EconomyCommentary
US Economic Freedom Has Hit a Historic Low. What Happened?
It’s already been eight years since the Great Recession, yet the U.S. economy has been just inching along, with its productivity flagging and millions being… Read More
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It’s already been eight years since the Great Recession, yet the U.S. economy has been just inching along, with its productivity flagging and millions being… Read More
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That time of year has once again arrived when the scent of fresh-cut roses is flooding stores nationwide. But little known to most Americans, one… Read More
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Last year, with little fanfare, the Obama administration’s Department of Labor issued a rule that threatens the retirement accounts of workers across the country. In… Read More
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America is facing a looming budget crisis, but you wouldn’t know it from the way Congress keeps spending. By 2027, net interest on the national… Read More
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New Deal-era legislation is causing major headaches for Wisconsin’s consumers and businesses. A law that has been on the books in Wisconsin since 1939 forces… Read More
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Marc Johnson runs a small business with a major footprint. Johnson’s late father, Boine, who founded the company, and three engineers from England, helped create… Read More
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Progressives are touting a $15 minimum wage as a low-cost policy to reduce poverty and income inequality. However, the costs of a high minimum wage… Read More
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There is little question in most academic research that increases in the minimum wage lead to increases in unemployment. The debatable issue is the magnitude… Read More
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JoAnn Wise thinks she wasn’t treated well. In an op-ed published Tuesday by The Washington Post, Wise writes, “I already know what Trump/Puzder economics look like… Read More
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President Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle the Dodd-Frank Act, and on Friday he signed two executive orders to get that process moving. All Americans… Read More