EconomyCommentary
The House Budget Committee last Thursday approved a budget resolution for fiscal 2019. The House budget, dubbed “A Brighter American Future,” would achieve balance in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Welcome to the new post-tax reform world where the U.S. again can compete for global business. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act lowered the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Over the last decade, short-term rental platforms like Airbnb, HomeAway, and VRBO have expanded and provided an economic boom to many communities. Yet several localities… Read More
EconomyCommentary
U.S. government spending on public relations campaigns, including NASA’s Green Ninja videos on global warming and the Pajama Boy ads for Obamacare, should raise serious questions… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The fact that the national debt jumped by $1.4 trillion in one short year should spur Congress to put an end to this excess. The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
When confronted in the final presidential debate with the assertion that each of their plans would increase the national debt, the candidates denied it by… Read More
EconomyCommentary
New numbers on federal spending are in from the Congressional Budget Office, and they’re not pretty. The federal government spent $3.9 trillion in fiscal 2016,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Social Security’s benefit structure is so complex that few Americans understand it. There’s a simpler way to provide benefits that also would help to improve… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Millions of Americans depend on Social Security, and the government program is going broke. If Congress doesn’t take action to reform the nation’s largest entitlement program,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What are the barriers women face in the economy today? A special congressional committee is addressing this question and getting to the heart of how… Read More
