Economy
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GOP Energy Package To Limit Rule ‘Weaponized’ By Blue States Against Natural Gas Pipelines
By John Hugh DeMastri House Republicans introduced legislation Tuesday to limit the scope of regulations blue states have used to…
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Former Treasury Official Says US Banks On Verge Of ‘Nationalization’
By Harold Hutchison A former Treasury Department official said Tuesday that American banks were on the verge of being nationalized…
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Americans’ Spending Power Continues To Tank — And Biden’s Budget Would Make It Worse
By Alfredo Ortiz Today’s February jobs report shows that American workers’ real wages have declined every month for nearly two years. The…
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Restrictions on genetically-modified crops cause hunger in Kenya as crops fail
Kenya is suffering its worst drought in 40 years. Hunger is rising as crops fail. The hunger wouldn’t be widespread…
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Congo asks France to impose sanctions on Rwanda as civil war spreads
The Democratic Republic of the Congo asked France to support international sanctions against Rwanda over its military support to M23…
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Federal subsidies make life unaffordable
At Reason magazine, Peter Suderman points out a paradox: government subsidies aimed at helping the middle class have made the…
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Biden Admin Has Already Imposed $318 Billion In Regulations In First Two Years
By Laurel Duggan The Biden administration imposed 517 regulations costing $318 billion in its first two years, according to the…
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Biden Is Throwing Americans’ Retirement Savings To The Wolves. It’s Not Too Late To Stop Him
By Suzanne Downing Two wolves and a sheep decide what’s for dinner — that’s what the U.S. Department of Labor…
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Life is improving in much of the world
Across the globe, good things are happening, notes Human Progress. People in Indonesia now overwhelmingly have enough to eat, unlike…
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Kamala Harris falsely claims Biden administration cut electricity and heating bills
On Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris falsely claimed she and President Biden “have reduced heating and electricity bills.” “But in…
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Home sales fall as price rises in nominal terms and mortgage interest rates double
Home sales are going down as the price continues to rise in nominal terms, that is, before taking inflation into…
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Greta Thunberg’s Solution For Climate Change — End Modern Life As We Know It
By David Blackmon In a book published Feb. 14 titled “The Climate Book,” climate alarm movement poster child Greta Thunberg…
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Higher minimum wage causes more crime, study finds
A higher minimum wage results in more crime, notes Michael Cannon of the Cato Institute. A small fraction of low-wage…
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China’s Dominance In One Market Could Literally Be The Death Of Us. Here’s How
By Deroy Murdock Imagine what would Joe Biden or a future president of the United States would do if Chinese…
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Globally, kids lost four months worth of learning during the COVID epidemic
According to a review of 42 studies from across the globe, kids lost an average of more than a third…
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Biden’s Crude Oil Supply Raid Has Plunged America Into Crisis
By Suzanne Downing Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana got it right: Over the past two years, President Joe Biden stalled…
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Biden administration says it may impose rent control on housing with federally-backed mortgages
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)—which regulates the mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae—will explore ways it could “limit…
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Millions of jobs for blue-collar men could be created without any government subsidies
A Virginia professor thinks he has a solution to low employment rates for men without college degrees — especially men…
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Congressional Democrats ask Biden to impose national rent control
Progressive Democrats are asking the Biden administration “to impose rent control on the entire country,” reports Reason magazine. A letter…
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Wokeness Is Slowly Hollowing Out The Fed
By E.J. Antoni Are you wondering why checking out at the grocery store these days feels like making a mortgage…
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In at least 5 states, it pays better to be on welfare than to work
The economy recovered fully from the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, yet more than 3 million workers are still missing…
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Russia Bans Oil Exports To Countries That Enforce Price Cap
By Jack McEvoy Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that his nation will ban crude oil and petroleum product exports…
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Environmental Groups Deal Another Blow To Key Alaska Mine, Undermining Biden’s Green Energy Dreams
By Jack McEvoy Two environmental groups spent $20 million to make lands and waters close to Southern Alaska’s Bristol Bay…
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There’s One Thing Picking Americans’ Pockets This Christmas — Biden’s Inflation
By E.J. Antoni At least the Grinch had the courtesy to wait until Christmas Eve to begin his thievery. No…
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Eco-Activists Are Trying To Kill Green Tech That Could Eliminate Emissions From Fossil Fuels
By Jack McEvoy Numerous environmental nonprofits oppose the development of carbon capture technology, which allows fossil fuel producers to offset…
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Happy National Maple Syrup Day
Today is National Maple Syrup Day. Maple syrup is generally made from the xylem sap of sugar maple, black maple,…
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The Biden Admin Overestimated Recent Job Growth By Over 10,000%, Fed Report Says
By John Hugh DeMastri The Bureau of Labor Statistics overestimated the number of jobs added nationwide from March through June…
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Biden’s Labor Department Is Even Putting Santa In The Crosshairs With Its Newly Proposed Rules
By Carrie Lukas The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed new restrictions on independent contracting that will hit independent workers…
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American Scientists Just Made A Huge Energy Breakthrough: REPORT
By Jack McEvoy U.S. government scientists have recently managed to make significant progress toward successfully utilizing fusion energy, according to…
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Virginia Governor seeks to expand housing by curbing zoning and government red tape
“Over the last few months, Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has made a push to try to liberalize zoning and…
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New Federal Regulation Could Devastate Coastal Communities
By Mary Rooke Proposed changes to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rules will strip access to public waters and…
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Biden Burns Taxpayer Dollars While American Wages Continue To Plummet
By Alfredo Ortiz Today’s jobs report shows that Americans’ real wages declined for the 20th consecutive month, and labor force…
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Biden suspends student loan repayments, yet again, enriching wealthy professionals at the expense of the working class
On November 22, the Biden administration declared that it is extending the “pause” on student-debt payments yet again — this…
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The Pilgrims suffered until they recognized individual property rights
On Thanksgiving, “there is much to be thankful. One lesson of the holiday that we should try not to forget…
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A quarter of Americans face risk of winter power blackouts or energy emergency
“Large swaths of North America may face blackouts and other energy emergencies during bouts of extreme cold this winter,” according…
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