Unions Must Stop Prioritizing Politics Over Jobs
At their peak, unions represented more than a third of American workers. Now, after several decades of continuing decline, less than 10% of workers in the private sector are part…
The Opportunity-Killing Minimum Wage
“The Right Minimum Wage: $0.00.” That was the title of a 1987 editorial in a major American newspaper. The editorial stated: “There’s a virtual consensus among economists that the minimum…
America’s Excessive Government Spending Must Stop
STANFORD – Many in Washington now seem to think that the US federal government can spend a limitless amount of money without any harmful economic consequences. They are wrong. Excessive…
Americans Expect Masking to Continue Even as COVID Numbers Crash
The number of new COVID infections is declining rapidly, suggesting to some that the novel coronavirus pandemic may be on the verge of ending. Nevertheless, even with the advent vaccines…
New Budget Reconciliation Resolution Portends Dangerous Debt Trends
Congressional Democrats are currently using the budget reconciliation process to advance President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief and stimulus measure, the American Rescue Plan. The budget reconciliation process can…
New Mexico, Other Western States, Native American Tribes All Up In Arms Over Biden Energy Decisions
We touched on the concerns of folks in New Mexico over Joe Biden’s 60-day moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases and drilling permits. But it’s a huge problem now and…
Contradicting Her Own Claim, Yellen Says Minimum Wage Hike Would Result in ‘Minimal’ Job Loss
Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen previously backed a 2014 report that found a $10.10 federal minimum wage could kill half a million jobs. On Tuesday, she claimed that a $15…
Watchdog Calls for Transparency from University of Pennsylvania’s Biden Center
A good-government watchdog is calling on secretary of state nominee Antony Blinken to disclose any foreign-funding sources for the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Biden Center, where Blinken served as director, as part…
San Francisco’s “Progressive” Drug Policies Kill Hundreds Annually
Last year, 621 people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco. To put this in perspective, 173 people died from COVID-19, which is identified as the primary public health crisis in…
United States Cut China Aid In Half In 2020
President Donald Trump cut aid to China by 52 percent over the last year, the Spectator reported Friday. The United States slashed $32 million in aid to China in fiscal year 2020, from…
Union Corruption Hurts Everyone. But It Harms the Most Vulnerable the Most.
This past year was one of the most tumultuous in memory. Widespread economic collapse, social and societal upheaval, violent riots, an acrimonious election cycle, and a worldwide pandemic are just…
‘The Elements of the China Challenge’: A Reply to Critics
In mid-November, the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff — I serve as the director — published “The Elements of the China Challenge.” The paper argues that the core of the…
McConnell’s Right – The $2000 Checks Are a Bad Idea
How much is enough? It’s a question America is going to have to answer, and soon, lest the need for additional COVID relief packages overwhelm the nation’s ability to pay…
Will The Covid-19 Pandemic Confound Or Enable China’s Strategic Ambitions?
Will China’s negligence unleashing the coronavirus and mendacity exploiting it catalyze a reckoning with the PRC, comparable in significance to the Czech Coup of 1948? And will it crystallize long-term…
Retailers stepping up in more ways than one
Despite the grim economic news, the V-shaped economic recovery President Donald Trump has talked about may soon be a reality. The news that several novel coronavirus vaccines will soon be…