EconomyNews
Trump Fed Nominee Stephen Moore Withdraws Bid
Economist Stephen Moore withdrew Thursday as the president’s nominee for the Federal Reserve Board, citing a sustained political attack on him. Moore, a visiting fellow… Read More
EconomyFeature
This Man Grew Up in Venezuela. Here’s His Message to Americans Who Want Socialism.
Socialism is just a theory, an ethos, for many born and raised in the United States. But for Ricardo Pita, who was born and raised… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Labor Department Decision Could Save Uber, Lyft, and Other App-Based Platforms
Internet platforms and their workers are facing a tough question that is unique to our time: Are gig workers, such as Uber drivers and TaskRabbit… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Republican Study Committee Offers Bold Vision for a More Prosperous Future
As news circulated Tuesday that President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are eyeing a $2 trillion… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Export-Import Bank Is Not the Way to Fight China
The U.S. economy is thriving, with impressive growth in gross domestic product, wage and employment gains, and record trade. Those are the facts, in contrast… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump, Democrats Agree to $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan. How to Pay for It Will Come Later.
President Donald Trump and a delegation of congressional Democrats agreed Tuesday on “big and bold” infrastructure plans with an equally big price tag of $2… Read More
EconomyNews
Unions Keep Deducting Dues Without Consent, Teachers Say
Just a few weeks before school let out last May, unexpected visitors showed up in Bethany Mendez’s classroom. They didn’t come to discuss the nuts… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Would Backfire
Whenever Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is asked how she’ll fund “free” college tuition and her many other promised goodies, she has a ready answer: a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Fed Should Have Only 1 Mandate: Monetary Neutrality
Congress can improve the nation’s monetary policy by replacing the Federal Reserve’s so-called dual mandate to promote stable prices and maximum employment. Instead, the Fed’s… Read More
EconomyCommentary
America Thrives on the ‘Late Bloomer’ Spirit
With all the attention that the national debate between socialism and capitalism is getting, a new book has arrived on the scene that provides valuable… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 of the Most Telling Failures of Socialism
Some conservatives may be discouraged by the latest surveys confirming that nearly one-half of millennials are receptive to living under socialism and regard capitalism as a captive of greed…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
What Social Security’s Shortfall Means for You
Workers and retirees have long been warned that Social Security’s trust fund will run out of funds sometime in the future, and that the program… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Committee on Foreign Investment May Not Be Able to Handle Its Exploding Caseload
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. is often compared to a black box. Investors may be aware of what it does, but few… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Across the Globe, ‘Outperformer’ Nations Show Economic Freedom Fuels Wealth and Prosperity
A recent report by the McKinsey Global Institute affirms that the recipe for wealth and prosperity encompasses economic freedom as its main ingredient. As a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Today, You Pay Your Federal Taxes. Tomorrow Is the Real Tax Freedom Day.
This year, Tax Freedom Day—the day after which Americans have worked enough days of the year to pay their taxes—occurs just one day after Tax… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In 1 Chart, How Your Taxes Are Spent
It’s nice to have more money in your pocket. And thanks to the 2017 tax cuts, the typical American is now paying less in taxes…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
We Hear You: When the Government Goes Too Far
Editor’s note: The Daily Signal’s audience got steamed reading our coverage of what the EPA did to an elderly veteran in Montana. Some of those… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Lawmakers Eye a Huge Backdoor Spending Increase
Members of Congress are promoting the concept of changing three programs from the discretionary category (requiring annual appropriations) into mandatory (auto-pilot) spending. Such changes would… Read More
EconomyNews
How ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse’ Embodies Capitalism’s Edge Over Socialism
A children’s TV show starring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and other Disney characters demonstrates that socialism can’t claim the moral high ground over capitalism, a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Mike Lee’s Bill Would Boost Paid Family Leave Without Growing Government
Many federal lawmakers have been looking for ways to help more workers gain access to paid family leave, but the problem with most proposals—from Democrats… Read More
EconomyCommentary
California’s War on Middle Class
For over six years, California has had a top marginal income tax rate of 13.3%, the highest in the nation. About 150,000 households in a… Read More
EconomyNews
6 Big Topics From Senate Hearing on Censorship by Big Tech
Facebook and Twitter executives testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill about their alleged political bias in the wake of numerous anecdotal instances of censorship reported by… Read More
EconomyNews
$22 Trillion in National Debt Not ‘Sustainable Trajectory,’ House GOP Leader Says
Restoring fiscal sanity to Congress is a matter of national security, the chairman of the House’s largest Republican caucus says. “It’s not a sustainable trajectory,”… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Socialism Fails Wherever It’s Tried
“The economy of Venezuela has collapsed as a result of gross socialist mismanagement. Their currency is essentially worthless. To start over, the next government of… Read More
Economy Analysis
Podcast: 2 House Conservatives Explain Why It’s Time to Focus on Spending, Budget
Today we feature Genevieve Wood’s interview with Rep. Mike Johnson, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, and Rep. Jim Banks. The two Republicans, who represent… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Truth About How Much Americans Are Paying in Taxes
As Americans file their taxes this April, they might be in for a surprise: Most Americans got a tax cut last year. It shouldn’t be… Read More
EconomyCommentary
House Democrats Pursue a Reckless Spending Deal, Not a Budget
Democrats are trying to put the last nail in the coffin of the Budget Control Act of 2011, one of the few remaining semblances of… Read More
EconomyNews
Illinois Raises Age to Buy Cigarettes to 21
Illinois raised its age requirement for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21 Sunday when new Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The US Economy Beat the Experts by Nearly 20,000 Jobs in March
The U.S. economy is strong and growing, according to the latest jobs report. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released a positive jobs report… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Economic Freedom Is the Way Out of Extreme Poverty
A recent report by McKinsey Global Institute contains a startling fact. From 1990 through 2013, an estimated 1.1 billion people escaped extreme poverty—defined as subsisting… Read More
