EconomyCommentary
How 2 Years of Tax Cuts Have Supported Our Strong Economy
This month marks the two-year anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most sweeping update to the U.S. tax code in more than… Read More
EconomyCommentary
No, AOC, Dogs Don’t Have More Time With Their Children Than Women
As a woman who gave birth to six children and is raising them, I find being compared to a breeding dog incredibly offensive. Earlier this… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Capitalism Is Morally Superior to Other Systems
Richard Ebeling, professor of economics at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and my longtime friend and colleague, has written an important article,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Pros and Cons of 3 Possible Budget Outcomes
Just over a week away from the next deadline for fiscal year 2020 appropriations, Congress still has not passed a single spending bill. If Americans… Read More
EconomyNews
Unemployment Dips to 3.5% as 266,000 Jobs Added
The U.S. economy added 266,000 jobs in November, while the unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%, according to Department of Labor data released Friday. The 266,000… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Digital Services Tax Hurts the French, Not the US
In response to a French tax on the revenue of U.S.-based tech companies, such as Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon, the U.S. is threatening to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Thou Shalt Not Covet
Not many people think of the Ten Commandments these days, unless some group is trying to fight a legal battle to place them on public… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why the SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail Is a Bad Idea
The Securities and Exchange Commission beginning next year will require broker-dealers to report securities transactions to CAT NMS LLC, a Delaware-based limited-liability company jointly owned… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Hollywood Socialism
Hollywood is now obsessing about increasing ethnic and gender diversity. Good. There’s been nasty racial and gender discrimination in the movie business. Unfortunately, Hollywood has… Read More
EconomyNews
California Farmer Fights Government Claim That Dirt Is a Pollutant
No one told Jack LaPant that he could be in violation of the Clean Water Act for farming his own land. That’s mostly because the… Read More
