Economy
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GOP takes ‘vital first step’ toward repealing Dodd-Frank
Now that Republicans control Congress, some are hoping to scale back onerous financial regulations imposed by Democrats in response to…
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Obama’s world: Destroy coal industry, then throw money at coal workers who lost jobs
Sadly, the only war where our president doesn’t lead from behind is the “war on coal.” This war is having…
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Regulation nation: Federal regs cost economy $1.88 trillion in 2014
Federal regulations cost the U.S. economy an estimated $1.88 trillion in 2014, a sum greater than the gross domestic product…
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Report: Money that Cuomo diverted from Sandy relief to promote business in NY yielded ‘no tangible results’
As much as $211 million dollars spent by the Cuomo administration to sell the concept of “business in New York” produced…
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In his big speech at Nike Obama asks critics to take his word on TPP
President Barack Obama (aka Air POTUS — see tweet below) gave a speech at Nike headquarters Friday touting the job…
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States mull tax hikes as Congress dithers over highway bill
State governments face mounting pressure to raise gas taxes as consensus continues to elude Congress with less than a month…
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BLS: All job gains among females since 2007 have gone to foreign-born women
All employment gains among females since the Great Recession in 2007 went to foreign-born women, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.…
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Las Vegas suburb reportedly looking to strip ‘integrity, respect, leadership ’ from its core values
Many Americans rightly feel there is a lack of integrity, respect, and creativity in our country these days. Yet one of…
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Rick Perry waffles over Ex-Im Bank
Economic populism is an ill-fitting boot for Rick Perry. The former Texas governor came out against the Export-Import Bank Tuesday,…
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Water war: Virginia Senators blast EPA ‘end-run’ rule
Virginia’s 21 Republican state senators say a “Waters of the United States” rule targets farmers and could cost the state…
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Video: Prager U on Calvin Coolidge, the best president you don’t know
Who’s the most underrated president in American history? Here’s a hint: He was the 30th president. Here’s another: His name is…
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About half of state Obamacare exchanges may go belly up
According to the Washington Post about half of the Obamacare heath insurance exchanges set up by the states are real…
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Deceptive anti-discrimination laws undermine justice and harm small businesses
Discrimination may be bad for business, but that doesn’t mean laws banning discrimination are good for business. Often, these laws…
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Vatican paper: Ditch capitalism to stop global warming
Pope Francis is about to release his encyclical about global warming and is expected to advocate for cutting the fossil fuel use…
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GAO: Dept. of Energy’s green energy loans, predicted to turn profit, will lose money
It’s official: The Energy Department’s green energy loan program is expected to lose money despite media reports that such loans…
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Liberals peddle debunked myths about corporate personhood
Progressivism is essentially a religion based on a set of shared myths and boogeymen. True believers cling to those myths…
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Did Jeb Bush just support a U.N. global warming treaty?
Is Jeb Bush now a global warming crusader, or is this just a liberal attempt to smear his conservative credentials?…
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VA pats itself on the back, says other hospitals should take a lesson
On Wednesday the V.A. tweeted out an article from Quartz written by Kathleen Carey, which stated that in terms of cost-savings, U.S.…
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Allen West mocks Andrew Cuomo’s costly failed jobs-creation program, Start-Up NY
Former Florida Representative, current head of a prominent free-market think tank in Texas, and friend of LU Allen West has joined…
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White House policy: Iranian oil good, Keystone XL bad
The Obama administration’s effort to ease sanctions on Iran could unleash about 800,000 barrels of crude oil per day onto international markets…
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The AAUW’s myths about equal pay and discrimination
Today is Equal Pay Day. That means it’s time for false statistics and legal claims from groups pushing for red tape about employee pay, such as…
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Study: Federal ‘crop insurance’ bloats costs, plays favorites
Getting government out of the crop insurance business would save consumers nearly $1 billion a year. A new study finds that…
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Enviros aren’t sold on Hillary Clinton’s commitment to fighting global warming
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has got a problem coming from her political left: environmental groups who think she’s not outspoken…
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Vote for me for president: I am much better qualified than Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton will formerly announce her candidacy for president today and after reading the build-up and the hype about her…
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13 troubling facts about U.S. taxes and the tax code
If you’re reading this, rather than feverishly poring over columns of numbers in 6-point type, chances are you’ve finished your…
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Oakland, Calif., businesses starting to crack under minimum wage pressure
The Employment Policies Institute released a report Thursday showing many Oakland businesses have scaled back operations in response to the…
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Richer or poorer? American West has brighter economic horizon
Salt Lake City and New York City are more than 2,173 miles apart, but they are polar extremes for economic…
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5 benefits to privatizing police (Video)
In Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paul Newman and Robert Redford play a pair of train robbers who spend…
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Video: What will it take for blacks to see Obama’s policies are harming them most?
The U.S. jobs report for March was a big disappointment. According to the Labor Department, only 126,000 jobs were added…
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Republican lawmaker: New internet regs will result in $11 billion in new taxes and fees
Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte delivered a blistering critique of new internet regulations Thursday, claiming they will stifle innovation and lead…
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Study: EPA plan to reduce carbon emissions will kill 38,000 Virginia jobs
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Plan will boost Virginia’s electric rates 25% and eliminate 38,000 jobs in the state,…
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