconomyNews
Until conservatives undo a system that grants favors to well-connected business interests, they will lack the “moral authority” to reform a social welfare state that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Leave it to the Obama administration to come up with perhaps the most backdoor strategy to date to go after guns. Operation Choke Point, launched… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Last week, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., did something most politicians shy away from completely: He suggested reforming the Social Security program in a sensible way…. Read More
EconomyAnalysis
House and Senate conferees ushering the otherwise-flawed Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) conference report through to final passage are touting its lack of… Read More
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Saying that something helps small businesses is a great way to gain public support for your cause. Except when it’s not true. Take, for example,… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant whose sales top eBay and Amazon combined, chose the U.S. as the location for its initial public offering (IPO) last… 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
EconomyCommentary
Mel Watt, President Obama’s new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director, has broken his silence and has left no doubt that he will break with… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Economists spend a great deal of time studying market failure. In fact, as George Mason University economics professor Tyler Cowen notes, “most economic arguments for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We can all agree that it’s good for Americans to save for retirement. But should the government expand from providing old-age entitlement benefits to controlling… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The Congressional Budget Office reported that the budget deficit is falling rapidly from its trillion-dollar-plus Rocky Mountain highs during President Obama’s first term. I estimate… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Janet Yellen’s latest testimony before the Senate Budget Committee confirmed my long-held belief about the Federal Reserve: People give the institution way too much credit…. Read More
EconomyNews
When Remington Arms announced in February it was opening a gun manufacturing factory in Alabama, workers at the company’s oldest and largest plant in Ilion,… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Few workers would turn down a raise. Union members, however, can have raises turned down on their behalf. Employees of a Pennsylvania grocery store learned… Read More
EconomyNews
No one knows the exact reason The New York Times fired its executive editor, Jill Abramson, this week – but many jumped on the “she… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century is a smash on the Amazon bestsellers list. It is all the rage in Washington and other corridors of… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Standard and Poor’s just published a report sure to warm special interest hearts. The ratings agency argues that spending an additional $1.3 billion on infrastructure… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
After six months of negotiations, the House–Senate conference report dubbed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act has surfaced. It would authorize new Army Corps of… Read More
