Dwindling Economic Freedom
by Terry Miller World economic freedom has reached record levels, according to the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom, released Tuesday by the Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. But…
Keystone XL approval is one executive action the nation would embrace
Members of President Barack Obama’s team made it clear this past weekend that Obama will use part of his State of the Union speech Tuesday night to send a message…
How Big Government Policies Kill Jobs and Opportunity
To reduce unemployment, we need a free market in labor. by Richard A. Epstein The latest government labor report indicates that job growth has slowed once again. It is now at a…
Weak Economy: For every new job, five have given up
The recent job report was disappointing on several different levels. The new jobs number was appalling. The number of new jobs, 74,000 doesn’t even keep up with population growth. In…
Raise minimum wage?
“It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another — it’s one damn thing over and over.” — Edna St. Vincent Millay by George F. Will Liberals’ love…
Higher Premiums Hit Hard at the Middle Class and Economic Growth
Higher premiums could really kneecap the economic recovery. by Jacqueline Leo ObamaCare has delivered another sucker punch to the middle class. This time it’s sticker shock. Now that most people…
A Misguided Obsession with Inequality
Obama uses misleading statistics that ignore taxes and transfer payments. Faster economic and job growth is what the poor really need. by Robert E. Grady In his widely noted speech,…
What about jobs?
The country needs jobs, not more jobless benefits. Congress and the White House have completely lost sight of this. One blessing of the holiday season is upon us: The prospect that…
Rising incomes matter more than disparity
Economic growth benefits all. Obama’s focus on income brackets and disparity doesn’t create more growth, wealth or opportunity. It is merely focuses on redistribution. If President Obama is to be…
Obama signals he’s given up on the economy
by Glenn Harlan Reynolds Last week, President Obama gave a much-touted speech on “income inequality.” But while inequality is a valid concern, it’s not so clear that unequal incomes are the…
Intellectual Property Rights and Regulation of Technology
by George Landrith One of the most important parts of the Constitution is one of the least recognized. While American’s appreciate the importance of free speech and free elections, few…
Tax reform and reduction and easing regulations key to boosting economy
As auto sales plateau, the industry and the U.S. economy need more freedom to grow. While October numbers show auto sales continuing on their path to pre-recession levels of 15.5…
Economic Malpractice
It’s amazing how little President Obama has learned about economics in his four and a half years in the White House. Growth, incentives, tax reform, tax increases, private investment, the…
The Poor: Reagan vs. Obama
by Ralph R. Reiland I think the poor need another Reagan in the White House. The income of black heads-of-households dropped by 10.9 percent from June 2009 to June 2013.…
The Weak Recovery Explains Rising Inequality, Not Vice Versa
Obama blames tax cuts that began under Reagan for today’s slow growth. The data don’t back him up. By John B. Taylor Last year at this time a debate raged…