Economy
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Biden subsidizes industry his administration calls greedy, saying it ripped off the American people
The Biden administration gave $600 million in special taxpayer subsidies to an industry that it denounces as greedy. Eric Boehm…
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World is growing less free, including in the ten most populous nations
The world is growing less free, notes Eric Boehm, citing a recent study by two think-tanks, the Frasier Institute and…
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New York bans gas stoves and furnaces in future homes
New York’s City Council voted 40-to-7 to ban the installation of furnaces, stoves, and hot water heaters that burn fossil…
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Parents Group Claims Two Schools Discriminated Against Students Based On Race
By Harold Hutchison Parents Defending Education filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Education accusing two schools of racial discrimination.…
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Build Back Better will buy lots of inflation, economists say
Economists say Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan would worsen already soaring inflation, notes J.D. Tuccille at Reason. He points…
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Biden mandates meager, less pleasant showers for the American people
America has plenty of water. But Joe Biden is trying to make sure that you take showers with as little…
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New Inflation Record: Producer Price Index Grows The Fastest It Ever Has
By Harry Wilmerding The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures inflation at the wholesale level, soared 9.6% year-over-year as of…
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California court approves lying to voters to pass bonds
A California state appeals court has ruled that voters can be lied to about what public money will be spent…
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Majority in U.S. critical of religious exemptions to coronavirus vaccines, report says
The New York Times says most Americans are critical of religious exemptions to coronavirus vaccines: Only about one in 10…
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CBO Releases New Build Back Better Analysis, Adds Trillions To Estimate
By Michael Ginsberg Provisions included in the Build Back Better social spending package could add as much as $3 trillion…
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Inflation Hits Highest Level In 39 Years
By Harry Wilmerding The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.9% in November, bringing the key inflation indicator’s year-over-year increase to…
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Recession may occur when people’s savings run out
Is an economic bubble about to pop, bringing to an end an economic “recovery” inflated by the government giving people…
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Dozens Of Republicans Slam Biden Administration For Considering Crude Oil Export Ban
By Thomas Catenacci A large group of House Republicans penned a letter to top Biden administration officials Friday, urging them…
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Hiring shrinks due to Biden’s policies
The Labor Department reports that job growth fell in November as the economy lost steam. The U.S. economy added just…
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Biden’s Build Back Better Act costs twice as much as its official price tag
Reason Magazine reports that “President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act is likely to end up costing taxpayers about double…
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Inflation Crisis Comes For One Of Americans’ Favorite Go-To Foods
By Taylor Giles Chicken tenders are the latest food to fall victim to the inflation crisis and pandemic supply chain…
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Coffee Prices Explode To 10-Year Highs That Could Last For Years
By Harry Wilmerding Coffee prices soared to a 10-year high on Monday, with experts projecting the high costs to last…
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Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ will increase prices, have negative effect on labor supply
Economist Veronique de Rugy writes in a syndicated column that President Biden’s signature legislation, the Build Back Better Act, “will…
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Labor Board Orders New Union Election At Amazon Warehouse
By Thomas Catenacci The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordered a new unionization election at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama,…
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Biden’s ‘Infrastructure’ Bill Contains Backdoor ‘Kill Switch’ For Cars
By former Congressman Bob Barr Buried deep within the massive infrastructure legislation recently signed by President Joe Biden is a…
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Build Back Better Act will give you $12,000 for purchasing an electric car — but not if it’s a Tesla
The centerpiece of Joe Biden’s agenda, the Build Back Better Act, is full of pork and special-interest giveaways — like…
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Turks can’t buy iPhones after their currency plunges
Turks attempting to buy iPhones and other electronics received online error messages on Wednesday, including from Apple’s own website. That…
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Dow plunges 900 points in worst decline of the year, as new mutant strain of COVID spreads
U.S. stocks dropped sharply on Friday as a new mutant Covid variant found in South Africa triggered a downward shift…
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Biden administration cuts off $12 billion to California for not wasting enough money
The Biden administration is cutting off $12 billion in funding for California, until state legislators change state law to waste…
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Stock Market Nosedives After Reports Of New COVID-19 Variant
By Thomas Catenacci The stock market plummeted Friday following reports that a new, more contagious variant is rapidly spreading in…
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How the Pilgrims suffered until they adopted private property rights
“Today is Thanksgiving, and there is much to be thankful. One lesson of the holiday that we should try not…
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Feds ask court to lift order blocking federal vaccine mandate
Yesterday, the Biden administration filed a motion asking an appeals court to dissolve another court’s stay blocking implementation of the…
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Biden to release oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
President Biden plans to release 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The hope was to reduce…
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Democrats’ Build Back Better Act increases the budget deficit by $792 billion, Congressional Budget Office says
The House of Representatives passed the Democrats’ “Build Back Better Act” on a party-line 220-213 vote, even though it is…
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EXCLUSIVE POLL: Biden’s Build Back Better Act Will Hurt US Economy, Majority Of Americans Say
By Anders Hagstrom A sizable majority of Americans believe President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act will hurt the U.S.…
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Biden Blocks Oil, Gas Leases In Large New Mexico Region At Request Of Native American Tribes
By Thomas Catenacci The Biden administration banned new oil and gas leases on a large swath of federal lands in…
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Granholm Says Biden Is ‘All Over’ Gas Prices, Can’t List Any Policies To Lower Prices
By Thomas Catenacci Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said President Joe Biden is “all over” rising gasoline prices but failed…
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