Big Government: Strangling Life
by John Stossel There are now 175,000 pages’ worth of federal laws. Local governments add more. I’m not so cynical that I think politicians pass laws just to control us.…
How DOJ abuses antitrust law and harms consumers
by Mark Hendrickson This month, Federal District Judge Denise Cote ruled that Apple Inc. was guilty of collusion and of fixing the price of e-books. The gist of the case is…
Buyer’s Remorse from ObamaCare Backers?
by Seth Mandel One of the key selling points for ObamaCare was President Obama’s repeated promise that if you like your current health insurance plan, you can keep it. This…
Socialism’s Theme Park and Government Run Amok
The fundamental transformation of Detroit is complete, as socialism’s theme park succumbs to government run amok, a reminder that government isn’t the solution to our problems but their cause. The…
A Jobless Recovery Is a Phony Recovery
More people have left the workforce than got a new job during the recovery—by a factor of nearly three. by Mortimer Zuckerman In recent months, Americans have heard reports out…
Court rules against unconstitutional recess appointments … again
A third federal appeals court ruled that President Obama’s recess appointments of three National Labor Relations Board members was unconstitutional. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals joined federal appeals…
Obama’s Coal Regs Will Harm Working Families
by Jason Stverak President Obama’s call for the EPA to impose new regulations on coal-fired power plants was a giveaway to the environmental lobby at the expense of the American…
The EPA wants government to control how cold your beer can be
Regulation: No longer the stuff of science fiction, a little-noticed change in energy-efficiency requirements for appliances could lead to government controlling the power used in your home and how you set…
Obamacare was simply bad legislating
by Timothy P. Carney President Obama’s signature legislative achievement was simply a bad bit of legislating. The administration’s decision to postpone the employer health insurance mandate is just the latest…
Jobs numbers still aren’t working
by Terry Keenan The most recent jobs report had a “robust” 195,000 new positions created last month as the unemployment rate held steady at 7.6 percent. Hallelujah! Unfortunately, the problem…
Recovery woes: America’s second-largest employer is a temp agency
by Ashe Schow Behind Wal-Mart, the second-largest employer in America is Kelly Services, a temporary work provider. Friday’s disappointing jobs report showed that part-time jobs are at an all-time high,…
Unilateral Disarmament: A Bad Idea with Nukes and Industrial Policy
by George Landrith In 1963, John F. Kennedy delivered his famous “Ich Bin Ein Berliner” speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. Twenty-four years later, at the same spot,…
Embracing Flat Earth Science… and Economics
by Clark S. Judge This past week, President Obama joined the Flat Earth Society. That’s not how he put it, of course. Just the opposite. He said, “We don’t have…
Obamacare is slowing economic growth and costing Americans jobs
With the recent news that the Obama Administration will postpone the healthcare mandate on employers (but not on individuals) until after the mid-term elections, a new Gallup poll of 603…
ObamaCare now even more unpopular … and with good reason
by Stephen F. Hayes It’s been one year since the Supreme Court decision that allowed Obama administration officials to begin implementing the Affordable Care Act, and the frequency and volume…