Economy
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VIDEO: The rich do get richer, but do the poor really get poorer?
Last week, New York magazine’s Jonathan Chait became the latest Trump hater to claim, according to the title of his…
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Ocasio-Cortez: ‘I could win a Nobel Prize in physics and they’d still call me dumb’
For once I have to agree with ubiquitous freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Not about her winning a Nobel Prize in…
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Yemen turns plague of locusts into dinner
People are often unwilling to try new foods, even when they are tasty and obviously healthy.
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Software giant Salesforce to ban some gun retailers from using the company’s product
Business ostracism as advocacy.
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Ocasio-Cortez to return to her old job for a day (keep your fingers crossed she likes it and stays)
'I know it doesn't sound like much — $2 an hour. But when you multiply it by 40 hours, by…
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Report: Obama eager for his next memoir to outsell his wife’s, dings her for using a ghostwriter
The man the Left likes to hold up as an exemplar of presidential decorum and grace in contrast with Donald…
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Socialism killed countless whales and harmed the environment
Central planning kills - the rest of the natural environment, as well humans.
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Bernie Sanders argues teachers should be paid more because …. baseball?
Who wants to be the one to tell Bernie that we as a nation don't pay baseball players a penny?
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Illinois likely to impose illegal racial and gender quotas on companies
Illinois is America’s worst managed state based on measures such as cash solvency, budget solvency, ability to meet long-term spending commitments, and unfunded…
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Extreme, deceptive ‘Equality Act’ passes House of Representatives
The Equality Act doesn't just add categories like ‘gender identity’ to existing law, or obliterate religious-freedom safeguards. It also fundamentally…
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California makes housing scarcer
Housing in California will become even more scarce. California's legislature has shelved a bill that would result in more housing…
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Ocasio-Cortez: We need a non-profit public option for banking services
The former economics major unveiled her novel plan last Thursday during at an economic brainstorming session with fellow socialist Sen.…
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Jeff Bezos and me (and all of us)
‘Big Brother’ Jeff knows the products we order, the articles we read, the food we eat, and what we watch…
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Paul Krugman slams Trump for giving Tiger Woods Medal of Freedom: Hilarity ensues
When Krugman isn't busy forecasting the future, he finds time in his hectic schedule to dump on Donald Trump for…
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Unemployment falls to 49-year low
Deregulation is having a significant positive effect on the economy. More, please.
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DOJ proposal would make it easier to deport immigrants who exploit public benefits
Permanent legal residents who are dependent on the government for assistance are already subject to deportation. However, a 1948 ruling…
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Middle-class tax increases on the horizon
If even a small fraction of this proposed spending becomes a reality, government spending will consume a larger share of…
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Border Patrol costs exploding as more migrant families reach U.S.
Unlike years prior, many of the migrants currently reaching the U.S. southern border belong to family units. However, immigration enforcement…
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Dems claim to champion fairness and equality. When will they start proving it?
Democrats would have you believe that they have cornered the market on such virtues as fairness and equality. But when…
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D.C. Government harasses landlords and paying tenants
New, hot regulation idea: requiring landlords to have social services workers on staff.
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Affordable housing: Living in shipping containers
Ways to lower the price of housing? Start with regulations that INCREASE the price.
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Mortgage lenders are not homophobic
Journalists tend to be gullible or sensationalistic in reporting on allegations of bias or discrimination against minorities. They believe such…
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Congressional Democrats seek big spending increase
The federal budget deficit is staggeringly huge, and is expected to exceed $1 trillion this year. Congressional Democrats are trying…
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Make housing affordable by slashing zoning regulations
Cutting back on regulation would have its usual effect on affordability: i.e., lowering prices.
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Not April Fools’: Ocasio-Cortez and more fun with numbers
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will have completed three months in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, and already she has provided enough…
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Capitalism improves life in Africa
In the 1970s, the economy virtually collapsed in many African countries because they pursued socialism. A classic example is Zambia.…
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Harsh penalties deter crime, contrary to what this ‘expert’ says
Keeping criminals locked in jail keeps them from committing more crimes, by preventing them from roaming free in society at…
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College students aren’t learning much, as taxpayer subsidies rise
By subsidizing college, federal financial aid diverts young people away from vocational training that costs taxpayers far less, but can…
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Nuclear power production peaks due to efficiency and reliability
The cleanest, greenest energy source?
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Attacking your principles to ‘own the cons’
Progressives will do harmful, foolish things to ‘own the cons.’ In Michigan, a transgender activist burned down his own home,…
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Bernie Sanders proudly announces his campaign will be unionized: What could go wrong?
I give Sanders credit for putting his money where his mouth is, though I have to wonder if the Vermont…
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Maryland legislators pass $15 minimum wage
Maryland lawmakers vote to kills jobs and businesses, and make households subject to a higher tax bite while they lose…
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