Economy
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US’ ‘Greatest Economic Resource’ Is Declining, And It Could Spell Trouble For The Economy
By Will Kessler The steady decline of birth rates in the U.S. creates considerable concerns for the future of the…
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A Case of Bad Self-Esteem? Libertarians on social media praise and retweet leftist writer after he attacks libertarians
Bryan Caplan is an economics professor at George Mason University. He rightly objected to ideological indoctrination of students at George…
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Illinois has highest sales and property taxes in Midwest, lots of unfunded pension obligations
Illinois should have low tax rates, due to its inherited good fortune and historically large tax base. Back before Illinois…
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‘Hit The Working Class Between The Eyes’: California Green Proposal Could Spike Gas Pump Prices By 50 Cents
By Nick Pope A proposed environmental regulation in California could directly result in a nearly 50-cent increase in per gallon…
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Where Will All The Money And Metals Come From?
By David Blackmon Those of us who follow the evolution of this largely imaginary energy transition driven by government subsidies…
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One Blue State Is Turning Back The Clock In The Worst Way Possible
By Stephen Moore No state in modern times has transitioned from a worker freedom state to one that forces workers…
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Biden’s Climate Agenda Is Contributing To Ballooning Deficit, CBO Says
By Nick Pope President Joe Biden’s massive climate agenda is contributing to the ballooning federal deficit, according to the Congressional…
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‘Threatens National Security’: Even Some Democrats Are Balking At Biden’s Latest Energy Decision
By Nick Pope Several House Democrats crossed the aisle on Monday to join Republicans in expressing concern about the Biden administration’s…
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The Biden Administration Is Once Again Trying To Fix Something That Ain’t Broke
By Stephen Moore One of the great triumphs of the internet and smart phone revolution has been how rapidly access to…
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Rent control measure clears key legislative committee in Virginia
Legislation to allow rent control ordinances has passed a committee in Virginia’s House of Delegates. On a party-line, 11-to-9 vote,…
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Biden restricts natural gas exports. That’s ‘bad for Americans and our allies.’
The Biden administration is limiting liquid natural gas exports. That will increase our trade deficit, wipe out energy jobs, and…
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Biden Enables Freeloading On American Innovation
By Grover Norquist Democrats tend to increase the federal government’s power over American workers and businesses. But now they want to grant…
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Janet Yellen Really Wants You To Believe Bidenomics Has Been A Smashing Success
By E.J. Antoni Few academics have fallen as far from grace as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Instead of composing lectures…
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Inflation Soars As High Prices Continue To Squeeze Americans
By Will Kessler Inflation rose year-over-year in December, even as the Federal Reserve projects interest rate cuts by the end…
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Virginia now has taxes higher than Maryland’s — Democrats seek to raise taxes further
Virginia now has the 8th highest state and local taxes in the country, as a fraction of its economy. In…
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Almost A Quarter Of All Jobs ‘Added’ In 2023 Didn’t Actually Exist
By Will Kessler The original number of jobs reported by the federal government in 2023 was revised down by a…
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How Three Misguided Beliefs Are Threatening America’s Future
By James Carter Facing a potential government shutdown later this month, federal policymakers are scrambling to negotiate appropriations bills while…
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Left-wing regulations go into effect in 2024
By Jake Smith Democrat-run states are instituting a host of left-wing laws at the beginning of 2024 targeting several cultural…
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Hyper-regulated Argentina eliminates some red tape and regulations
Argentina was once one of the richest nations on earth, richer than Canada, Australia, and all but a handful of…
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Americans’ Finances Took A Beating In 2023 Amidst Persistent Inflation And High Interest Rates
By Will Kessler Americans are struggling economically going into 2024, as harsh economic conditions in 2023 drained savings accounts, with…
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Spain’s socialist government will shut down Spain’s nuclear plants, causing environmental and economic problems
Nuclear power supplies more than a fifth of Spain’s energy. But its socialist government plans to shut down all Spain’s…
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US Consumers Face Higher Prices For Goods As Houthis Continue Attacks Against Commercial Vessels
By Jake Smith The Houthi attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea are threatening to disrupt U.S. and global…
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Unprecedented share of Americans own stock, fueling rising stock prices
The stock market is rather high and expensive right now. The price of stock in a typical company is a…
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New York State lost more than a hundred thousand people in 2022-2023, as Texas and Florida grew more populous
“New York was one of eight states to lose population over the past year with nearly 102,000 residents — the…
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Here’s The Secret Behind Biden’s Jobs Numbers: More Bureaucrats Working Than Before
By Will Kessler The U.S. added a solid 199,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in November, but the composition of those newly…
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Virginia Democrats’ minimum wage bill would wipe out jobs, especially during recessions
The Democratic leaders in both houses of Virginia’s legislature have just introduced legislation that would raise the Virginia minimum wage…
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Renewable energy project has 500 percent cost overrun
A much heralded renewable energy project will cost at least six times as much as its sponsors claimed — leading…
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New Gov’t Data Suggests Biden Admin’s Anti-Gas Appliance Push Could Make Home Heating Way More Expensive
By Nick Pope Americans using electric heating systems, favored by the Biden administration’s climate agenda, will pay significantly more to…
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Americans Are Increasingly Failing To Make Debt Payments As Inflation Continues To Put ‘Strain On Consumers’
By Will Kessler Americans are increasingly falling behind on their debt payments as inflation continues to erode real incomes, threatening…
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Electric vehicles may be worse for the environment than gasoline-powered vehicles
Electric vehicles require enormous damage to the environment just to produce their batteries — 250 tons of mining is required…
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Left-wing transgender professor threatens violence against ‘zionist journalists’
“A University of California professor came under fire Thursday for a social media post that appears to threaten extreme violence…
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Housing Market Half As Affordable Than Just Three Years Ago
By Will Kessler Americans’ purchasing power in the real estate market has been cut in half in less than three…
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Progressive program paying illegal aliens’ healthcare bills costs far more than predicted
Government programs usually turn out to be far more expensive than their sponsors predict. A case in point is the…
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Runaway Inflation ‘Unlikely’ To Be Reeled In Under Biden Administration, Experts Say
By Will Kessler The last time that inflation was measured under 3% year-over-year was in March 2021, even though the…
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African free trade agreement may boost economies harmed by war, floods, and terrorism
“Africa’s economic prospects are looking brighter following the adoption and ratification of a free-trade accord by most of the continent’s…
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Biden energy policies harm economy, make us reliant on hostile foreign nations, do nothing about climate change
Joe Biden’s energy policies reduce domestic energy production and increase the cost of energy for our industries, resulting in factories…
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